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Is it possible to put OS on USB hard drive?

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by learninmypc, May 14, 2012.

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  1. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,031   +100

    This thought has been floating in my mind for months so I'd like to know this.
    I have a 465gb Verbatim USB flashdrive & an XP Pro OS CD.
    Is there anyway to put the OS on the USB flashdrive so I can use it on an HP laptop that has a fried hdd?
    Of course I'd have to try to change the boot up order from hdd to usb but if this aint possible,no biggie.TIA:)
    learninmypc, May 14, 2012
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  2. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,326   +294

    Yes you can but unless you have a USB 3.0 connection and a fast flash drive you will suffer from slow IO rates.
    cliffordcooley, May 14, 2012
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  3. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,031   +100

    Thanks.:)
    learninmypc, May 14, 2012
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  4. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,894   +117

    SNGX1275, May 15, 2012
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  5. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,031   +100

    learninmypc, May 15, 2012
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  6. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,326   +294

    Yeah sorry, I didn't mean to imply it would be easy.
    cliffordcooley, May 15, 2012
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  7. learninmypc TechSpot Guru Posts: 3,031   +100

    Thats ok, some easy tasks are hard for others. Its just nice to not have that ? mark floating in my head,lol. :)
    learninmypc, May 15, 2012
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  8. alexe3831 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 113

    While it isnt easy, and yes there will be slow I/O rates without USB 3.0, I have found having a external hard drive with an OS on it is handy for recovering data from computers, also, if you cant remember your password for example, you can use the alternate example.
    alexe3831, May 17, 2012
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