windows to go question

[kidlat017]

I'm about to install windows to a system that is so old it cannot even boot from usb. I've decided to remove its hdd and place it on my main pc, and somehow use windows to go (if that's even available), install maybe win7 or xp in it, and then transfer said hdd to the old system.

 

what's the best way to do this? is windows to go available even?

[Electronics Wizardy]

windows to go is a windows 8+ thing, so it won't work with xp or 7.

 

Can it boot from a optical drive? Probably easier to burn a dvd.

 

You can normally install to a hdd, then move it. Its normally best to let it to the setup on the pc, so it sets it up for the correct system.

[BondiBlue]

Let's figure some other stuff out first. What specific computer is this? If it's old enough that it can't boot from USB then it probably can't run Windows 7. 

[kidlat017]

^ motherboard is emaxx mcp61p-avl

[kidlat017]

Can it boot from a optical drive? Probably easier to burn a dvd.

 

if possible I want this to be the last option. takes too long.

[kidlat017]

5 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

Let's figure some other stuff out first. What specific computer is this? If it's old enough that it can't boot from USB then it probably can't run Windows 7. 

^ motherboard is emaxx mcp61p-avl

 

also I wish I could delete my previous posts.

[BondiBlue]

4 minutes ago, kidlat017 said:

^ motherboard is emaxx mcp61p-avl

I can almost guarantee you that board can boot from USB. If that's not an option then use a DVD. It won't take nearly as long as pulling the hard drive and setting it up on another system. 

[kidlat017]

5 minutes ago, BondiBlue said:

I can almost guarantee you that board can boot from USB. If that's not an option then use a DVD. It won't take nearly as long as pulling the hard drive and setting it up on another system. 

it just did yes. i don't know why it won't boot from "removable" when I press esc to open boot menu. I'll update this.

[kidlat017]

update: I'm installing win8 in it. I dunno how it fixed itself and I apologize for opening this up in the first place.

[kidlat017]

reopening this thread. should i upgrade from hdd to ssd with this kind of pc? I'm asking because I may not be enjoying the speed that ssds would give if this current cpu would bottleneck.

[BondiBlue]

7 hours ago, kidlat017 said:

reopening this thread. should i upgrade from hdd to ssd with this kind of pc? I'm asking because I may not be enjoying the speed that ssds would give if this current cpu would bottleneck.

If you can afford one I'd definitely go for it. A solid state drive offers major advantages, even on old computers.