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Hello everyone, I use XP_INST v06. I tried the following methods of booting Windows XP ISO to install it to hard drive (I use MSDN original image). However, they all failed. The 1st one ended in BSOD 0x7B even before drive selection screen, and others prompted to insert diskette into drive A: after I pressed F6. If I load ISO to RAM it seems to pass this obstacle, but it takes too long. I'd like to leave ISO on disk rather than load it to RAM. Is it possible to alter these methods somehow to achieve the result? My hardware is Sony VAIO VPCF13S8R. title Install Windows XP From ISO With 1 USB Boot\nWorks With Low Ram also find --set-root /multiboot/ISOS/ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso map /multiboot/ISOS/ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso (222) map --mem /multiboot/ISOS/XP_INST.IMA (fd0) map --mem /multiboot/ISOS/XP_INST.IMA (fd1) map --mem (md)0x800+4 (99) checkrange 0x80 read 0x8280 && map (hd1) (hd0) checkrange 0x80 read 0x8280 && map (hd0) (hd1) map --hook write --offset=0 (fd0)/setup/ISOimage.ini \\multiboot\\ISOS\\ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso\n;\n;\n; write --offset=0 (fd1)/setup/ISOimage.ini \\multiboot\\ISOS\\ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso\n;\n;\n; write (99) [FiraDisk]\nStartOptions=cdrom,vmem=find:/multiboot/ISOS/ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso;floppy,vmem=find:/multiboot/ISOS/XP_INST.IMA;\n\0 rootnoverify (222) chainloader (222)/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN title Setup Windows XP from ISO \n1: simple case, friendly BIOS \ntry this first set dir=/multiboot/ISOS set myISO=%dir%/ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso echo %myISO% set fdIMA=%dir%/XP_INST.IMA cat --length=0 %myISO% > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf %myISO% map %myISO% (222) map --mem %fdIMA% (fd1) map --mem (md)0x6000+800 (fd0) map --hook > nul dd if=(fd1) of=(fd0) count=1 #use original firadisk.inf #cat --number=1 --locatei="firaedit.inf" --replace="firadisk.inf" (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM > nul #chenall's ntboot cat --locate=###### --number=1 (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM > nul || call :error %fdIMA% file error.. set offset=%?% set fira.opt=cdrom,vmem=find:%myISO%; write --offset=%offset% (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM value=Parameters,StartOptions,REG_SZ,"%fira.opt%"\r\n; cat --skip=%offset% --locate=/ --replace=\\ (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM command (fd1)/grub4dos/shifthd.bat root (222) chainloader /I386/SETUPLDR.BIN || chainloader () title Setup Windows XP from ISO \n2: strange USB BIOS or hardware set dir=/multiboot/ISOS set myISO=%dir%/ru_winxp_pro_with_sp3_vl.iso echo %myISO% set fdIMA=%dir%/XP_INST.IMA cat --length=0 %myISO% > nul || find --set-root --devices=hf %myISO% map %myISO% (222) map --mem %fdIMA% (fd1) map --mem (md)0x6000+800 (fd0) map --hook > nul dd if=(fd1) of=(fd0) count=1 #uncomment to enable fixUSB command (fd1)/grub4dos/fixUSB.bat %myISO% #use original firadisk.inf #cat --number=1 --locatei="firaedit.inf" --replace="firadisk.inf" (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM > nul #chenall's ntboot cat --locate=###### --number=1 (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM > nul || call :error %fdIMA% file error.. set offset=%?% set fira.opt=cdrom,vmem=find:%myISO%; write --offset=%offset% (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM value=Parameters,StartOptions,REG_SZ,"%fira.opt%"\r\n; cat --skip=%offset% --locate=/ --replace=\\ (fd1)/TXTSETUP.OEM command (fd1)/grub4dos/shifthd.bat root (222) chainloader /I386/SETUPLDR.BIN || chainloader ()