You cannot install Windows XP on an external drive.
Windows XP can only be installed on an internal drive.
External drives are designed for file backups and storage only.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"BrokenLink" wrote:

| I've tried to install my new Windows Xp Pro with Sp2 to an external disk,
| and it all went fine until i got to the part where to choose the hdd to
| install to. When i choose the external usb disk, i got a message from Windows
| setup saying that the computer could not access the partition or free space
| chosen, and that the setup could not install windows in that hdd. Still, i
| could go back, and erase and create partition(s) on the hdd, but got always
| the same message. All my hardware is working ok, and i've even upgrade my
| motherboard bios to the latest version. The external disk also works fine,
| since i installed Windows on the internal ide hdd and, inside Windows, i
| could access, read and write to the external disk. I've tried Diskpart
| according to Windows help, but was no use. Any help?
|
| Thanks in advance