Cloned HDD vs. Complete Backup

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If you wish to backup the Windows OS and everything else on your internal
C:\ drive to an external USB 2.0 HDD, will there be a difference between the
Windows OS on the internal and the Windows image on the external? If there
is a difference, please explain, and if there isn't, why can't you boot
directly from the external?
 
Cheyenne said:
If you wish to backup the Windows OS and everything else on your
internal C:\ drive to an external USB 2.0 HDD, will there be a
difference between the Windows OS on the internal and the Windows
image on the external? If there is a difference, please explain,
and if there isn't, why can't you boot directly from the external?
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Windows XP won't boot from an external hard drive.
How did you plan on backing it up entirely like that other than image/clone?
 
Cheyenne said:
If you wish to backup the Windows OS and everything else on your
internal C:\ drive to an external USB 2.0 HDD, will there be a
difference between the Windows OS on the internal and the Windows
image on the external?
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That depends on what software you use and how you make the backup.

If there is a difference, please explain, and
if there isn't, why can't you boot directly from the external?
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Because Windows won't boot from an external device.
 
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