INSTALL WIN XP + KNOPPIX on one USB DRIVE

**KENYX** · 08-05-2005, 03:31 PM

I'd like to install windows XP and Kaella Knoppix on a usb drive.
I'm lookup for a procedure to do it.

Thanks.

**UnderScore** · 08-05-2005, 04:05 PM

Do not type in all caps because it seems like you are shouting & makes people avoid your post.
Do not change your text to all red because it is annoying & makes people avoid your post.
Have you searched the forums?
Have you read the documentation?

**KENYX** · 08-08-2005, 10:08 AM

In fact, i'd like to install on a usb hard disk.

**ruymbeke** · 08-09-2005, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by KENYX

I'd like to install windows XP and Kaella Knoppix on a usb drive.
I'm lookup for a procedure to do it.
Thanks.

Knoppix will work just great from a USB dongle, look in here to find out how to do it:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=asc&start=240
But to boot and run XP from a USB dongle will destroy slowly your dongle since XP just cannot stop
writing on the disk (in this case your USB dongle), most likely in the same bloc/area of the disk
and when you know that the number of erase and write cycles of a flash are still quite high
but somewhat limnited to 100K to 1M cycles, I would definitively worry about it if XP keeps running.
My 2 cents...
Gilles

**KENYX** · 08-09-2005, 12:35 PM

ok, so i will try an another configuration with only KNOPPIX on my usb hard disk.

**skjsun** · 08-16-2005, 04:24 PM

I have tried to install some Linux distribution(Mandrake) on an external USB HDD(this part is the most painful, maybe you need some luck if your NB is relatively new model) => then install vmware => then install windows XP, it works !

but if I configure the network (eth0, eth1, ...), it will no longer bootable ! I still not figure this out.

p.s. you can not install windows XP on an external USB HDD, I had tried many times in different ways, they all failed, I think Microsoft want to avoided this, very understandable