For the last 15 years or so, Microsoft Windows has been coming on CDs or DVDs. But it’s increasingly common to find computers that don’t have disc drives. So how do you install Windows on those computers?
Windows XP can be installed from a USB key. This may be required if the optical drive is not working on the PC or if the user has a notebook. Then the Windows XP can be required to be booted from a USB flash drive. For this, a bootable USB key must be created. This process requires certain requirements like a USB key with a capacity of 1 or 2 GB, an official CD of the Windows OS, WinSetup from USB software and a PC with both the USB key and the CD ROM drive. Additionally, the key must be fast to avoid interruptions during the installation procedure and most importantly the configuration of the system must accept the boot on the USB key. Once the XP is downloaded, the user can proceed to install the XP with this key.
Prerequisites
- A USB key (capacity: minimum 1 or 2 GB)
- A Windows XP CD ( official version )
- A PC with a CD player and a USB key
- Your USB key is bootable.
- Your machine accepts the boot on your USB key (see in the BIOS).
- Your key is fast enough to avoid delays during installation of the OS.
Points to be ensured before start
To install Windows XP from USB stick, we must copy the setup files from a Windows CD/DVD (or from a Windows XP ISO file) onto a USB disk. You can then “boot” from the USB drive into the Windows setup program and install the system.
Preparing a Bootable USB-Drive with USB_MultiBoot.cmd Involves
- Format USB-stick like a Bootable Harddisk Drive with NTLDR BootSector using PeToUSB or HP USB Format Tool
- Select from the Main Menu of USB_MultiBoot.cmd
1 – Give XP Setup Source Folder and give UserData for XP Setup
2 – Give USB-Drive Target
3 – Make Bootable USB-Drive with XP Setup Folders
Installing XP from USB requires a Reboot from USB-Drive and Select from Boot Menu: 1. Begin TXT Mode Setup Windows XP
Download from BootLand Forum: USB_MultiBoot_10.zip.
Install Windows XP
Once downloaded, run the installation software and follow the installation wizard. At the end of the installation, the software will launch.
- Step 1: Insert your Windows XP CD into the CD ROM drive and click Browse and Open the WinToFlash website (click and a new window will open) and click the “Last version via FTP” link, then save the file.
- Step 2: Right-click the WinToFlash file you just downloaded and select “Extract to Novicorp WinToFlash…”
- Step 3: Open the “Novicorp WinToFlash” folder and double-click the WinToFlash icon. If you’re prompted with a security warning, click “Run” or otherwise accept the message.
- Step 4: Click “NEXT”
- Step 5: Tick “I accept EULA” (or similar) and then click the Next button.
- Step 6: Click “EXIT”.
- Step 7: Click on the green tick button.
- Step 8: Click “Next”.
- Step 9: Under “Windows files path:”, click the “Select” button. Then select the CD/DVD drive (which has the Windows disc in it).
- Step 10: Click “Next” and continue.
- Step 11: Select the “I accept” option and click “Continue”.
- Step 12: If your USB disk is not empty, you will be prompted to delete everything on it. Click “OK” if you are happy for everything on the disk to be deleted.
- Step 13: Click on the green tick button.
- Step 14: Here you will see WinToFlash copies the setup files from the Windows disc to the USB disk.
- Step 15: When all files have copied onto the USB disk, click “Next”.
- Step 16: Read the message, and then click “Exit”.
Install Windows XP from USB: Boot Windows from USB Drive
Points to be ensure before:
- BIOS correctly configured
- Windows USB disk inserted into the compute
Get ready to install Windows and follow the steps given below:
- Step 1: You should see the screen below. Select Option #1:
- Step 2: Press enter at the “Welcome to Setup” page.
- Step 3: Press the F8 key to accept the license agreement.
- Step 4: Select “Partition 1″ and press D to delete it.
- Step 5: Confirm that you want to delete the partition by pressing Enter.
- Step 6: Confirm once more that want to delete the partition by pressing L.
- Step 7: Repeat steps #3-6 for all “Disk 0″ partitions until the list of partitions under “Disk 0″ shows only one option: “Unpartitioned space”.
- Step 8: Select the option “Unpartitioned space” and press Enter.
- Step 9: Select “Format the partition using the NTFS file system (Quick)”.
- Step 10: You will see a message “Setup is formatting” and after that a message “Setup is coping”. Just wait till the process is completed. Your computer will restart when the step “Setup is copying files…”is completed. Do not remove the USB drive.
- Step 11: Select Option #2 when your PC restarts.
- Step 12: The Windows XP installation should pretty much take care of itself now. You’ll just need to click ‘Next’ occasionally.
If your computer reboots, keep selecting Option #2 until Windows XP has been fully installed.
Remove your USB and experience the fresh, error -free windows installed in your system and enjoy the speedy computing.
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