Hello guys, I try to install windows 8.1 on my external HDD using Windows 7 and HP Compaq 610 laptop. I have WD My Passport 500GB with two partitions (75GB + ~400GB).
I try to install Windows 8 to a VHD(saved in the 75GB partition) and then boot from external device but I get the following error after the first reboot after Windows 8.1 setup finished
If I place the VHD on a internal hdd partition boot succedes, but I need to use externall hdd for for the extra space I got there. Can you give me some suggestions on what should I do.
I have updated the HDD firmware to the latest.
Here is info of my `bcdedit` output:
Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1 description Windows Boot Manager locale en-us inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e} default {01a862ab-3215-11e3-82df-ace6e18ce6fc} resumeobject {01a862aa-3215-11e3-82df-ace6e18ce6fc} displayorder {01a862ab-3215-11e3-82df-ace6e18ce6fc} {faaf0d6f-eb89-11df-8dad-e0e695943637} toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d} timeout 30 Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {01a862ab-3215-11e3-82df-ace6e18ce6fc} device vhd=[G:]\windowseight.vhd,locate=custom:12000002 path \windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows 8.1 locale en-us inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7} allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice vhd=[G:]\windowseight.vhd,locate=custom:22000002 systemroot \windows resumeobject {01a862aa-3215-11e3-82df-ace6e18ce6fc} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard detecthal Yes Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {faaf0d6f-eb89-11df-8dad-e0e695943637} device partition=C: path \Windows\system32\winload.exe description Windows 7 locale en-GB inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7} recoverysequence {0b48fa7d-0913-11e3-af9e-1cc1de8d6927} recoveryenabled Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \Windows resumeobject {faaf0d6e-eb89-11df-8dad-e0e695943637} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard