How To Install Windows XP From A USB Flash Drive

[Danny]

Hi
Yes I did extracted it to the correct directory, the problem was the space between letters in the syntax, got that fixed and copyed the xp to the usb drive.
but i can't install xp on my Eee pc becouse of the dreaded hal.dll that stops xp from loading. i have tried all as explained but to no awail so i give up.
But thanks for your reply
Regards
Danny

[FunkZ]

Did you create a new partition, and if so did you restart the machine before continuing the installation?

I guess this is like the old DOS fdisk requirement.

[royigbve]

every time i try to do the last step in usb prep8 it fails and says failed to get the driver configuration. The number of secrets that may be stored in a single system has reached exceeded. What do I do?

[willum08]

I'm using a 2GB USB Drive and tried running the method recommended on the OCIA website, but hit a problem

Having selected 'usb_prep8' and entered the details in the PeToUSB window and formatted the Thumb drive I then proceeded to the next steps in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe window.

In the Command Window the following options then appear and as instructed, I entered the data in options 1), 2) and 3). as shown below.

0) Change Type of USB-Drive, currently [USB-STICK]
1) Change XP Setup Source Path, currently [C:\XP]
2) Change Virtual TempDrive, currently [T:]
3) Change Target USB-Drive Letter, currently [F:]
4) Make New Tempimage with XP LocalSource and copy to USB-Drive
5) Use Existing Tempimage withXP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive

When I Type '4' <ENTER> and the following appears :
Lets prepare a Temporary Virtual Drive ....
Closing existing Virtual Drives if any ....
Virtual Disk Driver for Windows version 3.1
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/

**The Virtual Disk Driver is not installed.**
Existing Virtual Drives if any are closed
*********Existing tempimage.img File was found *********
Then a 'Windows' window appears :
Title : Delete Existing TempImage
Text : Would you like to Delete Existing tempimage.img? YES / NO

If I respond NO, then the following appears :
Return to Main Menu, Then First Rename your tempimage.img File. Press any key to continue. . .
Question : How do I Rename the 'tempimage.img' file?

Trying to go through the procedure again, I just keep going round in circles !!!

Having read the text above, (**) I went to the 'http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/' website and downloaded the Virtual Disk Driver and installed it according to the instructions in the Readme file, but this made no difference.

I would really appreciate some help with this problem.

[willum08]

So, no help here then - thanks a bunch - I got great help elswhere within 2 hours of posting. Won't bother coming here again..............

[FunkZ]

So you found the instructions here... yet were too indignant to post your problem resolution?

Sheesh, way to share with the community...

[grubbyjeans]

Originally Posted by RMC

Great guide, but Ive some problems. I tryied to install lite version of Xp and i cant make it. Im stuck here

"Press "1" then Enter and you will be asked to browse to the folder that you copied Windows to. Select the folder then click "OK"."

i get massage "the path does bot contain windows xp source files"

any idea what file i need to get it done?

thanks ;]

I'm having the same problem. I do not get the option to select a source folder. I get this error message immediately upon selecting "1".

[jfm2056]

At the end of the first page it states "After a bit, you will be asked if you would like USB-stick to be Preferred Boot Drive. Click "Yes"." in the dialog box that pops up, as you can see in the picture, it says "For mixed SATA/PATA config : Dont change migrate.inf". if you want to run a sata/pata configuration are you supposed to hit no?

[Aldernoid]

Thank you for such clear instructions.

I had one problem though and you may be able to help me with it. In prepping the memory stick, I worked through all of the instructions and they worked as your article stated except for the second last one. I was not asked if I wanted the USB stick to be the preferred boot drive. I received a different dialogue box which stated that it hadn't copied some files and said "Copy template files to USB drive in about 15 minutes or Stop to end program for No. I chose the latter and I did get the last dialogue box asking if I wanted to unmount the drive. I did so.

When started a Dell optiplex on which I had used Gdisk to clean down, using the memory stick, , I was told that the NTLDR was missing which would lead one to think the boot area was incorrect.

I was able to use the HP utility to make a bootable flash disk but was unsure as to how to get a copy of XP on it

Any Ideas