Help! - Install with No CDROM/USB

[tpipe]

Hi,

I am trying to install a version of XP (modified with NLite) onto a laptop without a CDROM and it cannot boot from USB.

I have taken the HD out, put it in another computer and ran the following command:

winnt32.exe /syspart:c: /tempdrive:c: /noreboot /makelocalsource

With the HD back in the laptop, textsetup now loads - but displays an error similar to the following:

no previous version of windows NT can be found. Setup cannot verify that you can install this upgrade.

The CD I used is a full version, and is not an upgrade edition. It worked fine on another computer with a blank HD, just causes an error when setup is run from a HD.

Please help me to resolve this - it's really bugging me

Thanks