I'm wondering if it'd be possible to run Windows 7 from a USB drive. At least 120 GB drives are available, so storage isn't an issue, and all you'd have to do would be to move USB devices up on the boot order list. My concern would be drivers (provided you planned to use it on different computers.
Has anyone played with this idea?
I have only seen an XP on a USB flash drive. Maybe one could adapt this procedure, but it does not look like a walk in the park. This link describes the details.
I have, however, put Windows7 on a USB drive in lieu of the installation DVD. I am able to install from the USB by changing the boot sequence in the BIOS, but that is just another installation device then - as referenced in your second post. If you want to know how to do that, I can tell you and give you the links.
I think there its going to be a while before windows 7 is hacked for USB drives.
The big problem is that when you install a copy of Windows, its linked directly to a few things on your computer. Main drivers, like motherboard and hard drive. This kind of makes a problem when you try to move windows from one computer to another.
It should be possible to install Win7 on a flash drive from the setup program. The problem is, after you remove it from your computer, and try to boot it elsewhere, you'll get a bluescreen with an error about something like "Device not Mountable". It tries to mount your HD, scans your computer, and poof...it doesn't work anymore. The same thing happens if you copy a partition from one HD to another. Thats one of the big reasons you almost always have to always reinstall windows after installing a new motherboard. I've even had it happen when going from a p4 to a dualcore processor.
Hope that helps :D
http://blog.taragana.com/index.....usb-drive/
would this work?
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