Re: Can you install Win7 final on an external drive?

Brad Wilson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.off-topic
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Nope, Windows does not support running from an external drive.

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Mark Levison <mark-r0EpITdELjZWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> I''m trying to be a little careful before installing Win7 final on my
> laptop. My preference would be to install on an external harddrive, run from
> the external drive for a few days and only when it feels safe swap with my
> internal drive. Can this be done or does the final version have the same
> limitation as the RC - no installation on an external drive?
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
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