USB Drive + vLite

[Machinus]

Is it possible to use a USB drive instead of burning a DVD to install vlite with vista?

[Richard Arkless]

I used this guide

http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!...!1665.entry

[oskingen]

plug your usb key and go to disk management to check its number then do the following command in cmd

select disk (number)

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format fs = fat32

assign

exit

[Machinus]

Let me make sure I understand:

1) format USB drive properly

2) copy vista DVD to USB drive

3) run vlite on setup files on USB drive

4) load OS from USB drive

Does this really work? Has anyone else done it?

[jaclaz]

Let me make sure I understand:

1) format USB drive properly

2) copy vista DVD to USB drive

3) run vlite on setup files on USB drive

4) load OS from USB drive

Does this really work? Has anyone else done it?

This would be better :

1) Copy Vista DVD to local hard disk

2) run vlite on the copy of the Vista DVD (source)

3) partition and format the USB drive properly

4) copy the output of vlite (reduced setup files) to USB drive

5) load OS setup files from USB drive

The above is about installing a reduced (vlited) Vista from a USB device, and it can be automated partially following this:

http://www.msfn.org/board/Install-XP-from-USB-f157.html

or are you asking about installing a reduced (vlited) Vista to a USB device?

if the latter is the case, check Dietmar's Tutorials:

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...181&st=1707

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...181&st=1712

jaclaz