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Hey guys so I got a lenovo laptop e490s(not my world laptop) and a WDC WD50 00LPLX-66ZNTT0 SCSI disk device in a external usb drive disk, which is 

2.5 inch Transparent USB3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure

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ORICO-2139U3. I want to install windows 7 in the external drive for experimenting and nostalgia purposes.

(The only os i like is windows 7 ,windows 10, windows xp and linux mint)

 

 

How do I do this 

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You download a windows 7 ISO file, create a bootable USB stick with rufus, plug it into the target machine and boot into it. Then just follow the instructions in the installer.

You just have to select the correct disk partition when the installer prompts you to do so.

English is not my first language, so please excuse any confusion or misunderstandings on my end.

I like to edit my posts a lot.

 

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IIRC getting Windows 7 to run from a USB drive isn't gonna be easy.

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Have any1 tried this before especially with this laptop model

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Sorry if bad english. english not my first language too 

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6 minutes ago, Windows 7 lover said:

Have any1 tried this before

I have installed win7 before, but only on an internal drive. Installing operating systems on external drives can be quite difficult, unless it's a Linux distro, because windows installer often doesn't recognize them as boot drive candidates.

English is not my first language, so please excuse any confusion or misunderstandings on my end.

I like to edit my posts a lot.

 

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The Folding rig:

CPU: Core i7 4790K

RAM: 16 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600

GPU 1: RTX 2070 Super

GPU 2: GTX 1060 3GB

PSU: Gigabyte P450B EVGA 600BR EVGA 750BR

OS: Windows 11 Home

 

Linux let me down. 

.- -- --- --. ..- ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

IIRC getting Windows 7 to run from a USB drive isn't gonna be easy.

Even installing off a USB drive may be a no-go if it's plugged into a USB 3.0 port. USB 2.0 should work out of the box. I remember slipstreaming Intel's USB 3.0 drivers into the boot and install .WIMs back when I was building Windows 7 images.

 

As for running Windows 7 off a flash drive, remember Windows To Go? It never gained traction, but it seemed to work... okay.

 

@Windows 7 lover I'd recommend getting a big SATA SSD and chopping it up into partitions for the different OSes you want to run. Install the different Windows versions oldest to newest, then install Linux last, all on their own partitions.

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ok but where do i get windows 7 drivers forr usb 3.0 for lenovo thinkpad e490s its quite hard because lol i never built it

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1 hour ago, Needfuldoer said:

Even installing off a USB drive may be a no-go if it's plugged into a USB 3.0 port. USB 2.0 should work out of the box. I remember slipstreaming Intel's USB 3.0 drivers into the boot and install .WIMs back when I was building Windows 7 images.

 

As for running Windows 7 off a flash drive, remember Windows To Go? It never gained traction, but it seemed to work... okay.

 

@Windows 7 lover I'd recommend getting a big SATA SSD and chopping it up into partitions for the different OSes you want to run. Install the different Windows versions oldest to newest, then install Linux last, all on their own partitions.

Random aside, Windows To Go still exists, you can do it with Windows 11.

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3 hours ago, Windows 7 lover said:

ok but where do i get windows 7 drivers for usb 3.0 for lenovo thinkpad e490s its quite hard because lol i never built it

First, make sure your ISO is Service pack 1.

You can use Gigabyte's tool to install USB 3.0 drivers on the image after flashing it with Rulfus.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Utility/mb_utility_windowsimagetool.zip?v=37a3501f65c9ac3d4d2...

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