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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:20 PM
     
     
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    I bought a fast USB stick (transcend) USB 3.0 drive 32 GB and installed Windows 8 to go on it using these instructions: 

    http://www.triballabs.net/2012/03/step-by-step-guide-to-install-windows-8-to-go-on-a-usb/

    The first time I booted into it it was slow and I expected that.  It took several hours though which was weird.

    After that I've tried booting into it several times from the same machine and it boots but it is so slow to use it is agonizing.

    I have tried it on other systems as well with the same results.

    Is there something I should do differently so this is actually usable?

    Thanks,

    Terry

       

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    • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:30 PM
       
       
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      Could you possibly be plugging it into a USB 1.1 port -- that would be
      VERY painful!
       
      I have an old Pentium D PC that I tried using Win8 to go and the first
      boot was real painful, but not quite hours, less that 2 if I remember.
      And this was using a slow USB 2.0 USB flash drive...
       
       
      Bob Comer - Microsoft MVP Virtual Machine
         
      • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:26 PM
         
         
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        No...

        Original PC is 2.0 and I also tried on laptop with 3.0

        Thanks though.

        Terry

           
        • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:36 PM
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          try an external USB 2.0/3.0 HDD and not an USB thumb drive. The USB sticks are currently incompatible wit Windows To Go.

          "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code"

             
          • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:37 PM
             
             
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            What really??  Didn't they hand USB sticks out at the build conference with WTG?  Not to mention the hundreds of articles on it.


            • Edited by mattw112 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:38 PM
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            • Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:36 AM
               
               
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              What really??  Didn't they hand USB sticks out at the build conference with WTG?  Not to mention the hundreds of articles on it.


              Yes they did.

              I think you should go with USB 3.0 stick. Like some others MS product, you need high-end hardware to use the latest technologies that they are releasing, WTG seems to be part of them.

                 
              • Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:03 PM
                 
                 
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                I am using a USB 3 stick?...
                   
                • Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:12 PM
                   
                   
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                  I am using a USB 3 stick?...

                  Bah sorry, I miss read your port. I though that you were using an USB 2.0 stick on an USB 3.0 port :(

                  Anyway, can you benchmark your usb stick? There are many software around to try it.


                  • Edited by AnthonyDa Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:12 PM
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                  • Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:37 PM
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                    What really??  Didn't they hand USB sticks out at the build conference with WTG?  Not to mention the hundreds of articles on it.


                    Those USB sticks where MODIFIED sticks with a preview firmware which lets Windows think it is a fixed drive (HDD) instead of a removable stick. That's why you should try an external HDD ;)

                    "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code"

                       
                    • Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:31 PM
                       
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                      I did some bench marking on the "Fast" usb stick I bought and it turns out it must be bad because the speeds were horrible.

                      I bought a new 64 GB 200 RW very fast USB 3 stick and tried again using that and it works great.

                      I guess it helps to make sure your stick isn't bad.

                      Thanks,

                      Terry

                      • Marked As Answer by mattw112 Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:31 PM
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