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So assuming it's USB3.0 and quick enough, is there a way of installing software entirely on an external drive, so that I can disconnect it and my work's software scanning tool won't find it? I'm thinking possibly games but also Photoshop, Premiere and possibly Cubase, that kind of thing.
Any ideas? A VM would be nice but I need another Windows license, don't I? Can you play games using VMWare?
There will be registry settings and I don't think there's a way round that.
Plus - if your work is serious about it, they can stop the whole thing in its tracks.
I'd also ponder whether or not you want to work-around your works IT policy 🙂
it will be slow as usb3.0 is not as fast as a sataII/III interface and i don't think it's asynchronous• it might work with an e-sata or thunderbolt connection but wouldn't it have to be bootable? (i only know macs so firewire/sata/thunderbolt would boot but not usb, dunno about MS PC's)
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Get a job you're actually interested in?
Failing that there's definitely a version of PS that runs off a memory stick, not sure about others.
yup you can probably get around shortcuts and the like but the registry is a pain point
does it need to be windows? you could boot linux off a usb drive
ps if they were really serious, they would lock down the USB ports right?
I'd take that as an 'OK' unless otherwise stated
My job is currently quite interesting.. this is for evenings in hotels. Policy is quite slack, it says not to install unauthorised software though, but if it's an external drive then I'm not really installing ON the computer .. wondering about the cleared idea now.
Google "portable apps"
Only works with software that supports it though..?
Hmm.. I could boot from the usb drive..? That would work, if I had my own OS on it.
Make a Bart PE USB and run stuff from that?
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
Not enough.. I want games, photoshop and all.
evenings in hotels? one handed browsing?
Two handed gaming more like.
Can't you just get them installed? If they're legit I don't see why there would be a problem.
why don't you just get another internal hdd and come the evenings swap 'em out and you can do *whatever* you want 🙂
Only approved software allowed, legit or otherwise. They are pretty slack about it in general, I've got loads of utils installed, but they might complain about games.