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06-27-2009, 06:17 PM
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   |  Install Vista off External HDD Alright, so I have my PC built any everything. My optical drive isn't getting here until Monday, which means I won't be able to install Windows until then. I do have a USB external hard drive though (Western Digital MyBook). Is there some way I can extract the Windows ISO to the hard drive and install it off that onto my internal HDD?
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06-27-2009, 06:31 PM
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Reputation: 145 cBay Rating: | Hmm, sounds possible.. It's worth a try but you should research that a bit though.
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| 1) install the external hard drive as a slave in your working desktop system. 2) Format the drive. I just did a quick ntsf format, doesnt seem to matter. 3) insert your windows cd in the drive, and exit when it pops up asking what you want to do. 4) Go to "My Computer" and look at the drive letters of the CD-rom containing the XP disk, and also the drive letter of the hard drive you are installing to. 5) Assuming the hard drive is "D" and the XP cd is in "E:", go to the run command and type (or cut and paste): E:\I386\winnt32.exe /syspart:D: /tempdrive:D: /makelocalsource /noreboot 6) setup will begin and ask you if you want to upgrade or full install, make sure it is FULL INSTALL. It will then ask you for a few more things including the CD key. 7) When it goes back to your desktop, turn off your PC and remove the external hard drive. It is now ready for install in the new system. It will simply continue to install windows from this point. 8)boot up the hard drive as your primary master on the eee pc 9)And enjoy! Taken from a netbook forum I assume this will work for any version of Windows. You might need to tweak it tho __________________________________________________ ____________________ http://www.computing.net/answers/win...-disk/223.html somethin else i found
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06-27-2009, 06:46 PM
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| I don't want to install it onto an external HDD, I want to install it off an external HDD. What I am trying to do is substitute an HDD in place of a CD, since I don't have an optical drive at the moment.
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06-27-2009, 07:08 PM
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| I dont think u can install it off a hdd.
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06-27-2009, 07:20 PM
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| I am pretty sure you can off a flashdrive, I'd look into that. EDIT: http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2...b-flash-drive/ have fun, should be similar for vista. EDIT2: guide for vista http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/c...38D!1665.entry Last edited by Dr. Wily; 06-27-2009 at 07:25 PM.. |
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06-27-2009, 08:06 PM
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| Tried that using my external instead of a flash about an hour ago. Still on "Verifying DMI Pool Data...". Don't think it is gonna progress past that point.
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06-28-2009, 12:31 AM
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| I only have 2GB sticks and I need a 4GB one for Vista Ultimate x64.
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