Sunday, June 26, 2011

How to install Windows XP from USB flash drive

How to install Windows XP from USB flash drive Part-I

At first download the software Win to Flash . It does not need the installation. After running the setup file the following screen will appear.
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From Task tab you can chose your task.
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After choosing task press next .
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Select the source path of the windows installation disk or copy and then the path of your USB flash drive.
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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 Flash Drive part-II. Any question or suggestion is always welcome.

Install Windows XP From USB Flash Drive Part-II


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:\Softslas\PeToUSB\ and double click on the peToUSB.exe
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The appearing window will be like thisinstall-windows-xp-from-usb-drive-part-2-3
Set these:
  • select “USB Removable as Destination Drive”
  • select “Enable Disk Format”
  • select “Quick Format”
  • select “Enable LBA (FAT 16x)”
  • Put  XP-Softslas (or whatever you want) in Drive Label :
Now click Start
Then you will get the message and click yes
install-windows-xp-from-usb-drive-part-2-4 Another message box will again appear and click Yes
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After clicking on “Yes” the USB disk will be formatted.Wait for few seconds and then click on “Ok” and then chose “Close”.
3. Now open the windows Command prompt typing cmd in Start->Run
Now in Command Prompt window type
cd c:\softslas\bootsect and press “Enter”.
Now type the command
bootsect /nt52 I: and press “Enter”
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Then again type “cd..” and press “Enter” and cd usb_prep8 and press “Enter”.
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Now type usb_prep8 and press “Enter”.
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4. Press any key to continue.
Now the command prompt window will look like this.
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Prepares Windows XP LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive:
0) Change Type of USB-Drive, currently [USB-stick]
1) Change XP Setup Source Path, currently []
2) Change Virtual TempDrive, currently [T:]
3) Change Target USB-Drive Letter, currently []
4) Make New Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive
5) Use Existing Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive
F) Change Log File – Simple OR Extended, currently [Simple]
Q) Quit
Enter your choice:_
Insert the XP installation CD in you CD/DVD ROM and in command prompt window type 1 and press “Enter”..
A “Browse For Folder” window will appear and here select the CD/DVD drive and then click OK.
Similarly for the choice field enter 2 and if there assigned the letter “T” for your computer then change it otherwise do not alter it. After typing 2 in the choice option it will prompt “Enter Available Virtual Drive Letter”.
Here type a letter that is not any drive letter of your computer.
Let us say S is not a drive letter in your computer. So put S then 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”.
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Now put your USB drive letter and press “Enter”. Here my USB drive label is “I” so I put “I”.
Now  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”
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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 ?”
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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.
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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.
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I think this will help you to install XP from USB flash disk/drive especially in those computer without CD/DVD ROM.
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2 comments:

  1. why my USB device turns to 00 bytes after i finish the installation of windowsXP to my USB device.??????

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  2. is it natural? or there is a problem in my installation process???

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