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Windows XP Install guide – USB flash drive
Posted Jan 23rd 2008 12:56pm by Cas in Asus EeePC, Guides / Comments (16)
This is a easy and simple guide to installing Windows XP on the Asus EeePC, before we get started there are a few things we need to go over.
Requirements:
- USB_PREP8
- PeToUSB
- Bootsect.exe
- Windows XP CD with SP2
- If using Nlite remember to keep the manual installation files.
- A computer with Windows XP/Vista – x86
- Download – eeepc-ppack-winxp.zip
Note: The following steps need to be performed on any system that meet the requirements before attempting this guide.
Step 1:
Extract downloaded files, Inside of the USB_prep8 folder double click the file
usb_prep8.cmd
Then Press any key to continue
Step 2:
Click start.
When the format is complete leave all windows open and open another cmd window from Start > Run > cmd
Step 3:
In CMD go to the directory where bootsect.exe is located, example – cd c:\Pre-packed\bootsect\
Type:
bootsect.exe /nt52 G:
G: is the disk letter for the USB flash drive.
The correct boot sector will now be written to the USB stick, Now your pc can boot from the USB flash drive.
“Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.” Will display when this task is complete.
Step 4:
Close the cmd window for bootsect and petousb windows, make sure the usbprep8 window is still open.
Step 5:
Press 1 and then enter. Browse to the location XP setup files, CD/DVD Drive with disk for example.
Press 2 and enter a letter not currently assigned to a drive on your PC, this is used for temp files and will be removed once the entire process is complete, default this is T.
Press 3 and enter the drive letter of your USB flash drive
Press 4 to start the process
You will be prompted to format drive T, Press Y then enter.
When the format is complete press enter to continue, The program will now copy files to the temp drive it created. Press enter to continue when files have copied.
You will be asked to copy the files to USB drive yes/no, click yes.
When prompted if you would like to USB drive to be preferred boot drive, click yes.
Click yes to un mount the virtual drive (Temp drive eg T:).
Close the usbprep8 window.
Step 6:
Make sure the USB flash drive is the primary boot device, Put the usb flash drive into your EeePC and boot from it.
You will have two options, Select Text mode setup.
Format the HDD using NTFS
When complete you will be prompted to reboot, If the GUI setup does not start first time reboot the EeePC and press ESC to launch the boot menu, select the USB flash drive and
boot from it…when prompted with the original menu with two options select GUI setup.
Finished!
This works perfectly and is a great way to install Windows XP without a external CD/DVD Drive.
27.1.2008 at 12:21 am
I’ve got an external CD drive, but if it fails, I’ll give this a shot. Cheers!
29.1.2008 at 12:54 pm
will this work if I use a 4 G SD card instead of a USB flash drive ?
Daljit
25.2.2008 at 6:06 am
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18.7.2008 at 9:37 pm
How in the world did you get from step 3 to 4?
VERY confused.
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3.11.2008 at 3:04 am
hi Cas, i have done and followed your guide 100%!!! but y did i encountered a disk error after i boot up my flash drive??? oh man!! im hoping dat it will work, but damn!! I gues not!!! cmpletely waste of time man, please help!! and please email me, i dont know wats wrong but i have completely followed ur guides sir cas, pls email me at protoss_xxx2@yahoo.com.ph tnx and God bless
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