How To Reinstall Windows Installer Xp
Windows Installer is an application used for installing programs to your computer that comes with the Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the Windows XP operating system. If you receive a message when trying to install Microsoft Office (or at any other time) that reads.
You might have installed Vista, Windows 7 from your USB flash drive. But if you try to install Windows XP from USB flash drive, you should face some problem as the Windows XP does not have the feature of booting from a USB flash drive. But you can still install Windows XP from USB flash drive. This becomes very useful if your CD/DVD ROM is not working properly.
Installing Windows 7 from a USB drive is easier as you can simply make the installer USB drive for it. But what if you want to install Windows XP from USB drive? It is not so easy as like as you did for the Windows Vista, 7 or Windows 8. To install XP from a USB/Pen drive, you need to follow some advanced steps. Because, Windows XP does not have the ‘boot from USB’ drive feature. But, you can still install Windows XP from USB or flash drive in your computer using by following this simple how-to guide (If you are facing any issue with your USB drive then read How to Fix USB problems).
Installing any operating system from a removable drive is always useful. Especially, if the CD or DVD-ROM of your computer does not work properly then this is a handy way to get your computer installed with XP.
- Step 3 - Press S to Specify that you want to install additional device. Step 4 - You will be asked to insert the floppy disk with the Raid or SCSI drivers. Press enter after you have inserted the disk. Step 5 - You will see a list of Raid drivers for your HDD. Select the correct driver for your device and press enter.
- Windows XP dominated the personal computer market for almost a decade. But on July 11, 2011, Microsoft announced that it would cease support for XP in April 2014. XP's longevity stems from its usability: this operating system was the first to do pretty much everything for you. The plug-and-play functionality of.
Related:Create Multiboot USB drive for Windows 7 & XP.
When you insert the installer disk in your CD/DVD-ROM, the machine detects it and prompts for “Press any key to boot from cd”. By then, you can format the hard disk, make the partitions and then you can install the operating system in your system.
The same thing does not happen with you if you just copy the content of a Windows XP installer disk into a USB drive. You need to make your USB drive bootable. Here, in this article, I’ve discussed the best way to setup Windows XP from USB Drive step-by-step.
How To Prepare Windows XP Bootable USB Stick
Step 1.
- Firstly, download the software Win to Flash which does not need any installation. Just double-click the setup file and the following screen appears.
- Head to the ‘Task’ tab and choose your task as the following. Choose the Task type as “Transfer Windows XP/2003 setup to flash” from the drop-down. Click the ‘Create’ button.
- Click the ‘Next’ button to continue.
- Select the source path of the Windows installation disk. Or, locate the path of the copy that is dumped at your hard drive as well as the path of your USB flash/pen drive.
- Click the ‘Next’ button and wait until the bootable copy is prepared into your USB Flash drive.
Once completed, you can start installing Windows XP. It is a pretty easy to install the Windows XP operating system from that USB drive. Just boot your computer from that USB stick. To do that follow the steps below.
Related:How to Install Windows 8 from USB Stick.
How to Install Windows XP from USB Flash Drive
Step 2.
After preparing the bootable USB device (with any of the above processes), you need to boot your computer from the USB drive to start the setup process. Go through the following steps in order to boot your PC/Laptop from the removable device.
- Press the F2 key (or the DELETE key, it varies with the brand of your computer mother board) to enter into the BIOS settings.
- Head to the “Boot” menu and set the boot preference for the Removable disk as “First”.
- Save the setup and exit by pressing the F10 key.
Now your computer should boot from the USB/pen drive. Just follow the onscreen instruction to complete the setup.
Hope this helps to setup Windows XP in your desktops or laptops which do not have CD or DVD drive. You can just do it from a USB drive. You can also go through a longer but more reliable way to prepare bootable USB stick and setup Windows XP from the removable drive – Alternative Way to Install Windows XP from USB Drive(recommended).
Many desktop and laptop computer sellers that bundle Windows XP with your computer pre-install it and have stopped giving you the actual Windows XP install disk. If your computer gets fried or if you just want to do a clean reinstall, you'll need to buy another Windows XP license. Creating your own reinstall disk avoids this problem.
Preparation
Step 1
Back up your entire hard drive. Find a list of free hard disk backup software at thefreecountry.com (see Resources).
Step 2
Locate your Windows XP license key (or product key) number. Often, this number will be taped to the side of your computer tower or the underside of your laptop. If you can't find it, see Resources for a list of free Key Finder programs.
Step 3
Download 'wxp10,' a Windows XP boot sector zip folder that comes on Windows XP install disks, from one of the download mirrors at Nu2.nu (see Resources).
Download and install the program ImgBurn at ImgBurn.com (see Resources).
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Creating the Reinstall Disk
Step 1
Navigate to your computer's C drive (which appears in the My Computer folder). Right-click on any blank space inside it, click New and then click New Folder. Name the folder 'reinstall.'
Step 2
Locate the folder 'i386' in the C drive root. Right-click on it, then select Copy.
Step 3
Open the 'reinstall' folder. Right-click anywhere inside it and select Paste. After a loading period (which may be lengthy because the i386 folder is about a half of a gigabyte in size), a replica of the i386 folder will appear.
Step 4
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Open Notepad (which is located in Start Menu > Programs > Accessories). Type 'Windows' (without quotes), then hit the space bar once, then hit enter once. Then go to File > Save and save the file as 'WIN51' (this time, INCLUDE the quotes) in your reinstall folder. If your computer came with XP Home Edition, copy the WIN51 file and paste the copy in your reinstall folder under the name WIN51IC. If your computer came with XP Professional, do the same thing except name the copy WIN51IP.
Step 5
Open the wxp10.zip folder. Navigate to cds > wxphome > files > w2ksect.bin. Drag the w2ksect.bin file to the root C drive folder (not to your reinstall folder).
Step 6
Copy the text below verbatim and paste it in Notepad. Save the file (anywhere you like) with the name 'XPSETUP.ibb' (quotes INCLUDED).
IBB
[START_BACKUP_OPTIONS] BuildMode=1 Destination=0 TestMode=0 Verify=1 WriteSpeed=0 Copies=0 FileSystem=0 PreserveFullPathnames=0 RecurseSubdirectories=1 IncludeHiddenFiles=0 IncludeSystemFiles=0 IncludeArchiveFilesOnly=0 AddToWriteQueueWhenDone=0 ClearArchiveAttribute=0 VolumeLabel_ISO9660=VRMHOEM_EN VolumeLabel_Joliet= VolumeLabel_UDF= Identifier_System= Identifier_VolumeSet= Identifier_Publisher= Identifier_Preparer= Identifier_Application= Dates_FolderFileType=0 Restrictions_ISO9660_InterchangeLevel=0 Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowMoreThan8DirectoryLevels =1 Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowMoreThan255CharactersInP ath=1 Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowFullASCIICharacterSet=1 Restrictions_ISO9660_DontAddVersionNumberToFiles=1 Restrictions_Joliet_InterchangeLevel=1 Restrictions_Joliet_AddVersionNumberToFiles=0 BootableDisc_MakeImageBootable=1 BootableDisc_MediaEmulationType=0 BootableDisc_BootImageFile=C:w2ksect.bin BootableDisc_DeveloperIdentifier= BootableDisc_LoadSegment=07C0 BootableDisc_LoadSectorCount=4 [END_BACKUP_OPTIONS]
[START_BACKUP_LIST] C:XPSETUP [END_BACKUP_LIST]
Step 7
Open ImgBurn and select Mode > Build from the menu, then File > Load Project. In the box that pops up, navigate to the XPSETUP.ibb and hit 'Open.'
Step 8
Insert a blank CD or DVD into your CD/DVD burner. Wait a moment, then make sure the blank disk appears under ImgBurn's Destination section (which, depending on your version, will most likely be in the lower left corner of the window).
Click the Write or Build icon at the bottom of the ImgBurn window. If you get a 'You've only selected one folder, does it represent the root directory?' warning, click Yes. The Windows XP reinstall disk will then be created.
Items you will need
- Windows XP<br />CD or DVD burner<br />Blank CD or DVD