How to install Windows XP using USB pen drive.

How to install Windows XP using USB pen drive.

step 1: Take a USB Flash Drive.

step 2: Download this software pack (Komku-SP-usb.exe - Download) 1.47MB

This software pack contains 3 application :

-BootSect.exe (Boot Sector Manipulation Tool)

-PeToUSB (http://GoCoding.Com)

-usb_prep8 (Prepares Windows XP Setup LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive)

step 3:Double click Komku-SP-usb.exe

a window will appear and click Install

step 4:Insert your USB Flash Drive.

Locate folder C:\Komku\PeToUSB\

double click PeToUSB.exe

a window will appear

Destination Drive : select USB Removable

check on "Enable Disk Format"

check on "Quick Format"

check on "Enable LBA (FAT 16x)"

Drive Label : Anything you want. (Ex XP)

then click "Start"

Click "Yes" to continue.

In next warning message click "Yes"

Wait a few seconds. Click OK, and you can close PeToUSB window.

step 5:Open Command Prompt ...

Click Start > Run > type cmd > click OK

On Command Prompt window, go to directory C:\Komku\bootsect

first type this cd\ and press Enter

then type cd komku\bootsect and press Enter

Don't close Command Prompt window, and go to step 6.

step 6:on command prompt window, type "bootsect /nt52 H:"

H: is example drive letter for my USB Flash Drive.

Read the success message.

don't close Command Prompt window.

step 7:now type this cd.. and press "Enter"

then type cd usb_prep8 and press "Enter"

type usb_prep8 again and pres "Enter"

Press any key to continue.

usb_prep8 welcome screen will appear

Prepares Windows XP LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive:

0) Change Type of USB-Drive, currently [USB-stick]

1) Change XP Setup Source Path, currently []

2) Change Virtual TempDrive, currently [T:]

3) Change Target USB-Drive Letter, currently []

4) Make New Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive

5) Use Existing Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to USB-Drive

F) Change Log File - Simple OR Extended, currently [Simple]

Q) Quit

Enter your choice:_

now, insert your original Windows XP CD, or Windows XP with sata ahci driver to your CD/DVD ROM

and back to Command Prompt window

type 1 then press "Enter".

"Browse For Folder" window will appear, select your CD/DVD drive and click "OK"

Message will appear "XP Setup Source Path" changed to G:\ (yours may be different)

now for point 2, if letter T is currently assigned to a drive in your computer, you must change it.... if not, leave it as it is

type 2 and press Enter.

"Enter Available Virtual DriveLetter"

for example you doesn't have drive "Z" so you type "Z" and press "Enter"

back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

now type 3 and press "Enter".

"Please give Target USB-Drive Letter e.g type "Y" Enter Target USB-Drive Letter:

because my Flash drive letter is "F"so, type "F" and press "Enter".

after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen.

now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive. Please wait a few seconds..




"WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with Format (Y/N)?"

type "Y" and press "Enter"

when format virtual disk complete, press any key to continue.

please wait. making of LocalSource folder is in progress.

when "Making of LocalSource folder $WIN_NT$.~LS Ready"

Press any key to continue.

"Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP = End Program = No"

Click "Yes", and wait.

"Would you like USB-stick to be preferred Boot Drive U:"

Click "Yes"

"Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?"

Click "Yes", wait a few seconds, and press any key.

press any key again to close usb_prep8.

Now, your USB Flash Drive is ready.

step 9:Now, insert your USB Flash Drive/Flash Disk/Thumb Drive to your notebook, go to BIOS and make USB HDD (or USB ZIP in some other machine) as primary boot device.

then boot form your USB Flash Drive.

and select "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After Log on"

After Hard Disk detected, delete all partition, create single partition and install Windows XP on that partition and wait. once text mode setup is complete, computer will restart....

this time select "GUI Mode setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP"

Continue Windows XP setup.... and Done!