Bootable windows XP flash drive is easier to install Windows XP operating system rather than CD. It is easy to carry and use. And today, I am going to show you on how to make bootable windows xp flash drive with silent installation.
To make bootable windows xp flash drive you need this following things :
1. One or Two GB Flash Drive
2. Windows XP Installation Disk or source file.
3. N-Lite software
4. Win-to flash software.
First download N-lite and Win to Flash freeware software from end of this post.(This files are in zip format. Please download and unzip the folder)
Now start to make bootable Windows XP flash drive for silent installation :
i) First install the N-Lite software which downloaded before and start the program. See below picture
ii) Click on Next. Computer will ask you to locate the Windows XP files. You can locate the windows xp file from your CD Rom or from HDD. If you locate the windows xp file from CD Rom, Computer will ask you to choose the location to save the windows xp file. See Below picture
iii) Now computer will start to copy windows xp file from CD to HDD. See below picture
iv) Click Next twice and then computer will give you option to make your xp unattended istallation. Choose the unattended option and click next. See below picture
v) In Next option, from Unattended Mode choose Fully automated and provide your XP serial Key. See below picture
vi) Then click on Owner and Network ID option and give your — Computer Name — Workgroup Name — Full Name — Organization name. After that click on Next. see below picture
vii) Computer will ask you for confirmation, click yes. Now computer will start making xp unattended installation process and after the processing, computer will give you confirmation message. Click on finish.
Time to make bootable windows xp flash drive :
The file emdadblog.rar you downloaded and extracted before, go to the Win to Flash folder and open WinToFlash.exe file. Then choose the “Transfer Windows XP setup to USB Drive” and click on RUN. See below picture
Now plug-in your Flash Drive / Pen drive to your computer. In Windows source path locate the folder which one we use to make unattended windows xp installation and in USB drive option, locate your flash drive path. Then click run and after completing this process your flash drive / pen drive will be ready to install XP. See below picture.
FAQ : How to configure the computer bios to boot from Pen drive /flash drive ?
Ans : Before you start installing your XP from your USB make sure that your computer support USB to install XP. But most of the recent computer bios support bootable pendrive.
To boot from your USB just plug-in your bootable pendrive to computer and restart your computer. Then Press F9 or F12 key from your keyboard and you will get the option to choose boot from your USB Flash Drive / Pen Drive.
Update : Many of us have asked various question regarding for bootable windows xp flash drive problem.To solve all of your problems, I create a video regarding for silent installation of bootable windows xp flash drive.
Pleas check out this video from below.
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Hi Emdad, Thanks for your reply. As per your reply my PC can boot from USB RMD FDD. And I have selected the USB RMD FDD as first boot device but cannot boot from the USB stick that is working fine with my laptop. But in my pc showing “searching for boot record – USB RMD FDD is ok” and then nothing. I also tried Kokmu-SP-usb software and created bootable USB stick that is working fine with laptop. Then I tried it in my pc and selected the USB device as the first boot device. It worked fine. The next window comes up with the two options (1) GUI MODE AND (2) TEXT MODE. On selecting text mode first the next screen was showing this: – “Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information”. What could be the problem. Should I update/ Change the BIOS to solve this problem. Please guide me. Thanks in Advance!
Hi Virendar,
Sorry for late replay. To solve this problem you can do :
1. First update the BIOS of your PC. Then try to install windows XP from USB flash drive. If the problem not fixed then try this 2nd option.
2. Install the driver of your PC Hard DISK in N-light first, then create the bootable windows XP flash drive.
Please let me know the update…..
After booting from usb 100files copied and get restarted but cannot varify drive c say not enough memory what to do man
Hello Aeeb,
After copying 100% successfully computer will restart. When restart don’t press any key or choose any option. Computer will start to install Windows XP. Could you tell me what is the brand of your computer and specification ?
Frnd my prb is after copying 100% files it restarts and shows me numbr of option firts say text mode second gui mode when goong to first option its says cannot varify c bcos memory low when opting 2nd it goes to previous xp please help my board is asus m2n68 am se2 with dual amd 2.7 and im xp 64 bit.thxxz
Hello Azeeb,
Do you want to install in XP in your computer or just want to replace the old one without deleting. If you want to install fresh new xp, Try to delete the old xp means format or delete the partition in pre-installation windows xp setup mode and try to install again.
Note : Don’t forget to take backup .
Or follow this below steps :
1. Insert the windows xp flash drive in computer and the change the bios setting to boot from usb
2. When computer will restart, choose option 2 to install windows xp
3. Delete or format the old hard disk partition
4. Computer will start to copy files from USB to Hard Disk and Restart
5. After successful restart, don’t press anything. Computer will prepare itself to install xp and
6. When you see the windows xp installation wizard follow the instruction.
hi emdad,
my hard drive of desktop computer crashed. I want to use my 16gb usb flash drive as a hard drive, and i want to install winxp on it. Is it possible, if yes how can i do it. I repeat i want to use my flash drive as a hard drive for my computer. Please help
Aftet copying 100% files after booting from usb it shows options no 1=again copying files no 2= goes to prvious xp what to do man help me please
I am nt able to download emdadblog.rar file plz help
Problem solved. Pleas try again.
Sincerely sorry for the disturbance.
Hi Emdad.
Thanks for this post.
It’s excelente. And the video so on.
Great indeed.
Go on doing things like this.
Thanks
Raul
(Portugal)
hi emdad,
my hard drive of desktop computer crashed. I want to use my 16gb usb flash drive as a hard drive, and i want to install winxp on it. Is it possible, if yes how can i do it. I repeat i want to use my flash drive as a hard drive for my computer. Please help