USB pendrive to house Server 2003?

[Vitalix]

Hey guys,

Has anyone setup a server system on a USB pen drive? I know Linux can run form them, but can Microsoft?

TIA as always!

[fizban2]

you could run a PE based on Windows 2003 from a USB pen drive, but 2003 itself most likely would not be able to run

[InTheWayBoy]

There is a thread on the BartPE forums about booting a real XP from a USB device:

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=14181

Of course it's not official and I don't know if it would apply to 2003. But it's a start! Otherwise you're pretty much out of luck other than the WinPE option previously mentioned.