USB Bootable Drive

My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.

Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my XP
installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot from
either OS, my XP installation being my default?

Thanks,
~alan

No. Windows Vista can only be installed
and run on an internal hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"~~Alan~~" wrote:

My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.

Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my XP
installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot from
either OS, my XP installation being my default?

Thanks,
~alan

OK then, Can I repartition my internal drive and install Vista on the
unpartitioned part and still boot from either OS with XP being my default?

~alan

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> No. Windows Vista can only be installed
> and run on an internal hard drive.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "~~Alan~~" wrote:
>
> My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.
>
> Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my XP
> installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot
> from
> either OS, my XP installation being my default?
>
> Thanks,
> ~alan
>
>

Yes.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"~~Alan~~" <a.shepro_No-> wrote in message
news:...
> OK then, Can I repartition my internal drive and install Vista on the
> unpartitioned part and still boot from either OS with XP being my default?
>
> ~alan
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> No. Windows Vista can only be installed
>> and run on an internal hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "~~Alan~~" wrote:
>>
>> My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.
>>
>> Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my
>> XP
>> installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot
>> from
>> either OS, my XP installation being my default?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ~alan
>>
>>
>
>

Good - One last question: Can I boot off of the C: drive but install Vista
on the USB?

I'm really trying to preserve my C: XP installation as is only to install
and explore Vista.

~alan

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Yes.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "~~Alan~~" <a.shepro_No-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> OK then, Can I repartition my internal drive and install Vista on the
>> unpartitioned part and still boot from either OS with XP being my
>> default?
>>
>> ~alan
>>
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> No. Windows Vista can only be installed
>>> and run on an internal hard drive.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carey Frisch
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "~~Alan~~" wrote:
>>>
>>> My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.
>>>
>>> Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my
>>> XP
>>> installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot
>>> from
>>> either OS, my XP installation being my default?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ~alan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Windows Vista can only be installed and run on an internal hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------

"~~Alan~~" <> wrote in message news:%23p%23s$...
Good - One last question: Can I boot off of the C: drive but install Vista
on the USB?

I'm really trying to preserve my C: XP installation as is only to install
and explore Vista.

~alan

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Yes.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "~~Alan~~" <a.shepro_No-> wrote in message
> news:...
>> OK then, Can I repartition my internal drive and install Vista on the
>> unpartitioned part and still boot from either OS with XP being my
>> default?
>>
>> ~alan
>>
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> No. Windows Vista can only be installed
>>> and run on an internal hard drive.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carey Frisch
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "~~Alan~~" wrote:
>>>
>>> My Dell E510 is supposed to be able to boot from a USB External Drive.
>>>
>>> Can I install Vista on a USB external drive, boot from it, and leave my
>>> XP
>>> installation on my internal SATA drives intact with the ability to boot
>>> from
>>> either OS, my XP installation being my default?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ~alan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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