can XP run from a usb external IDE?

Dec 06, 2010 0 Replies

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I don't use Micro$loth win, but when I last bought a



80 GB IDE, I asked the vendor to put W98 on the first 1 GB partition. And later I was able use it to connect via my friends Fixed-Wireless-Terminal. But when I bought my own FWT, it had the new usb "Zero-CD" system, which needs XP or later.

I refuse to pay for Micro$loth crap !!



Now a "Seagate 3.5" 1TB expansion hard drive .. plug-n-play...USB 2.0..." could be usefull, provided it's not just a flash-mem and it can be asscessed by standard USB, for linux too.



So, even if it's slow, if I asked the vendor to install XP on the first 4GB, could I access the FWT via XP using my non-M$-PCs?



I.e. can XP be moved between PCs via a usb-IDE?



== TIA.



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