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    install xp from flash drive

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DKirk13, Nov 30, 2009.

  1. DKirk13

    DKirk13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I am trying to fix my friends laptop by installing xp on it from a flash drive since a virus he got made his cd-rom drive useless. I am using vista 64 bit home premium so naturally this process is a huge pain. I tried using HP's USB disk storage format tool which didnt work :mad: , and using command prompt which didnt work :mad: :mad: . So I found a program called FlashBoot which automatically makes your flash drive bootable and incorporates the xp install cd. I thought this would work to but the program said I didnt have enough space to put my install files on them. So i went out and bought a 16 gb flash drive and tried the process again and it still said I didnt have enough space :confused:. I figured out that the program was reformatting my flash drive into NAT which made my space go from 16gb to 3gb.

    My question is how do you make a flash drive bootable and have enough space to put an xp install cd on it?
     
    DKirk13, Nov 30, 2009
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  2. Traditio

    Traditio Notebook Guru

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    Here is a guide which uses just HP's tool and manually copies some files to the flash drive to make the drive bootable. HTH.
     
    Traditio, Nov 30, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't need to double post.
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 30, 2009
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    DKirk13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry my internet did something weird I guess. :confused:
     
    DKirk13, Dec 1, 2009
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