How to install Windows from USB- WinSetupFromUSB with GUI

[daddo1980]

happy to read your post, simple and short instructions....

i began doing what u said... i modified I386\txtsetup.sif in the small ISO file....

but after i modified it.. i cant put it back inside there.....

i can save the file somewhere.. but cant modify the iso... how can i do?

i did also

2) In WinSetupFromUSB\program directory\files\MULTIpartitionUSBstick\ do

makecab dummydisk.sys dummy.sy_

and

3) Copy dummy.sy_ to USB Stick\WinSetup\XP....\I386\

just need to fix the iso...

EDIT TO ADD THIS

i could modify the iso using ISO MASTER on ubuntu... and it worked!

(just felt a bit weird the original iso was 1,1MB but the modified one was 700KB.. more or less...)

i can start the setup of windows correctly and it finally asks to choose the partition where to install xp..... now i need to find another hd to try to install it... and make a complete test.

i will post here as soon as i did it.... with good (i hope) or bad news!!!

anyway thanks for helping me!

Edited April 10, 2011 by daddo1980

[Flashmann]

Hi everyone! Please, help me! Here is my problem. I've made USB stick with Win XP SP3 (using 1.0.7 beta) and USB HDD from one windows source. Weird, but stick works fine, except USB HDD. Here is my TXTSETUP files.

P. S. Please, forgive my bad english

Oh, sorry, almost forgot - it says "cannot load KBDUS.DLL"

TXTSETUP.7z

Edited April 10, 2011 by Flashmann

[ilko_t]

@daddo1980

I think you have figured it out. Le us know how it goes.

@Flashmann

Does it work in QEMU? Run the program with the USB HD attached and select only "test in QEMU". Does it load?

On real hardware- try renaming on the USB HD \WINSETUP\XP..sp3\I386\migrate.inf to migrate.inf.bak. Does it load?

[NikLok]

Why? Anything wrong with latest or any new features you need?

I wait sourse code very long time!

I dream add abbility rewrite only new files to the flash!

I intagrate ms updates every mounth, because i need have distributive with latest updates!

I install 5-10 system every mounth.

Now when i use subj he make new copy of contents ( XppSp3 XppSp31 XppSp3.iso XppSp31.iso ......)

But realy changed very small quontity files!

You dont want make this feature.

I try to do this self.

Edited April 11, 2011 by NikLok

[Flashmann]

@ilko_t

@Flashmann

Does it work in QEMU? Run the program with the USB HD attached and select only "test in QEMU". Does it load?

On real hardware- try renaming on the USB HD \WINSETUP\XP..sp3\I386\migrate.inf to migrate.inf.bak. Does it load?

QEMU doesn't work at all, seems to me. I checked "Test in QEMU", then "GO" button. Nothing appears in next 5~7 seconds, and then it says "Job done".

Renaming migrate.inf has caused BSOD, image attached.

[cdob]

Weird, but stick works fine, except USB HDD.

Which USB HDD do oyu use?

Which storgage capacity goes to hard disk?

Do you use several partitions?

BIOS routines are used to read files at textmode part.

Some BIOS limit access to first part only, example first 128GB only.

[Flashmann]

Which USB HDD do oyu use?

Which storgage capacity goes to hard disk?

Do you use several partitions?

BIOS routines are used to read files at textmode part.

Some BIOS limit access to first part only, example first 128GB only.

Seagate FreeAgent Go 500 Gb, first partition is 15,8 Gb (which is used for setup files) and second is 450 Gb for my files.

[ilko_t]

QEMU doesn't work at all, seems to me. I checked "Test in QEMU", then "GO" button. Nothing appears in next 5~7 seconds, and then it says "Job done".

This is weird. What did you use to extract WinSetupFromUSB.7z ? Use 7-zip from 7-zip.org some other programs tend to incorrectly extract 7z archives. What Windows version do you use?

Renaming migrate.inf has caused BSOD, image attached.

That's even weirder. Migrate.inf should not be cause for BSOD. MS article suggests:

The ACPI Bios in this system is not fully compliant to the specification

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314830

Try hitting F7 when F2/F6 prompt appears as the article suggests, does it load to the partitioning screen?

Can you update BIOS?

Can you load BIOS defaults?

Does USB HD prepared by 0.2.3 version work?

Have you tried it on another hardware?

[Joshatdot]

@Joshatdot

I don't get the point and can't make sense of these reports, thanks for sharing, but is there some conclusion?

NTFS on 0.x.x. versions is ways faster, have a look:

On 1.x versions file system should not matter that much, except when preparing the stick.

The difference between both versions is that in method used in 0.x.x versions Setup attempts to delete the files as they are copied, due to NTFS cache speed is much faster, in XP and 2003.

In 1.X versions another method is used and files are not attempted to be deleted, hence NTFS does not improve speed during file copy stage in Text mode.

As for the loading part up to the "Setup is starting" I really doubt there is significant difference in speeds, plus it should not be that important whether Setup starts for 20 or 40 seconds, not a big deal.

Conclusion, using 0.23 with NTFS works best for me, at least on the HP mini 110-1012NR I was working on. When I prep'ed my stick with 1.07b it took at least 20x slower just loading Setup .. regardless of FAT or NTFS format. I should have made a video to show how slow it was. The time it took, with 1.07b, to inspect the hardware & loading Setup (before the HDD drivers were loading) .. that same stick prep'd with 0.23 was already done loading & asking me to press F8 to accept EULA.

[Pulento]

Hello everyone

I have some problems installing Windows XP with WinSetupFromUSB.

1. I downloaded and installed WinSetupFromUSB in C:\WinSetupFromUSB (0.2.3 version).

2. My PC has installed Windows 7 64.

3. I create the folder C:\WINXPCD and copied all files from the Windows XP Setup CD.

4. I used a Kignston USB stick 1GB.

5. I formated the pendrive using the RMPREPUSB 1.975.

6. Then I run the program and finished without problems.

The destination machine was a notebook, Acer Aspire 1640.

With a new HD (formated) Samsung IDE, 160GB, model HM160HC.

After install the first part of Windows XP, with no issues, I tried to install the second part but I got the next message:

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Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.

Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.

Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information.

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I would like to show you the process using images, so maybe you can find and issue during the installation:

After the error, I took of the HD and sticked it on my PC and this is the list of the files on it:

I did the process almost 8 times. I used 3 different pendrives but I got the same error message.

I will apreciate if anyone of you could help me to fix this.

Thanks in advance

Alvaro

Edited April 19, 2011 by Pulento

[nothingspecial]

It works like charm...thanks

[ilko_t]

@Pulento

Did you try the debug entries below, HD1 part 1 etc., on the screen with black background?

I'd also use the latest version, currently 1.0 beta7.

[Pulento]

@Pulento

Did you try the debug entries below, HD1 part 1 etc., on the screen with black background?

I'd also use the latest version, currently 1.0 beta7.

Hey ilko_t

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I tried all, but no ones work.

Ok, I will try the latest version (1.0 beta7) right away.

I will back with news.

Thanks again

Alvaro

[Pulento]

Hi ilko_t

Ok, I tried the 1.0 beta7.

It didn't work.

Sorry.

I run the program, and did the format just the way it was on the window:

But near to the end I got the next error message:

Sorry, part of the information is in portuguese.

I repeat the process and I got the same error again.

But after the error seems the instalation ends fine:

Well, hoping that error wasnt a big deal I tried again.

Here are the pictures of the process:

And then I got this error:

PCI System Error on Bus/Device/Function 0000h

Then, I tried again, but this time I choose the PLoP boot manager:

I choose HDD PARTITION 1

But I got this error:

I did the process again but this time I tried chosing the pendrive, I got this:

BOOTMGR is missing

Press trl+Alt+Del to restart

By the way, there is a diference between the pendrive content for each version of

0.2.3:

1.0 beta7:

I dont know if this have to do with it. Im not the expert here

Well, hope you can give me a hand to solve this.

Thanks again for your time. I really apreciate it.

Muito obrigado

Alvaro

[ilko_t]

Sorry, I am out of town for a few weeks with limited access to internet. Will have a look when come back first days of May if you have not figured it out.