Install Windows XP Using USB

Required

Buy a USB Flash Drive (at least 2GB ).

When you do this tutorial, please make sure yourYou need computer with CD-ROM in it to build bootable USB flash drive and then you can install XP on any other computers (netbooks) with no CD-ROM / DVD 

softwares

Download botsect.p2p.rar 

Download from here

Step:1

Extrect files in c:/

STEP:2

Insert your USB Flash Drive in pc who have cd/dvd  room

Goto

c:\ botsect.p2p\pe2usb

Run pe2usb.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 : XP-KOMKU (or whatever you want)

Then click Start

Click Yes to continue...

You are about to repartition and format a disk. Disk: .... All existing volumes and data on that

disk will be lost. Are You Sure You Want To Continue?"

Click Yes

Wait a few seconds...

Click OK, and you can close the PeToUSB window.

STEP:3

Open Command Prompt ...

Click Start > Run > type cmd > click OK

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

how to do this?

First type this cd\ and press Enter

Then type cd botsect.p2p\bootsect and press Enter (botsect.p2p = you extract folder name)

Don't close the Command Prompt window, and go to step 4...

STEP:4

On command prompt window, type     bootsect /nt52 H:

H: is the drive letter for my USB Flash Drive, it may be different with yours...

And press Enter

The result... "Successfully updated filesystem bootcode. Bootcode was successfully updated on

all targeted volumes."

Don't close the Command Prompt window, and go to step 5...

STEP:5

Now type this cd..   And press Enter

Then type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter    (go to   usb_prep8 in cmd)

Type usb_prep8 again... And press Enter

Your command prompt window will look like this

Press any key to continue...

usb_prep8 welcome screen will appear

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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:_

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Now, insert your original Windows XP CD, 

And back to the Command Prompt window

Type 1 then press Enter...

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

The result... "XP Setup Source Path" changed to G:\ (yours may be different)

How to change it?

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Type 2 and press Enter...

"Enter Available Virtual DriveLetter"

For example you don't have drive S so you type S and press Enter

Back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

Now type 3 and press Enter...

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

Because my Flash drive letter is H

So, type H and press Enter...

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After back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

Now type 4 and press Enter to make a 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

Please wait....

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: bla... bla..."

Click Yes

in nets option 

"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:6

Now, insert your USB Flash Drive/Flash Disk/Thumb Drive to your notebook

Go to BIOS and make your USB Flash Drive as primary boot device....

Then boot from your USB Flash Drive....

And select "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After Logon"

After Hard Disk detected, delete all partitions, create a single partition... And install Windows

XP on that partition...

And wait...

Once text mode setup is complete, the computer will restart....

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

Continue Windows XP setup.... And Done!

Windows XP Installed....