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how to install windows 8 Pro Upgrade on external hard drive

how can i install windows 8 pro upgrade on an external hard drive and boot it on different pc?
Put the hard drive into the PC you want win8 installed on... then boot from the upgrade dvd on that pc and install windows 8 pro. 
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Put the hard drive into the PC you want win8 installed on... then boot from the upgrade dvd on that pc and install windows 8 pro. 
would it be that simple? will it work? if the external hd is not connected, will it boot to win 7? thanks for the reply

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Put the hard drive into the PC you want win8 installed on... then boot from the upgrade dvd on that pc and install windows 8 pro. 


That will not work, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro does not support installation on external storage devices and even if you removed the hard disk from the external and installed it inside the system unit, installing Windows 8 on it would not permit it to boot from an external USB enclosure on another computer.

 

The only edition that supports booting from external storage devices is Windows 8 Enterprise and even this requires certified USB 3.0 devices and Enterprise edition is only available to volume license customers.

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