[ilko_t]

Smiley357, on Jun 23 2008, 06:29 AM, said:

...How I fixed my issue was I formatted the USB drive in windows (right click on drive select format.) Then ran the setup and chose the option “HP USB disk storage format tool v2.0.6 “ after this tool opened up I then canceled it without formatting again. After this I had no issues. I’m not sure why this was any issue at all but after I did this it worked fine.

This is a black magic
AFAIK HP format tool will NOT do anything anywhere, unless you press START. I'd love someone proves me wrong.
So HP tool should not have anything to do with resolving your problem. Which rather was incorrect formatting.

Smiley357, on Jun 23 2008, 06:29 AM, said:

Also, just a FYI option 1) txt mode setup windows xp… is the normal install that you get if you would have installed from the CD. I have had people ask me this question too.

I don't get that. What's the idea? What were people confused about? When you see in menu 1) and 2), which one to use first? Or what would 1) do? Can you explain please.

This post has been edited by ilko_t: 23 June 2008 - 01:37 PM

[Smiley357]

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This is a black magic
AFAIK HP format tool will NOT do anything anywhere, unless you press START. I'd love someone proves me wrong.
So HP tool should not have anything to do with resolving your problem. Which rather was incorrect formatting.

To explain a little better. When I would format the drive with the HP tool I would press START. However, by using the HP tool instead of windows to format the drive it would cause it to not work. When I would choose option 1) nothing would happen. Just got to a blank black screen and do nothing. I guess the little man that Intel puts inside was on break at that time. LOL

[frogman2008]

I use an 4GB flash voyager stick, and I want to create a unified installation that works on many pc-s, so whn I format it with hp tool I can't boot and nforce2 pc, but can so later on chipsets, and when I format it with pe2tousb and fat, I can boot and install XP, but cannot install vista, it says and error installation files are corupted or missing. Do I must add some files to the vista instalation or leave it default?

[jaclaz]

ilko_t, on Jun 23 2008, 09:34 PM, said:

This is a black magic

There are consistent reports that in some (actually very few cases) the HP tool is ineffective/does not produce a working stick.

A solution that has proved to be working is simply that of zeroing the first few sectors of the stick, typically first 100 sectors, by using a disk/hex editor or dsfo/dsfi.

http://www.boot-land...topic=3453&st=8

jaclaz

[ilko_t]

Smiley357, on Jun 23 2008, 06:29 AM, said:

...How I fixed my issue was I formatted the USB drive in windows (right click on drive select format.) Then ran the setup and chose the option “HP USB disk storage format tool v2.0.6 “ after this tool opened up I then canceled it without formatting again. After this I had no issues. I’m not sure why this was any issue at all but after I did this it worked fine.

The bolded is the black magic

If I may add- I recall reports from Dietmar, where stick had to be formatted a few times with HP format tool, then it writes on it properly.
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...ost&p=97239

[frogman2008]

did anyone of use fat file system to format a stick and put vista installation on it together with xp, because I tried to do that and at some point of installation about 47% it says that the files are corrupted or missing, I assume it wolud work when I format it with HP tool and use NTFS but when I do that many older chipsets liki nforce2 will not boot with the stick, and that is an issue. Does this that the install.wim 2.4GB file is to big for the fat to handle during the installation. Any experience?

[frogman2008]

When I try to install XP on Dell computers I get 0x000007b BSOD, is the ntdetect.com modified in the Usb multiboot 10 version, if it is not how can I do it, or if it is, is there another solution to getting rid of this bsod when trying to install xp on dell computers.
Thanks in advance

[wimb]

Read the FAQs Q3 from http://www.msfn.org/...Qs-t116766.html

The modified NTDETECT.COM can also be made from Hex_NTDETECT_COM.txt file in Help_Info folder.
You have to do it yourselves, according to the link in the FAQs

FAT format has a max size of 2GB and so FAT USB-stick is not useful for Vista Setup files.