How do I install external usb hard drive for Vista in a dual boot

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I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb or
IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard drive.

I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
 
You can not install Vista to an external USB hard drive.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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Windows Vista can only be installed successfully on an internal hard drive.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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I want to install Vista on a usb external hard drive with C: remaining for
XP. When I went to do a clean install on E:, the Vista installer tells me
that it can not install Vista on a external usb or IEEE drive. Is this a
fixable problem? Why would Vista care about the external drive being usb or
IEEE. Please help so I don't have to partition my small internal hard drive.

I am using a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 60hd, 2mb ram.
 
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