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Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk



 
 
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Old January 7th 10, 07:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?

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Old January 7th 10, 08:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

google, or post to a win7 forum

"Win7Usb" wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?



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Old January 7th 10, 08:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

google, or post to a win7 forum

"Win7Usb" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?



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Old January 7th 10, 10:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

It can be installed from a USB flash disk, but not to a USB disk.


On 07/01/2010 08:50, Win7Usb wrote:
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?

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Old January 7th 10, 10:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Dominic Payer[_2_]
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

It can be installed from a USB flash disk, but not to a USB disk.


On 07/01/2010 08:50, Win7Usb wrote:
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?

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Old January 7th 10, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk


"Win7Usb" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?


Here are the Win 7 forums:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/


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Old January 7th 10, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
PvdG42
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk


"Win7Usb" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?


Here are the Win 7 forums:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/


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Old January 9th 10, 02:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk


"Win7Usb" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?


Just like Windows XP and Vista before it, you can not install the operating
system onto a USB (or any other external) drive. The installation program
won't allow it. What I suspect the MS people thought you were doing is
attempting to install Win 7 FROM a USB drive.

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Old January 9th 10, 02:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Default Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk



"Win7Usb" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?


Just like Windows XP and Vista before it, you can not install the operating
system onto a USB (or any other external) drive. The installation program
won't allow it. What I suspect the MS people thought you were doing is
attempting to install Win 7 FROM a USB drive.

 




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