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Im going to be getting win7 and was wondering if i get a 32 gig usb drive can i install win7 on the usb and use it as a hard drive? WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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Been there done that. Short answer: No Long answer: Possible, but not easy, requires a lot of modding to the operating system, which I never sucessfully managed after burning off my own custom 'Windows USB Install Disc'. My reason for attempting this was to be able to boot into MY operating system and not the College's, which is heavily restricted, extremely slow, buggy and badly managed. If you want to try, heres a helpfull link: http://www.tomshardware....indows-pocket,1113.html
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Other badness to doing this is it'll supposedly wear out the flash drive significantly faster, they are so cheap now that's probably not a big deal. If you can boot from flash devices just DL a linux distribution designed for exactly this situation in mind. I know there is one that comes all kitted out with software for running on untrusted machines, I think originally it was made for backpackers (not the wilderness kind) visiting internet cafes. Razor wrote:Killing people is good therapy.  
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You'll be kissing blue screens all day. USB devices aren't fast enough to be "streaming" windows. {pDs} Lead Salad: bike why did you change your name
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It's not actually the chip on the flash drive that would slow it down, its USB 2.0, it caps at 450MB/s (although, who gets that kind of speed, I cap at 25-40MB/s). If you really want to install an OS on a flash drive, get an eSATA flash drive (you can also get double sided, USB one side, eSATA other). The only thing is that eSATA isn't on to many machines (stock, no, custom, sometimes). So, I would say, just get a 2.5in hard drive and get an enclosure for it. $100 for 500GB, $20-50 for a drive enclosure (depends on the drive). Bam, portable hard drive which you can install an OS on. Jeeps don't get stuck, they just take breaks. TripleBam wrote:That's the most spastic fucking pissing match I've ever seen. Good god.
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You can absolutely do this. Once USB 3.0 becomes a widely adopted format. silverwasp wrote:Be careful what you wish for... I have 10 younger siblings and I am only 20....
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Ok what about solid state drives whould they be a better way to go if i can find a good cheap one? WDF?: I found a hot girl WDF?: Who lets me WDF?: Drink WDF?: Smoke WDF?: And play video games WDF?: ALL DAY shignog: and in the back door? WDF?: She's back door compatible WDF?: And it comes enabled by default WDF?: I need to teach sirus a lesson WDF?: Oh wait WDF?: That's called gay shignog: if there is a girl there its bi WDF?: lol WDF?: ok shignog: so its not so gay WDF?: Good enough
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shignog wrote:Ok what about solid state drives whould they be a better way to go if i can find a good cheap one?
Would have to be installed internally, or using e-sata Quote:Posting related image due to my inability to formulate an intelligent response. BlooDz wrote:i cant type good im stupid
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shignog wrote:Ok what about solid state drives whould they be a better way to go if i can find a good cheap one?
They are less expensive than they used to be but compared to standard HDDs they are not "cheap" at all. Personally, I would save the money and buy a WD Caviar Black. For me though it's all about price/performance though, I gave up on trying to have the fastest stuff available a long time ago. The price premium just isn't worth it. Another complication of the solid state drives is motherboard support. I've read of lots of people having issues with compatibility. If you do get one make sure it's not going to be a bitch to get working with your mobo. Razor wrote:Killing people is good therapy.
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You can do this but it is not a good idea as running an os off a normal USB drive will wear out the memory very quickly.
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