- #Windows xp boot disk on usb install
- #Windows xp boot disk on usb windows 7
- #Windows xp boot disk on usb professional
In the Source field, type in the drive letter assigned to your CD Drive (you can check in My Computer if you are not sure) (e.g., " d:").
#Windows xp boot disk on usb professional
Make sure the Windows XP Professional CD is in your computer's CD drive, then launch the PE Builder program. Next, you need to create a compressed version of Windows XP using PE Builder.Open My Computer and navigate to the c:\PEBuilder\SRSP1 folder and verify the two files are there.Type expand -r ramdisk.sy_ c:\PEBuilder\SRSP1 Expand the ramdisk.sys file to the SRSP1 folder.Type copy setupldr.bin c:\PEBuilder\SRSP1 to copy the file. You now need to copy the setupldr.bin file to the SRSP1 folder you created in the PE Builder folder. A new folder titled "i386" is created by the extraction process.
You can enter the same folder where the file was downloaded. A window should open asking where to extract the files. Then, type WS-SP1.exe -x to extract the files. For instance, to change to the c:\downloads folder, run cd c:\downloads. Then, use the cd command to change to the folder where you downloaded the Windows Server 2003 SP1 file. Open a command prompt ( Start > Run, type cmd, and press Enter). The file name is quite long, so we recommend you rename the file to something shorter, like WS-SP1.exe.
#Windows xp boot disk on usb install
For the sake of ease, install the program to a C:\PEBuilder folder. You need to have a Windows XP Professional CD for these instructions to be successful. To make the bootable USB drive for Windows XP, your flash drive should have at least 4 GB capacity and need to acquire a valid copy of Windows Server 2003 SP1. Your USB flash drive is now set up to be a bootable USB drive for Windows Vista or 7. Copy all the files and folders on the DVD to the USB flash drive. In the My Computer window (opened in step 5 above), right-click the DVD drive and select Open to view the contents of the DVD.
You now need your Windows Vista or 7 installation DVD.Keep the command prompt window open, but you can minimize it for a little bit. (may take a few minutes, depending on the USB drive size) ASSIGN EXIT Type in the following commands, one by one, pressing Enter after each command.ĬLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE FORMAT FS=NTFS.Usually, the USB drive will be the last drive. If you're not sure what disk is the USB disk, eject the USB drive, perform step number 2 again, connect the USB drive again, and compare the results. It should now state the USB drive is the selected disk. Find the disk number of your USB drive and type SELECT DISK, where "" is the disk # for your USB drive. A listing of the disk drives connected to your computer appears.See our diskpart command page for additional information on this command.Ensure your USB drive is plugged in, type DISKPART, then press Enter. At the command prompt, type cd c:\windows\system32 to change the directory to the Windows System32 directory.You can also access this by navigating to Start, All Programs, Accessories, right-click with your mouse on the Command Prompt menu item and select Run as Administrator. Open an elevated Windows command line window by clicking Start, typing in cmd in the search text field, then pressing Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter on your keyboard (at the same time).
#Windows xp boot disk on usb windows 7
You need to have a Windows Vista or Windows 7 DVD for these instructions to be successful.