How to make an XP usb bootable flash drive?

Novatian · 06-30-2014, 02:03 AM

I would like to make a bootable usb flash drive to install XP 32 bit.

I would then dual boot XP with perhaps Mint or FreeBSD.

I am running Mint on this main computer. I have the net and a CD copy of XP.

The target computer has no CD drive being an eeebox.

Which software is needed, how is it done, and is there a youtube instruction video?

frieza · 06-30-2014, 02:41 AM

if you have a physical cd than it would probably be easier to install XP off the CD, if you have an ISO image and a burner that would be the preferable way, that being said, if you re-partition a flash drive with an NTFS partition type and format the partition as NTFS you should be able to use Unetbootin + an ISO image of windows XP to create a windows XP flash drive.

however you manage, i would recommend installing windows first as if you install Linux first then windows, your boot sector (with grub) will be overwritten by windows' boot loader, which can only boot windows, and you will have to chroot your linux install to re-install grub, which is doable, but a real pain when you can proven having to do so by simply installing windows first.

yancek · 06-30-2014, 07:54 AM

I would not expect unetbootin to be able to create a bootable flash drive for xp based on the info on their home page. Never tried it myself so???

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Also, ISO files for non-Linux operating systems have a different boot mechanism, so don't expect them to work either.

Habitual · 06-30-2014, 01:09 PM

Install Windows XP from USB Flash Drive | myeeeguides.wordpress.com

I literally googled it.
https://www.google.com/#q=usb+flash+...+install+XP+32

jefro · 06-30-2014, 03:21 PM

Kind of outside the EULA for xp.