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XP booting from external box

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-17 21:03

Ok guys, I got TinyXP installed in my external HDD (which is in an external box that plugs into the pc via usb).
Thing is, I can't seem to configure boot.ini to make the pc boot from my external drive.
Can you guys help?

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-17 21:29

define 'external'

windows XP will not boot (easily, for you, this means not at all) from a USB device

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-17 21:33

Whoa? You mean it's possible to boot XP from USB somehow?

Even if it's something crazy, inquiring minds gotta know!

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-17 21:51

I doubt it. It'd require a driver to access USB drives at boot time.

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 1:05

must enable "legacy USB drive/device support" or similar option in bios

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 6:00

If you can't boot from USB, remember that Opera can run from a LiveCD instead.

www.opera.com

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 7:07

>>2
External: It's an enclosure where you put your regular IDE HDD and it connects to your pc with an USB cable. Simple enough for your understanding?

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 11:59

>>7
that's much different from an external SATA enclosure or external SCSI enclosure

basically, you are too stupid to boot from usb with windows

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 13:30

>>8
Basically, you don't know shit about it neither, and just like to bitch around.

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-18 20:16 (sage)

>>9
actually you're a dumbfuck

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-19 6:22

Actually both >>10 and >>9 are stupid dumbfucks.

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-19 9:33

hey cocksuckers, anyone have an answer?

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-19 10:57

>>12
HEY FAGGOT I ALREADY TOLD YOU YOU CAN'T BOOT XP FROM AN USB HARD DISK NOW GTFO YOU FUCKFACE OKAY WELL RIGHT.

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-20 1:36

install grub
...seriously

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-20 10:56

>>5
LISTEN TO THIS MAN. BIOS BOOT OPTIONS. IN START UP. I HAVE CAPS LOCK.

Name: anon 2007-02-23 0:10 ID:+xjGFK8p

true. have u checked bios options? also another posibility.  GET A REAL FUCKING HARD DRIVE YOU DOUCHE. also, have you tried opera? it runs rather nice and is a known panacea for all computer problems.

www.opera.com

Name: Anonymous 2007-02-23 9:34 ID:lkCMsm8W


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