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Select the source path of the windows installation disk or copy and then the
path of your USB flash drive.
Now the exact bootable copy will be made in the USB Flash drive.
You can now install Windows XP from Flash drive. It is pretty easy method to
install Windows XP from your Usb flash drive. If any problem arises then
contact us. You can also manually build your USB flash drive enabled for
installing XP in it.
But that process is quite complex and so I recommend the process Install
Windows XP from USB Drive(part-II). Any question or suggestion is always
welcome.
I previously wrote an article Install Windows XP from USB Flash/Pen Drive
part-I. This process allows you make a USB flash disk/drive bootable and
exactly the same as the XP installation CD. To make the whole process you
should have a PC/Computer/Laptop with CD/DVD Rom. Once you make your
USB drive ready to boot windows XP setup from it then you can start
Installing Windows XP from that USB Disk/drive in any computer.
Also read how to Install Any Software You need In Your USB Flash Drive With
Mojopac.
I shall describe the process how to make the USB drive ready to install XP in
your computer step by step.
Requirements:
1. At first you have to get a USB flash drive/disk(at least 1 GB).
2. XP_FROM_USB.rar from the given link below:
Download link
Update: You should have XP installed computer for this process.
The procedure
1. Extract the XP_FROM_USB.rar archive in a folder named Softslas(Say)
in C: drive. Now navigate to C:SoftslasPeToUSB and double-click on the
peToUSB.exe.
Finally, put XP-Softslas (or whatever you want) as Drive Label and
click Start.
A message appears and click Yes.
Immediate after that the USB disk will be formatted. Wait for few seconds
and then click on Ok and Close.
3. Open the windows Command prompt by typing cmd at the Run box. The
cmd.exe console appears.
Now type the following syntax and hit the Enter button from your keyboard.
cd c:softslasbootsect
Again, type the following command and press Enter.
bootsect /nt52 I:
Type cd.. and press Enter and also type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter.
Now it will get back to the Command prompt and then type 3 where it
prompts for the choice. Then it will prompt Please give Target USB-Drive
Letter e.g type U.
Now, put your USB drive letter and press Enter. Here, my USB drive label
is I so I put I.
Again, input 4 and press Enter. It creates the new temporary image and
makes a copy of it to the USB Flash Drive .
Please wait for a few seconds..
A warning message will appear like this:
WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)?
Type Y and press Enter.
Please wait..
After completing Format it will prompt Press any key to continue and to
continue hit any key .
Please wait..
It will again prompt Press any key to continue and obviously press any key
to continue.
5. Now a message box will appear showing
Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP =
End Program = No
Click Yes.
Now after this a message box will appear showing Would you like USB-stick
to be preferred Boot Drive U.
Click Yes.
The next one asking Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?
Click Yes.
Now wait some time and press any key.
Press any key again to close usb_prep8.
Now your USB you can Install Windows XP from the USB drive.
6. Insert your USB drive in the USB port and Reboot your computer. When
starts the computer enter in the BIOS Setup and set the first boot
preference as USB Hard Disk.Now Save and Exit from the BIOS Setup. Your
computer will again restart and the following screen will appear.
Now Chose The TXT Mode Setup.After completing the partition, formatting
and copying file the computer will restart again.
Now chose the GUI Mode Setup Option.
Having a bootable USB is very essential, especially if you are a Netbook user. Using bootable
USB to install an operating system (OS) not only makes the installation faster, but also saves a
DVD.
Creating or using an USB drive to install Windows operating systems is very easy if you follow
the below mentioned steps.
If you are planning to use bootable USB to install Windows 7 or Vista please refer our guides:
Install Windows 7/Vista using bootable USB guide
And also, you can refer install Windows 7 on Acer Aspire One guide
Coming back to bootable USB guide, here we assume that you are using either Vista or
Windows 7 to create a bootable USB.
1. Insert your USB (4GB+ preferable) stick to the system and backup all the data from the USB
as we are going to format the USB to make it as bootable.
2. Open elevated Command Prompt. To do this, type in CMD in Start menu search field and hit
Ctrl + Shift + Enter. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All programs >Accessories > right click
on Command Prompt and select run as administrator.
3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:
DISKPART and hit enter.
LIST DISK and hit enter.
Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In
the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.
4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter. As these
commands are self explanatory, you can easily guess what these commands do.
SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Dont close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just
minimize it.
5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive and note down the drive letter of the optical
drive and USB media. Here I use D as my optical (DVD) drive letter and H as my USB
drive letter.
6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:
D:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where D is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 H:
(Where H is your USB drive letter)