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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.

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• The install Windows from USB project started as a challenge back in 2006 at the msfn.org forum. With the invaluable contribution of several forum members, it was the first method to have regular XP setup run from a USB disk, just like if started from a CD media. WinSetupFromUSB program was made later on to offer.

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).

If so then the windows xp setup can't see your HDD because you used a disk without the sata drivers slip streamed in. Try an xp sp3 disk or use nlite to slip stream the sata drivers from the.

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.

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.

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.
2. 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.
3. Click the ‘Next’ button to continue.
4. 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.
5. 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).

‎01-31-200907:05 PM

‎01-31-200907:22 PM

Hello Stan1125,

Yes it is possible... mainly you need to make the USB Drive Bootable...

here is a link that explains it... i am sure there are others, easier to understand but this should work ...

[ http://www.vandomburg.net/installing-windows-xp-from-usb/ ]

Hope that helps you ...

Let me know how it goes ..

‎10-19-200901:22 PM

Installing Microsoft Windows XP from usb device (usb-stick, usb-hdd, SD card) simpler methodSee

http://www.msfn.org/board/install-XP-USB-t111406.html&view=findpost&p=737643#entry737643Method 1 Full XP Install

1. You will need a special tool to copy the Installationfiles and making the USB-stick/SD card bootable - usb_multiboot_10.zip
2. Unpack to any folder. THE PATH TO YOUR FOLDER MUST BE SIMPLE AND WITHOUT SPACES! (ex. c:usb_multiboot_10)
3. Insert USBstick / SD card.
   1. ALL DATA ON YOUR STICK WILL BE ERASED! Please back up before running USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd!
4. Run USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd. follow text description.
5. Format utility will apear. Choose NTFS for >=4Gb usb flash and FAT16 for other, Start format, Close after finishing to allow the DOS operations to continue.
   1. diamondsw: Using the “HP format” option works fine for any capacity, and you can use FAT32 without problems (I used a 4GB stick). This can be useful as more systems can read FAT32 than NTFS.
   2. NOTE: If you are doing this from a Vista machine, you may need to run PeToUSB.exe as adminstrator in order for this program to recognize the jump drive. (Right click PeToUSB.exe > Properties > Compatibility > “Run this program as an administrator” checked.)
6. Set options 1 and 2. Set option 0 only if you want to use USB HDD instead of a USB stick/ SD card.
7. Do not touch other options if you have no idea about it.
8. Choose 3 after setting all other options. It will create the image and write it to the USB stick as well as making the USBstick / SD card bootable.
9. Answer Yes to all questions that come up (these vary depending on options selected).
10. When it finishes copying, remove your usb stick and insert it in the EeePC to install XP.
11. When you turn on the Eee, hold down “Esc” to choose the boot device and select the USB stick/ SD card. You'll need to do this at each reboot until XP is fully installed and you've logged in.
12. Choose Text installation at first time and GUI INSTALLATION AFTER REBOOT TWICE! - ( Choose step 1 to start installing, after reboot choose step two, after continued install press step 2 AGAIN to log into XP - As soon as you arrive at the Windows XP Desktop you can safely remove the USBStick / SD card.
    1. If you get hal.dll not found errors, read carefully the last two last bullets!
    2. If you get 'ntldr is missing' or other boot errors after you have ran text installation make sure you have deleted ALL partitions during 'text installation' this includes the BIOS partition.

‎10-19-200910:44 PM

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‎11-12-200910:53 PM

hey, i get this error: FIle $win_nt$.~BTbiosinfo.inf could not be loaded. The error code is 18.

Any ideas?

‎04-28-201002:35 PM

Yes it is possible. Just use WIN-to-Flash (or WinToFlash) applications. This is available on the internet as a shareware. You also need a Bootable Windows XP CDS. Run the win-to-Flash in a secondary computer with the Windows XP CD inserted to transfer the setup files form the Windows CD to the flash disk. Once done Boot the mini laptop from the Flash drive.

Install Windows Xp From Usb Msfn Organizer

NOTE: Windows XP does not come incorporated with the SATA drivers for HP mini laptops. You may need to slipstream the SATA drivers into the Windows XP Setup files before booting. Failure to do so will result on frequent and frustrating blue screen (error screen) appearing before windows loading. This is not as easy as it sounds. Should you get stuck, use Nlite to sliptream the drivers into a new XP CD.

‎10-25-201003:11 AM

hmm..!Nice But...
'Enable Disk Format'
need Can Disable!!
and later all its ok!
(I CHECK IT)
MaGak1aS

‎02-18-201110:54 PM

‎04-19-201110:07 AM

I think your making this needlessly complicated. You dont need a usb drive or a bootable harddrive they actually make usb external dvd/cd drives that will just let you install xp normally.

check out newegg i found a few as low as 30$ +/- shipping

if you are too cheap to buy a usb cd rom you can just plug any cd rom be it sata or ide into a harddrive enclosure (you might need an extension cable). alot of people dont know this but an external harddrive enclosure is just a ide/sata adapter and will allow you to mount any device that uses those standards.

i actually was able to set up a cd as a NDAS network drive by plugging it into a iocell enclosure. but thats not important.

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