Need help installing Windows 7 onto an external HDD

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I'm having some trouble getting Windows 7 to install onto my external HDD. I've been playing around with the formatting and bootcamp but to no avail.
 
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G'day and welcome to the forums.

Microsoft does not permit Windows to be installed on an external drive. One of their anti-piracy measures.
 
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Neither Boot Camp nor MS will allow the installation of XP, Vista. or Win 7 to an external hard drive. As Harry stated, it's a restriction imposed by MS.
 
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herp_derp said:
It is possible to make my external hdd appear to be internal to windows?
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No. If you must run Windows on an external hard drive it can be done by using virtual software: Parallels, Fusion, or VirtualBox.
 

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