2 Answers. Sorted by: 3. How to install Windows XP using a USB flash drive. Share. Improve this answer. Follow. answered Aug 21, 2009 at 19:44. Molly7244. Add a comment. Step 1 - Download and extract Easy2Boot. First download and extract Easy2Boot+DPMS. This is a special version of Easy2Boot with the mass storage drivers required for Windows XP install: With the files extracted, run MAKE_E2B_USB_DRIVE.cmd as Administrator: Step 2 - Prepare USB drive. Opened Parts Manage. Formatted the partition in FAT32 (important! When formatting in NTFS, BIOS don't see the USB) Left Parts Manage, Bootice. Selected Windows 2000/XP/2003. Selected my CD-diskdrive as the resource. Clicked GO. Waited until the end and removed the USB. Inserted into the laptop (DIGMA) The answer: On a flash drive. Find out the different ways to get Windows XP through Windows 10 onto a bootable flash drive - and enjoy the speed benefits that come with it. For a long time, Microsoft didn't sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. 1 Windows XP installation disc. Assorted files that I'll describe as we go along. Preparing the flash drive. First up, we need to prepare the flash drive. Download and unzip this file ( (1) Select your USB Drive Letter from the dropdown list. (2) Select Windows XP Installer towards the bottom of the list of distributions. (3) Browse to and select the ISO file you created earlier. (4) Click Create. Once the process is complete, reboot your PC, set your BIOS or UEFI Boot Menu to boot from USB, and then proceed to boot your computer. .

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