Comments on: is there any way to install windows xp from usb drive rather than using a cd-rom ?

By: Anish

Anish — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:54:35 +0000

USB version of WindowsXP is already available
Just Google it and Download

By: Geetha

Geetha — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:13:40 +0000

I think it can be done and it is not illegal. But I really don’t know how, sorry.

By: Help Yahoo Kidnapped Me & Wont

Help Yahoo Kidnapped Me & Wont — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:58:48 +0000

There’s nothing illegal about it.

1) Make the USB drive DOS bootable, and test and confirm that your motherboard does boot to DOS from it. THe infamous “HP boot utility” (google search) is one way of doing this.

2) Set autoexec.bat and config.sys on the USB drive to load smartdrive and a memory manager. Google will show how. This is not actually required, but it will make the install go multiple times faster than if you didn’t.

3) Copy the entire I386 folder from the Windows CD to the thumbdrive.

4) Boot the thumbdrive to DOS and run “/I386/winnt.exe”

By: The Trespasser

The Trespasser — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:46:16 +0000

Gud luck…

By: brandonm

brandonm — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:25 +0000

cant it wont fit i think and this is like makeing an illegal copy of it