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i wanna install puppy on my ssd becuase on usb it's a bit compliceted and not so much easy use because my pc have only 3 usbs, tried on edit the system registor on windows 8.1 but nothing i wanted that windows sees my ssd like usb,in that way i can install puppy there

someone can hepo me i'm trying here 4 days XD

@Kedfox :-

Welcome to the kennels. Nice to have you here.

I'm moving this to "Beginners Help", because "Announcements" isn't really the correct place for it. I've PM'd you with the new link for it.

We'll do what we can to help. Please be patient; our members are spread out in time-zones all round the world!

MW.

Is the SSD the drive that has Windows 8.1 on it?

If yes.

I assume you still want Windows 8.1 on the SSD and add Puppy to it, making a dual install?

What version of Puppy do you have installed on a USB drive?

So we know what installer programs you have available to use.

Best to use the installer programs, from a running Puppy, you can run from a USB drive.

I use vanilla dpup 10.0.70, actually I have an empty SSD on which to install puppy, windows 8.1 is on my hard disk, my way was to trick Windows into seeing my SSD as a USB stick,So that you can with Rufus I could put puppy, because my PC only has 3 USB and it is difficult for me to use it with the dongle

do you want to be able to have more than one puppy on your ssd, and which one do you want to install?

Take a look at installing frugalpup on your USB
viewtopic.php?t=337

and reviewing the different options for your your ssd
https://www.fishprogs.software/puppy/fr ... index.html

you could just use RUFUS and do an install to the SSD.
But it would be setup and work like installing to a USB stick.
Well the SSD would be faster.

But to really get good use of a SSD this is what I suggest.

Boot the computer with Vanilla dpup from the install on the USB stick.
Use programs running in it, to do the install.

Not sure if Vanilla dpup has the Frugalpup installer.

You can download and install it from here:
viewtopic.php?t=337

I use this installer program to do all installs to any type drive.

Here are the steps to using it:
viewtopic.php?t=11171

It is a lot of steps and information, but I wrote this so you would know what to do, at each step of using the program.
It was written for USB stick installs, but the same procedure will work on any type drive.

The part about setting up the drive partitions and formatting them.

Do you know how to use Gparted program and partition and format the SSD?
It is not hard to do.
If you need help, ask.

If you want Windows 8.1 to be able to access the SSD.
You will need to make a partition it can use formatted ntfs.
Windows can not use or see ext formatted partitions.

Usually for that I do the two partitions.
One small fat32 format.
One ext4 format. (size is up to you)
But do not use all of the unallocated space on the drive.
Use the rest of the unallocated space to make a 3rd partition and format it ntfs.
Use this 3rd partition for Windows to use.

Vanilla dpup will be able to use all of the drive partitions.