Install Windows XP via usb stick

To save re-writting something which doesn't need to be
Here is a very good guide how to do it -
http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/instal ... thumb.html

It will work on any pc btw, not just the eeepc

 

Lol that's the guide I used... in this post viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34

 

Hmmm, when i run the first .cmd file and press the 'ANY' key. The Dialog box says that there are no usb drives present???!

I'm using a sony microvault tiny 4GB, is this usb stick supported and if not, whats usb drives are appropriate?

Cheers!

 

Ok I am wondering which is the best option for installing windows XP.

option 1 - Install XP straight on SSD drive
option 2 - install xp onto a flash disk (USB)
option 3 - install xp onto the SDHC


I am wondering which one of these would be the quickest with no lag on windows. I am currently using the SSD drive and it lags like mad. I was wondering of using a 8gb usb flash memory instead. I was thinking of taking a USB hub apart and soldering it to the usb webcam cables and then soldering the webcam to the hub and then plugging in a usb flash drive inside leaving me with 8gb from the usb flash drive and another 8gb from the SSD. I already brought a 16GB SDHC so I got about 24gb to play with at the moment which is more then enough.

 

there are a couple of ways of optimising the ssd for winxp, find the thread.

im gonna use an hdd for winxp

 

Hi! I wanted to install the windows XP in the SD card like my eeepc, then I tried to use the same method to clone the Windows XP from the AA1 SSD HDD to the SDHC Card. But problems are coming up after installing the XP in the AA1 SSD.
1. When I tried to use ghost to clone the XP to the SD card from AA1 SSD. I could not find the sd card drive in the list.
2. After successfully cloned to the XP in SD card, I could not find the SD card in the boot device menu.
3. Then I decided to use an SDHC card reader instead of the internal card reader. I can see the Windows start up screen. Then it show up the blue screen saying to prevent further damage ... ... .... It reboot!

Can anyone help !! I tried to disable the SSD in BISO but I could not find the option.

 

i just prepared a 2gb stick with a bootable copy of winxp. see how to guide at the top.

id suggest trying to install the os from the usb and not the sd slot, as they do act differently. the code used in the process is for the usb.

other than that, invest in an external optical drive.

 

***** USB_MultiBoot.cmd - Install XP from USB *****

1. Introduction

The Batch Program USB_MultiBoot.cmd can prepare a Bootable USB-Stick,
which can be used for Install of XP from USB.
Install from USB-Drive is of general use, convenient and faster than Install from CD or DVD,
but is limited to computers that are bootable from USB, as determined by BIOS and Motherboard.
Updating and Changing an USB-stick is also easier than preparing a new Bootable CD or DVD.
Install of XP from USB is very useful when the computer has no optical drive,
like e.g. ASUS Eee subnotebook.

Preparing a Bootable USB-Drive with USB_MultiBoot.cmd Involves:

* Format USB-stick like a Bootable Harddisk Drive with NTLDR BootSector
using PeToUSB or HP USB Format Tool
* Select from the Main Menu of USB_MultiBoot.cmd
1 - Give XP Setup Source Folder and give UserData for XP Setup
2 - Give USB-Drive Target
3 - Make Bootable USB-Drive with XP Setup Folders

Install of XP from USB requires to Reboot from USB-Drive
and Select from Boot Menu: 1. Begin TXT Mode Setup Windows XP

Download Direct from: USB_MultiBoot_10.zip

- Unpack USB_MultiBoot.zip to your Harddisk in a simple Path without SPACES.

USB_MultiBoot.cmd is Vista Compatible, but requires User Account Control OFF.
In this case a BOOTMGR type BootSector is made when Formatting the USB-Drive.
Such Bootsector is Detected and Auto Converted by BootSect.exe to
NTLDR type Bootsector required for booting with boot.ini Menu
XP as OS is Preferred for Speed of FileCopy to USB ( 10 min instead of 30 minutes for Vista OS )

The procedure for Install of Windows XP from bootable USB-stick was developed by
ilko_t , jaclaz , cdob, porear and wimb at MSFN Forum

- Install XP from USB at MSFN Forum http://www.msfn.org/board/Install-XP-from-USB-f157.html

- List of FAQs http://www.msfn.org/board/FAQs-t116766.html

- More Info See Guide with ScreenShots

- More Help with Bookmarks is available in the Help_Info Folder in USB_MultiBoot.zip

- Use of MultiBoot.cmd and everything in this Guide is COMPLETELY at your own risk.


2. XP-Source Preparation - *** BEFORE YOU START ***

Take care that your XPSOURCE Folder is located on your Harddisk in a simple Path without SPACES.
Copy the Content of your Windows XP Setup CD to your XPSOURCE Folder on Harddisk

Siginet's RyanVM Integrator or nLite can be used to Integrate Windows UpdatePacks in the XP-Source.
http://integrator.siginetsoftware.com/i ... p?download
http://www.nliteos.com/

Windows XP UpdatePacks and Addons:
http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/
http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack-sp2.html
http://integrator.siginetsoftware.com/index.php?addons
http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/

Supports the use of BTS DriverPacks located in OEM Folder on USB-Drive
http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/
For Install of XP on a modern system with SATA Drives it is needed to use DPsBase.exe
for Integrating in your XPSOURCE BTS DriverPack Massstorage with TXT Mode Enabled.
In that case a lot of Extra RAID SCSI and SATA Drivers (about 120 extra) are Integrated which appear in the
XP Setup BootFolder $WIN_NT$.~BT on USB-Drive and can prevent a lot of XP Install Boot Problems.
First use RyanVM Integrator and then use DPsBase to Improve your XP-Source.
The program supplies a Customised presetup.cmd and changes the winnt.sif file for use of DriverPacks.

The Complete XP-Source is Copied by USB_MultiBoot.cmd to XP LocalSource Folder $WIN_NT$.~LS on USB-Drive
Computation of Estimated XP Folder Size is used to prevent USB-stick overflow
and includes $WIN_NT$.~BT + cmpnents + I386 + AMD64 + $OEM$ + OEM Folders.

Excluding LANG and WIN98X Folders from Copy to USB can be Selected
from USB_MultiBoot.cmd Main Menu, which reduces the XP-Source on USB-Drive by 135 MB
Reduction of the XP WINDOWS Folder can be achieved with nLite
but do NOT select Operating System Options-->Manual Install and Upgrade for removal.
If you did you will get BSOD, error 0x0000006F during Text mode Setup of Windows XP.

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3. Making Bootable USB-Drive with USB_MultiBoot.cmd

- Remove all other Removable Drives, like USB Backup Harddisks and Memory Cards
- Use USB-stick with High Read/Write Speed of about 15 MB/sec
- Unpack USB_MultiBoot.zip to your Harddisk in a simple Path without SPACES.

- Launch USB_MultiBoot.cmd and Display the Format Menu
- Format USB-Drive with FAT or NTFS - FAT32 is very SLOW for Install of XP

* P) - PeToUSB - FAT Format - Max 2 GB
To Format USB-Drive : Enable Disk Format with LBA FAT16X
Do NOT Select here FileCopy of BartPE
FAT Format Supports Direct Booting with MS-DOS using MULTI_CONTENT
Install of XP from USB in 30 minutes - Buffalo FireStix 2 GB

* H) - HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool V2.0.6 - NTFS Format - use X_CONTENT
NTFS Format Supports DOS Boot Floppy Images via GRUB4DOS Menu
Install of XP from USB in 16 minutes - Corsair Flash Voyager 4 GB
Do NOT use HP Tool for USB-Harddisks having more than 1 Partition
WARNING - HP Tool Formats whole Disk - Second Partition is Lost

* N) - No Format - Use USB-Drive with FAT or NTFS Format by Windows XP
Or Update Existing Bootable USB-Drive having NTLDR Bootsector

- For USB-Harddisk use Main Menu Option 0) to Change USB-stick in USB-Harddisk.
Because that makes that rdummy.sys is used and this is essential for using USB-Harddisk.
rdummy.sys makes Fixed USB-Harddisk seen in XP Setup as Removable Device.

- Select from the Main Menu of USB_MultiBoot.cmd
1 - Give XP Setup Source Folder and give UserData for XP Setup
2 - Give USB-Drive Target
3 - Make Bootable USB-Drive with XP Setup Folders

4. XP Setup Parameters in winnt.sif file and $OEM$ folder

Display and Edit of the 8 required parameters for Unattended Setup allows
to give your ProductKey and TimeZone used in Current_winnt.sif Copy of your winnt.sif file.
The Current_winnt.sif File is auto adjusted for Install of XP from USB and then
copied by USB_MultiBoot.cmd to $WIN_NT$.~BT folder on USB-Drive.

The file useraccounts.cmd with UserName is made in the $OEM$ Folder
copied to $WIN_NT$.~LS folder on USB-Drive.
CMDLINES.TXT is used for making UserAccounts and install of Registry Tweaks at T-12
Info see: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/

For the Option Edit UserData for XP Setup we have:

A. Unattended Install - UserName = YourName
in winnt.sif file - unattendswitch="Yes" - UserName is used Automatically
useraccounts.cmd with UserName is created in $OEM$ Folder copied to USB-drive

B. Semi-Unattended Install - UserName = None
in winnt.sif file - unattendswitch="No" - UserNames are given Manually at Windows Welcome Screens
useraccounts.cmd is Renamed to Inactive txt file in $OEM$ Folder copied to USB-drive

C. Undefined Install - UserName = Unknown
No Changes are made in winnt.sif file or $OEM$ folder

In all cases Selecting Cancel keeps given Settings for winnt.sif file and $OEM$ folder Unchanged

Selecting Unattended Install in the Editor instead of Cancel will enable to skip the Welcome Screens
by automatic adding the unattendswitch="Yes" Setting to the [Data] Section of the Current_winnt.sif file.
The UserName given at Edit Screen 8 will not be used in the case of XPSOURCE made by nLite.

OEM or nLite winnt.sif File is detected in XPSOURCE and Auto Changed for Install of XP from USB.
In that case All Setup Parameters come from XPSOURCE and therefore Empty $OEM$_X Folder is Selected.

Windows XP file SETUPLDR.BIN is Renamed to XPSTP according to the 5-letter limit requirement
for making NTFS BootSector Files using MakeBS3.cmd of jaclaz
http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=2362

In the Attended Install all Setup Parameters are given Manually during the GUI Mode of Setup Windows XP.
For each XP Source the Program Supports to launch Unattended or Attended Setup.
For Attended Setup a second SetupLoader XATSP is made ,
where winnt.sif is Patched as winat.sif using gsar.exe
So the extra Setup Option does not take extra space from the USB-stick.
Attended Install is always available as Extra Option in the boot.ini Menu.

5. Install of XP from USB

* Remove all other Removable Drives, like USB Backup Harddisks and Memory Cards
This will enable that your Computer Harddisk in XP Setup gets DriveLetter C
* Boot with USB-Drive plugged and Press [Delete] or F2 to Enter BIOS Setup
* Change BIOS Boot Settings:
Harddisk is First Boot Device Type and USB-Drive is seen as First Harddisk
* Reboot from USB-Drive and Select 1. Begin TXT Mode Setup Windows XP
Use Only C: Drive of Computer Harddisk as Partition for Install of Windows XP
and then Select Quick Format with NTFS FileSystem, XP Install is Automatic

***** NEVER UNPLUG USB-Drive ***** Until After First Logon of Windows XP

* New Harddisk and Creating Partitions after Booting from USB-Drive:
Direct after Deleting and Creating New partitions, Quit XP Setup with F3
OR Switch OFF your Computer and Boot in any case from USB-Drive again and
Run 1. TXT Mode Setup again so that DriveLetters get their Correct Value
So in this case one Boots ** TWICE ** in the TXT-mode Setup XP

* USB_MultiBoot.cmd can make USB-stick to be seen in XP Setup as Boot Drive U:
In this preferred case the driveletters of Harddisk Partitions and Optical Drives
will get there desired normal value.
Otherwise USB-stick will get Drive Letter D: and other drives have shifted drive letter.

The same shifting of drive letters occurs for Install from USB-Harddisk,
for which it is not possible to make it seen as Boot Drive U: by changing migrate.inf
After First Logon there is only 1 USB-Harddisk partition visible as Removable Drive.
After Reboot for Second Logon then all partitions of USB-Harddisk will become visible
as Fixed Local Drives and the highest partition number of USB-Harddisk will get DriveLetter D:
This reversal and use of DriveLetters might be unwanted and consequently
the use of USB-stick for XP Setup is Preferred

* NON-STANDARD INSTALLS OF WINDOWS XP AND INSTALL OF WIN2003
Install of Windows XP from bootable USB-Drive
next to WINDOWS on the same or on a different partition of the harddisk,
is possible by proper manually adjustment in advance of the BOOT.INI file on the USB-Drive.

Adjust BOOT.INI on USB-Drive: ( Or Select Correct boot.ini Using Option B in Menu Screen )
For Install on the Second Partition, change partition(1) in partition(2)
For Install Next to WINDOWS, change WINDOWS to
what will be used as Install FolderName, e.g. WINDOWS.51
Windows Install Folder Name required according to MS-DOS 8.3 format

So these non-standard installs are still possible,
but require only small changes in the BOOT.INI on the USB-Drive in advance.
Otherwise ERROR Message for Setup of WINDOWS XP: WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll file missing
will orccur on Reboot for GUI Mode.

6. Post-Install of Drivers and Programs

The Folder usb_cfg_extra provides a script for Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) - http://wpiw.net/
WPI is very handy for the Automatic Install of Programs after Install of XP from USB.

In WPI script there is the option to run SFC /purgecache which deletes the dll cache
by deleting the files in Folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
This is a very simple way to reduce the WINDOWS Folder Size by 360 MB
The Result is a XP WINDOWS Folder Size on Harddisk of only 785 MB inclusive all Updates.


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