How to boot OS off of portable hard drive?

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The Engie

Hey guys i'm wondering if its possible to boot a computer os off of a USB portable hard drive. Do you think i have to do any special formatting to make it boot through bios? Oh and what OS should i use? I have windows 7, vista and XP at my house. Can i copy from the computer running it? Thanks again

Answer
ya u can do that by using linux(ubuntu,fedora etc),windows versions have a lot of problems but u can try and u cant copy from the computer running it

How can I save a lot of memories without formatting my hard drive?

Marius Cam

I have a 500GB portable hard drive with a lot of personal memories stored on it. It tells me that I should format it but I really don't want to lose all of those files, pictures, songs and such. Help me, please! Thank you, Marius. :)

Answer
Try this how-to:
http://www.myfixlog.com/fix.php?fid=17
It shows how to use a (free) Ubuntu Live CD to get your files back. If that doesnt work, try this one:
http://www.myfixlog.com/fix.php?fid=20
It should get your pictures back and it should also get some of your documents and songs too.

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