Neither Vista nor XP will boot and run from a USB drive, maybe consider
installing a second hard drive and install the "kids" OS on that.

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"john454" <2015feb25******.com> wrote in message
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>I bought a new pc for my work which has all the bells and whistles.
> Of course the kids want access to the pc so that they can play the
> latest games.
>
> I prefer not to install any games on the pc. I have a couple of
> licenses for both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro.
>
> Is there any way to install either Vista or XP on a USB drive and
> install their games on that. When they want to play, they can just
> boot their drive off USB, making use of the hardware on my pc?