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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 401673" data-attributes="member: 15110">Are you using Boot Camp or Parallels?&nbsp; Boot Camp partitions the hard drive and sets up a dual-boot scheme.&nbsp; Parallels runs Windows in Mac using virtualization.&nbsp; Rather than partitioning the hard drive, Parallels simply creates a folder with a couple of files in it for the virtual machine (a config file and a virtual hard drive file).&nbsp; If you want to boot to Windows off an external drive using Parallels, all you have to do is copy that folder containing the two OS files to the external drive.&nbsp; That's it, easy as pie.&nbsp; Note that Parallels does have a new feature which allows you to load up your Boot Camp partition inside of it:<a href="http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ga/features/bootcamp/" target="_blank">http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ga/features/bootcamp/</a>Is that what you are referring to?&nbsp; If you can clarify your current situation and goals that would help immensely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 401673, member: 15110"] Are you using Boot Camp or Parallels? Boot Camp partitions the hard drive and sets up a dual-boot scheme. Parallels runs Windows in Mac using virtualization. Rather than partitioning the hard drive, Parallels simply creates a folder with a couple of files in it for the virtual machine (a config file and a virtual hard drive file). If you want to boot to Windows off an external drive using Parallels, all you have to do is copy that folder containing the two OS files to the external drive. That's it, easy as pie. Note that Parallels does have a new feature which allows you to load up your Boot Camp partition inside of it: [url]http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ga/features/bootcamp/[/url] Is that what you are referring to? If you can clarify your current situation and goals that would help immensely. [/QUOTE]

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