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| Thread ID: 111798 | 2010-08-12 01:44:00 | Dell Optiplex SX270 | aidanmaz (7180) | Press F1 |
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| 1127004 | 2010-08-14 02:16:00 | If you go back to my original post, i found this guide online, on how to install XP on a external USB. this Dell has a CDROM drive, just the 2.5" IDE hard drive is unreadable. So i thought instead of going out and spending money i dont really have, i could make use of ther bits lying around. I have 2.5" hdds just not any IDE ones. So using this guide in the first link i was adding reg keys and changing the way the windows text setup loads things, so it loads the mass storage controllers with the normal drivers, so i can force xp on to the external. Its not the best way, and very time consuming, but currently as it stands all my other technology seems to have mysteriously died. I mean im halfway there with the guide, i can get XP setup to acknowledge theres a usb drive to install onto, just gotta get the next part. | aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 1127005 | 2010-08-14 02:30:00 | I'm sure it's possible.. you'll just have to keep going... Maybe you can find a video tutorial somewhere if you're really stuck. Either way, if it's still too confusing, try installing Linux to your USB Hard drive instead. I'm pretty sure I've actually done that before so it should work fine. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1127006 | 2010-08-14 02:42:00 | Would this be something similar?? www.metacafe.com drive/ This uses poweriso tho. You may have to disable flashblock if you use FF |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1127007 | 2010-08-14 02:53:00 | I'm pretty sure that would work... | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1127008 | 2010-08-14 03:12:00 | I'm sure it's possible.. you'll just have to keep going... Maybe you can find a video tutorial somewhere if you're really stuck. Either way, if it's still too confusing, try installing Linux to your USB Hard drive instead. I'm pretty sure I've actually done that before so it should work fine. Just did that now, running openSUSE 11.3. Reason i didnt just do this in the first place, is because Im a Wndows person, not that im hellbent on having it, its just easier and all my devices worked with it. I basically need to sync my ipod (itunes) if theres a linux alt, then im okay other wise i might have to VM XP inside linux |
aidanmaz (7180) | ||
| 1127009 | 2010-08-14 03:49:00 | Apparently Ubuntu handles iPods automatically (but I don't have one so I've never tried) But honestly, you might be better off (even if using Windows) to just replace the iPod firmware with Rockbox... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1127010 | 2010-08-14 04:17:00 | Micro$oft do not want you to put their os on a usb drive. because you can then start moving it between machines and they dont want that. It can be done ( I did it with 2k and had it working on severall machines at once) but it is a long and involved process |
angry (15305) | ||
| 1127011 | 2010-08-14 04:28:00 | Well 2K is probably different. Since, you don't have to activate it either You could put it on any computer, all it needs is a valid key |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1127012 | 2010-08-14 04:37:00 | Well 2K is probably different. Since, you don't have to activate it either You could put it on any computer, all it needs is a valid key the differences that matter between nt5 and nt6 is the activation and a language change, both minor. you put/install the os on the usb drive, Easy, and get it to boot, not so easy, but the same deal for both. Micro$oft have put several hoops in the way to prevent this happening if you googler hard enough youll find it's all out there. thats how i did it. I just never bothered to roam nt6 like i did nt5 after i got it (an activated nt6) to boot from a usb drive on three different model machines. :) |
angry (15305) | ||
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