cdob Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I will try to remove the U3 or get another USB stick.Do you use a stick without U3 feature now?BIOS, USB boot and U3 fake USB CD drive may get strange results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Another one of my semi-random ideas:What if the problem is related to NTFS/ACL permissions?http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246187/en-usCan you try giving Full Permissions to Everyone?Can you try with a FAT16 or FAT32?jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecommerce Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) YES!! It's done. I've installed SP3 to C:\ without an optical drive. Thank you to the unattended forums! And special thanks to all those who contributed to this thread (ilko, wimb, Joe, jaclaz,cdob).I'm not entirely clear on the HOW this works, but I have managed to get the installation done on C:\ with my hardware configuration. Here's what I did:1. Remove U3 from USB stick (standard program from U3 website)2. Use USB_Multiboot_10 to ready the stick for installation -HP format to NTFS -USB HDD (not USB stick) was used3. Begin Text-mode setup Boot order is HDD, USB stick USB_Multiboot choice = 1 Partition HDD (HDD is D: and USB stick is C:) Do not complete Text-mode setup (or format or install) Quit using F34. Start Text-mode setup (second time) Boot order is still HDD, USB stick USB_Multiboot choice = 1 At partition screen, HDD is now C: and USB stick is D: Complete Text-mode setup (format, install, etc.)5. Start GUI-mode setup Change boot order (USB stick, then primary HDD) Finish GUI-mode setup6. Final reboot Boot order is USB stick, then primary HDD USB_Multiboot menu choice = 2 SP3 completes its first login Remove USB stick Edit boot.ini to reflect 1 OS in bootmenuWish I had better insight into how this works. My mind is a litle dissatisfied not knowing the exact mechanism of success, but practically-speaking I'm very pleased. I should have timed things, but the install did feel much faster than my optical drive installs. Thanks again to all. Edited July 28, 2008 by ecommerce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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