[RESOLVED] Can XP be installed FROM a usb stick or hard drive...

[drscouse]

Ive spent all weekend readingwhat seems like hundreds of posts.. in an effort to be able to install XP from a usb stick, or even hard drive... onto pc...

Ive tried PEtoUSB, Grub4dos, read many articles.. but none seem to give a single step-by-step guide on how to achieve this...

Ive been able t o get BARTPE to run from an 8gb fat32 stick, using grub4dos, after reading a few articles, so I thought I may be able to isntall XP by substituting my unattended xp install cd for the BartPE install info on the stick.. as I though Brub4dos would just attempt to load the NTLDR...

But no joy....

I also tried to run the winnt.exe manually, got the blue screen intaller.. but it just set there for about 20 minutes identifying hardware....

I just nedd to know Yes it is possible, or no it isnt, before I spend more time trying to do it....

Most of my searching brings back results on actually installing XP to your usb stick, similar to BartPE from the stick.. but I actually want to install XP onto pcs from the usb stick, or usb hard drive...

Im quite suprised how difficult it seams...

Edited January 14, 2008 by drscouse

[drscouse]

Resolved with this very easy solution..

http://weblogzz.blogspot.com/2008/01/insta...-pen-drive.html

[jaclaz]

Which is nothing more than this old 10 steps solution:

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...c=16713&hl=

with the addition of a (Polish?) copy of NC and an old release of PM.

Solution that is outdated by the new "direct" method which is faster, to where I pointed you in your other thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/PeToUSB-error-bu...er-t110779.html

jaclaz