Windows8 on laptop xp on external h/drive

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pepperlady Posts 1 Registration date Friday February 6, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2015 - Feb 6, 2015 at 06:21 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   - Feb 9, 2015 at 02:40 AM
can I load xp on an external harddrive whilst my laptop is running windows 8?
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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Feb 9, 2015 at 02:40 AM
Hi pepperlady,

According to Microsoft, booting from external drive is not supported. It is true that you may find some tutorials online which show step by step guide on how to do it, but I believe you may be having some performance issues even if you manage to boot. The main reason is that the USB port is not as stable as the SATA. You may experience boot path issues and data loss.

Hope this helps
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