How to install Windows from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI in Install Windows from USB Posted February 15, 2009 · Edited February 15, 2009 by jaclaz Sorry,but i get thisgrubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBRHow do i get a MBR on my sd card?I have the same issue, I use 4GB USB drive to make bootable installation.my log file has2009/02/14 20:17:18- WinSetupFromUSB 0.1.1 started2009/02/14 20:17:18- OS WIN_XP X86 ServicePack: Service Pack 32009/02/14 20:17:18- Getting USB drives information2009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Physical Disk: Lexar JD FireFly USB Device -- \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE12009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Disk Partition: Disk #1, Partition #02009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Logical Disk: E: File system: FAT Bootable: -12009/02/14 20:17:18- Target drive selected- E:2009/02/14 20:17:18- Drive letter of the active partition in selected disk- E:2009/02/14 20:17:18- Total target size avialable- 3824 MB2009/02/14 20:17:18- Checking sizes...2009/02/14 20:17:18- Total source size- 0 MB2009/02/14 20:17:18- Target space available- 3824 MB2009/02/14 20:17:22- Checking sizes...2009/02/14 20:17:22- Total source size- 554.4 MB2009/02/14 20:17:22- Target space available- 3824 MB2009/02/14 20:17:22- Windows source selected- D:2009/02/14 20:17:22- Source version- Windows XP Professional2009/02/14 20:17:22- Service Pack- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 2009/02/14 20:17:22- AMD64 flag- 02009/02/14 20:17:24- Removing TEMP folder2009/02/14 20:17:24- Backing up MBR of disk #12009/02/14 20:17:24- C:\Temp\Install XP from USB\WinSetupFromUSB\files\grub4dos\grubinst.exe -s=mbrdisk1-20090214-201724.dat -t (hd1)2009/02/14 20:17:28- grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR of disk #12009/02/14 20:17:28- ---------------------------------Program quited-----------------------------------------------I got a "grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR" error when I try to launch the process.My 4GB USB stick is already formatted to FAT32 (I also tried NTFS) with HP utility.Any hints?ThanksHardy 0
How to install Windows from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI
in Install Windows from USB
Posted · Edited by jaclaz
I have the same issue, I use 4GB USB drive to make bootable installation.
my log file has
2009/02/14 20:17:18- WinSetupFromUSB 0.1.1 started
2009/02/14 20:17:18- OS WIN_XP X86 ServicePack: Service Pack 3
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Getting USB drives information
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Physical Disk: Lexar JD FireFly USB Device -- \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Disk Partition: Disk #1, Partition #0
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Found USB Logical Disk: E: File system: FAT Bootable: -1
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Target drive selected- E:
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Drive letter of the active partition in selected disk- E:
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Total target size avialable- 3824 MB
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Checking sizes...
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Total source size- 0 MB
2009/02/14 20:17:18- Target space available- 3824 MB
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Checking sizes...
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Total source size- 554.4 MB
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Target space available- 3824 MB
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Windows source selected- D:
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Source version- Windows XP Professional
2009/02/14 20:17:22- Service Pack- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
2009/02/14 20:17:22- AMD64 flag- 0
2009/02/14 20:17:24- Removing TEMP folder
2009/02/14 20:17:24- Backing up MBR of disk #1
2009/02/14 20:17:24- C:\Temp\Install XP from USB\WinSetupFromUSB\files\grub4dos\grubinst.exe -s=mbrdisk1-20090214-201724.dat -t (hd1)
2009/02/14 20:17:28- grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR of disk #1
2009/02/14 20:17:28- ---------------------------------Program quited-----------------------------------------------
I got a "grubinst.exe could not make a backup of MBR" error when I try to launch the process.
My 4GB USB stick is already formatted to FAT32 (I also tried NTFS) with HP utility.
Any hints?
Thanks
Hardy