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Yes. However, this does not mean the programs will work if the hard drive is connected to another computer. Most applications will still write data to the Windows Registry, which will typically be on an internal drive. Unless the settings are transferred with the applications, most will not work properly when transferred to a different computer.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, but you need to consider that "installation" includes more than just what is written on the external hard drive. There are system drive, registry settings, shortcuts, etc. as well, which will be on the internal drive. If any program attempts to run from the external drive, and it is not available, you will get an error. If one of these programs is an auto started process or service, you OS might not start correctly. You need to make sure that the external hard drive is mounted as the same drive letter as when installation occurred, and you need to make sure it is available anytime the installed software attempts to run.
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can. But you would not be able to take that external drive and plug it into another computer and have it work.
That's because of registry entries and dll files, etc.
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Can you play Minecraft on an external hard drive?
Yes, World of Warcarft will play from an external hard drive. That being said, it probably is not the best idea to actually do it because there will be a lot of long load times starting it, and while playing.
Can you load wow onto your external and play?
Yes, assuming you have a reasonably fast connection (USB 2.0 recommended) you can put the WoW folder on an external hard drive or even flash drive or USB stick and play the game from there.
I would like my OS on another hard drive an external one rather than on the C drive but the computer won't allow me to change this hard drive letter path to C?
IDE 0 always has the designation C. Its a throwback to the days when computers were single or dual floppy drive only and they had (and still have) designations A and B. Hook up the external drive, go into the BIOS and select the external as the drive to boot from. Save the change and allow the computer to boot. Load the OS and it should defer to the external drive.
Can you save info from PS3 to an external hard drive?
Unkown, but it is theoretically possible. I have been able to successfully save & load data to & from my memory stick and phone with no data corruptions.
Is it hard to load operating systems software?
It is not hard to load operating systems software but first you must make sure the old operating system has been removed then use the software discs you have to being loading the new system.
What does load a program mean?
Installing the program to your hard drive
How do you you load your ps2 game onto a flashdrive?
You would first need to rip a copy of the game using a DVD drive and software to rip it as a RAW ISO format. Then when you have a raw iso or the copies of the game onto a hard drive then you need to load it to the flash drive - ensuring that you have not zipped the file - files to ensure integerity.
2 operating systems on 1 hard drive?
Requires that a special program be loaded into your boot sector. Try System Partitioner. Most operating systems allow you to partition your hard drive; you do not need additional software to partition your hard drive. TIP: Make the sizes markedly different so that it is easier to recognize which drive is which. Once you have partitioned your hard drive you effectively have two hard drives (or more if you want to). You can load one operating system on one drive and the second on the other.
How can you copy locked files on harddisk from CD?
When you load the CD into the drive, press the shift key. This will disable the autorun feature which makes the CD to automatically load anti copying files onto the hard drive. But you can sue the company that uses such software because they are loading files onto your computer which you do not want to install...
Will your video games load faster if they are installed on a hard drive other than the boot drive?
That is entirely dependent upon the speed of the hard drive, if the other hard drive has a higher RPM, or read/write time, then yes it will.
What is the purpose of saving your games to your hard drive?
Saving game to your hard drive can lead to faster load times, and the xbox will make less noise because the disk drive will not be spinning.
Installed Linux and now i can't open ms windows?
Well it could be a couple of things depending on what you did. Did you partition your hard drive and then load Linux or did you just load Linux. Need more info, The PC Doctor, mattie289404@gmail.com. What is suppose to happen is you partition your hard drive, which will give you two hard drives. One with Windows and one with Nothing. Then you load Linus on the new hard drive. If done correctly then when you boot your computer it will ask you which drive you want to enter.
