Do you know if it's possible to install Windows XP to my hard drive from a USB pen drive (instead of using a CD-ROM as source)?
My motherboard supports USB devices booting.
How can I make the pen drive bootable prior to copy the files from Windows CD?

Thanks for your suggestions.
Bye
Venator

hi Ventor

i doubt it is possible with nt based systems but 9x maybe possible,
ill have a play and get back to ya

Coleman!

need something like flashboot to make the usb drive bootable: http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/

I Found A Tool Called PeToUSB v3.0

It Works With BartPE/WinPE So It Possibly "Might" Work with XP, ill try with 2k because ive got a small drive

MY USB flsh drive is broke so i can only test it on a external hdd, it should do the same thing.
also you may have to copy the source files to hdd before installation. if it works ill wright a batch file and post it here

UPDATE:

Ive Tried And Tried And I Finally Gave Up Soz

Petousb has come in new version v3.0.0.7

Read more here

http://gocoding.com/page.php?al=petousb

Tested and works great with Kingston and Corsair USB

USB STICKS TESTED BY AUTHOR
=================
SanDisk Cruzer Mini SUCCESSFUL
PenDrive 2.0 Mini SUCCESSFUL
PQI iStick 2.0 SUCCESSFUL
I-Bead MP3 Player FAILED (I think the UFD initializes
too slow for the BIOS)

If I get it right, Venator wants to INSTALL winXP from a stick.

Booting an OS from it is just a first step.

Here is a similar thread, where I posted some hints:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61384

Anyone willing to test it?

jaclaz

Hello, Here is a step by step tutorial on how to do this. Its very simple to do

http://www.sentire.co.uk/software/software...-a-usb-pen.html

frank

This refers a outdated version and dosn't mention development source.
Solution was developed here at msfn.

Current version http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157

Hey,

I was not aware that the source was developed here. I have now updated the article with a full reference to your source. I originally picked up the source from the following articals:

http://www.scartech.net/2008/08/22/install...al-flash-device.

http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installin...-usb-thumb.html

no harm intended,

Frank
sentire.co.uk