How To Install XP Via Usb Stick

Hey guys this a little guide on how to install Xp via a usb flash drive.


Why would you do this?
Well first of all it will be a heck of a lot faster to install.
Maybe you don't have a cdrom drive.
Or maybe you just want to!!!

NOTE that I do not take any responsibility for what you do!!!

• What you will need:
• Xp install Cd(any xp install cd).

• BootSect.exe

• PEtoUSB

• And USBprep8

Now once you have those downloaded to your PC you need to extract them all.

And then you need to navigate to the PEtoUSB folder and copy the Petousb executable to the USBprep8 folder.
Now double click the file named usb_prep8.cmd in the usbprep8 folder.


Now a window will pop up (all you have to do is press enter).
Now another window will pop up it is already configured so don't do anything just press start.
When the format is compete do not and I said DO NOT close the window just leave everything as it is.


Next open up a command prompt and go to the folder you saved bootsect.exe (use the cd command to navigate to it).
Now you can type bootsect.exe /nt52 G: (Note that my flash drive is G so change this to whatever yours is) (And you can not have any windows showing the contents of your usb stick!!!).


If you did everything right then it will say bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.
Now you can close this command prompt and ONLY THIS COMMAND PROMPT DO NOT CLOSE THE USBPREP8 window.


You should now see a window with a few different options and if you don't try pressing enter, now press 1 and then enter. A window should popup just choose the location of your XP install cd.

Press 2 and then enter and choose a letter that is not already in use by your computer.
Press 3 and then enter and put in the letter of your flash drive.
Now press 4 to start the script.
Now it will ask you if you want to format drive T: (or whatever letter you assigned that is not in use by your pc) (also note that this is a temporary drive so don't be scared) so just press Y and then enter.

Once thats done press enter to continue.
You can now see the program copying files to the temporary drive.
Once its done just press enter.

Now you will see a pop up asking you to copy the files to flash drive click yes.
Once the script has completed copying the files a popup window asking if you would like the USB drive to be preferred boot drive U: select YES.

Next select yes to unmount the virtual drive.
Now close the usbprep8 window.


Now set your pc to boot from usb (your bios might recognize your usb drive as a hard drive if so set the hard disk boot priority to the flash drive first).

When you get it to boot select option 2.

Now just install like you would normally just DO NOT REMOVE THE FLASH DRIVE DURING THE PROCESS.


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