How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?

I already have windows XP on my computer, but I would like it on an external hard drive (in case it crashes or something, just in case). Anyway, I put int he windows XP CD, and I start the installation process. i check new install, and later I click on change the install options or something, and I check the box that says %26quot;I want to select the hard drive or partition during setup%26quot;. However, after this, it just starts installing, and it never asks me where I want it installed. What should I do?How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?You can't install XP on the external hard drive. You would not be able to boot from an external hard drive anyway. Just save a back up of your computer to your external hard drive. Then if you do have a problem after you load XP again on your computer you can use the external hard drive to restore it back to normal.How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?Your external hard drive is connected to your PC using USB Cable? Installing Windows XP to an external hard drive using USB Cable is not recommended I experienced this before and your Windows environment is very slow.How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?get an internal hard disk you cannot install an operating system on an external one...the hadr disk controller wont let you boot from a usb hard disk with an operating system on it.How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?I believe the reason that Windows is installing on your %26quot;C%26quot; drive is because Windows can't %26quot;see%26quot; the external drive.



I am assuming that the external drive is a USB drive. If that's the case you may need special drivers loaded so Windows can see it. Also go into the system BIOS and make sure that support for legacy USB devices is enabled.



Good luck,

Captain ComputerHow do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?Norton Ghost would allow you to backup to an external harddrive and you would boot fromt the %26quot;Ghost%26quot; CD to do a recovery. I've tried a few free backup programs but they typically don't backup the system files needed and therefore are useless for backing up Windows XP. If you bought a hard drive and an inclosure, you should be able to remove the hard drive and connect it internally and then install windows xp on it. Once the install is done, remove it iternally and re-install the drive into the external inclosure.How do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?Usually you have to press F4 or F12when it boots up and make sure you have the XP CD and sy boot from CD-Rom and the setup will start and if you have to hardrive plugged in it will detect then you will have to format that harddrive and choose to install xp on thierHow do I install windows XP on a different hard drive?urmmm CANCELE

dont want to loose ur data

ps why do u wana back up windows

its on disk its already backed up

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