External disks are storage devices that allow you to transfer a large amount of information between computers in the same way as a flash drive. But, if the maximum volume of a flash drive at this time is 32 gigabytes, then an external drive can hold much more information (up to 1TB).
Necessary
- - computer;
- - external drive;
- - installation disk with OS.
Instructions
Step 1
Open a browser, follow the link https://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=1147, download the UsbBootWatcher.zip file from this link to prepare for installing the OS on an external drive. Unzip the downloaded file.
Step 2
Next, start the Notepad program and copy the text from the site https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ru-RU/windows7ru/thread/88213aab-2e8c-40d4-aee3-2ec00605c3ee#USBboot. Execute the command "File" - "Save As". In the "File name" field enter USBboot.bat, click on the "Save" button. Move the resulting file to the folder with the unzipped files.
Step 3
Download a program that activates inactive buttons in the windows of running applications to install Windows to a USB drive, such as Enbtn.exe. Place it in the folder created in the previous step.
Step 4
Next, insert the Windows installation disc into the drive, restart your computer and boot from the disc. Go through the initial steps of the installation, select the type of installation Custom install. After a list of disk partitions available for installation appears, select an external disk, format it.
Step 5
Press the key combination Shift + F10 to start the command prompt. Next, you must know exactly the letters of the partition of the external drive and the system drive. To install the OS to an external drive, run the command C: cd USBboot in the command line.
Step 6
Then enter the command USBboot.bat "External drive letter", do not run it yet. Return to the installer, select the desired installation disk. If the "Next" button is inactive, activate it by moving the mouse pointer over it. Click on the button to start installing Windows to the external drive.
Step 7
Wait until the progress of unpacking files reaches 85%, run the command entered in the command line. If you did everything correctly, then ten lines will appear in the window The operation has completed successfully.
Step 8
After restarting your computer for the first time, run the command again. After the Updating registry setting message appears, start the command line, use it to execute the USBboot.bat command. The further installation process does not differ from the usual one.
