Installing Windows 7 to a USB harddisk

Hi,
I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
anyone an idea?

google, or post to a win7 forum

"Win7Usb" <Win7Usb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:439C303E-FC66-49D7-B932-50C43ACC25B1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
> message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
> support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
> anyone an idea?
>

It can be installed from a USB flash disk, but not to a USB disk.


On 07/01/2010 08:50, Win7Usb wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
> message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
> support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
> anyone an idea?
>

"Win7Usb" <Win7Usb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:439C303E-FC66-49D7-B932-50C43ACC25B1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
> message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
> support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
> anyone an idea?
>

Here are the Win 7 forums:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...egory/w7itpro/

"Win7Usb" <Win7Usb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:439C303E-FC66-49D7-B932-50C43ACC25B1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I'm tryingto install Win 7 to a USB harddisk but I'm getting an error
> message saying that Win 7 can not be installed on a USB drive. Microsoft
> support people say it could be done, but they would not offer help. Has
> anyone an idea?
>

Just like Windows XP and Vista before it, you can not install the operating
system onto a USB (or any other external) drive. The installation program
won't allow it. What I suspect the MS people thought you were doing is
attempting to install Win 7 FROM a USB drive.