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Re: external hd

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In article <vilain-D4A10E.22395416082015@news.individual.net>,
 Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <do_ray_me-B9E088.07414817082015@aioe.org>,
>  dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <160820150932145961%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <2a674697-3c1f-46db-8bc0-db9e561c970d@googlegroups.com>,
> > > Frank <gno52@windstream.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Is it feasible to use an external hd as a second computer?
> > > 
> > > This question makes no sense. An hd, whether external or not, is an hd,
> > > not a computer.
> > 
> > Sometimes, when I am travelling but still need to satisfy a few 
> > clients' needs, if I have access to a Mac (not mine) that will run SL, 
> > I take a bootable copy of my main working Mac HD, a portable one that 
> > runs off the USB power alone. Got me out of trouble a few times. 
> > Recently, I used a MB and had to use its built in trackpad, managed to 
> > do some graphic work on it (with a little difficulty), must remember 
> > to take a small mouse next time!
> 
> Yes, but the OP wants to do this with BootCamp.
> 
> From what I've read, that's not supported.  He has to partition his 
> system disk to run a BootCamp partition and the MacOS partition.  Won't 
> work on an external disk.

Just curious and showing me ignorance: Can't he install Windows with 
Bootcamp and clone it over to an external HD and then erase the original 
Win partition and start windows from the ordinary boot selector, you 
know with the "alt" thingy?
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external hd Frank <gno52@windstream.net> - 2015-08-15 02:39 -0700
  Re: external hd Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-08-15 09:48 +0000
  Re: external hd nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-15 11:34 -0400
  Re: external hd Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-15 21:02 -0700
  Re: external hd Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-08-16 09:32 +0100
    Re: external hd android <here@there.was> - 2015-08-16 10:52 +0200
      Re: external hd Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-08-16 10:18 +0100
      Re: external hd Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-08-16 11:40 -0400
        Re: external hd android <here@there.was> - 2015-08-16 18:02 +0200
    Re: external hd dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-08-17 07:41 +1000
      Re: external hd Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-16 22:39 -0700
        Re: external hd android <here@there.was> - 2015-08-17 07:49 +0200
          Re: external hd Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-17 08:10 -0700
            Re: external hd nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-17 11:14 -0400
  Re: external hd Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-17 09:08 -0700

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