Make a Live XP / UBCD on USB ?!

[Keyboarder]

I need your help to realise my project

I would like to make a bootable USB key with Windows XP (Installed on it) AND (!!) the UBCD... I followed this tutorial to create the bootable XP and it works great : http://www.ngine.de/article/id/8 I can now create a bootable USB key with XP installed and another USB key with the UBCD

But I have to use ONE USB key only... Can somebody help me please ?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

You do mean the legal UBCD, right?

[Keyboarder]

You do mean the legal UBCD, right?

Yes ! Nothing illegal

[jaclaz]

You do mean the legal UBCD, right?

Is there an "illegal" UBCD?

I only know about the real and obviously legal one:

http://ultimatebootcd.com/

@Keyboarder

You can use UBCD as a .iso.

Add a line to your current BOOT.INI on the XP stick:

C:\grldr="grub4dos"

Add to root of the XP stick (from latest grub4dos - right now it is already inside the UBCD linked below):

• grldr
  
• menu.lst
  

And:

• the UBCD .iso, say in /images/ubcd5.iso
  

Basically you need an entry in menu.lst similar to this:

title Ultimate Boot CD
map /images/ubcd5.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)

Get latest UBCD with grub4dos support:

http://ultimatebootcd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2131

Read some basics about grub4dos from here:

http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66

Check for newer grub4dos here:

http://nufans.net/grub4dos/

jaclaz

[Keyboarder]

You do mean the legal UBCD, right?

Is there an "illegal" UBCD?

I only know about the real and obviously legal one:

http://ultimatebootcd.com/

@Keyboarder

You can use UBCD as a .iso.

Add a line to your current BOOT.INI on the XP stick:

C:\grldr="grub4dos"

Add to root of the XP stick (from latest grub4dos - right now it is already inside the UBCD linked below):

• grldr
  
• menu.lst
  

And:

• the UBCD .iso, say in /images/ubcd5.iso
  

Basically you need an entry in menu.lst similar to this:

title Ultimate Boot CD
map /images/ubcd5.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)

Get latest UBCD with grub4dos support:

http://ultimatebootcd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2131

Read some basics about grub4dos from here:

http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66

Check for newer grub4dos here:

http://nufans.net/grub4dos/

jaclaz

Thanks ! I will try that this evening

[*] the UBCD .iso, say in /images/ubcd5.iso

I don't understand... How can I do ?

Edited March 22, 2010 by Keyboarder

[jaclaz]

What do you mean?

Copy the .iso you download to the SAME place (and filename) you use in menu.lst entry.

The example assumes that you copy the .iso to a folder called "images" in root of the USB stick and rename it to "ubcd5.iso".

If you have it in root of the stick, named "Mickey_Mouse.iso" your entry should be:

title Ultimate Boot CD 
map /Mickey_Mouse.iso (hd32) 
map --hook 
chainloader (hd32)

If you have it in a folder called "goofy", your entry should be:

title Ultimate Boot CD 
map /goofy/Mickey_Mouse.iso (hd32) 
map --hook 
chainloader (hd32)

You should actually:

Read some basics about grub4dos from here:

http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66

jaclaz

[Keyboarder]

What do you mean?

Copy the .iso you download to the SAME place (and filename) you use in menu.lst entry.

The example assumes that you copy the .iso to a folder called "images" in root of the USB stick and rename it to "ubcd5.iso".

If you have it in root of the stick, named "Mickey_Mouse.iso" your entry should be:

title Ultimate Boot CD 
map /Mickey_Mouse.iso (hd32) 
map --hook 
chainloader (hd32)

If you have it in a folder called "goofy", your entry should be:

title Ultimate Boot CD 
map /goofy/Mickey_Mouse.iso (hd32) 
map --hook 
chainloader (hd32)

You should actually:

Read some basics about grub4dos from here:

http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=66

jaclaz

Understood !

Edited March 22, 2010 by Keyboarder

[jaclaz]

Understood !

jaclaz

[Keyboarder]

It works great

But I can't start XP on another computer than mine. I see the loading bar with the Windows logo and it reboots after 2 seconds Do you have an idea ?

[jaclaz]

But I can't start XP on another computer than mine. I see the loading bar with the Windows logo and it reboots after 2 seconds Do you have an idea ?

I usually have several of them.

Point is which one (if any) would be useful for your problem.

First thing I would do if I were you, would be to check (and disable) auto-reboot:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/auto_reboot_on_system_crash.htm

This way you should get a nice BSOD, which my crystal ball appears like identifying in a 0x0000007b, but we need to make sure of it's id.

Then, you should forget the ngine.de guide (not that it isn't good, but it's a bit outdated) and use a newer approach:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9830

jaclaz

[Keyboarder]

I disabled the auto-reboot and I had the same error you said. But I will try your new link Thanks for your help

[jaclaz]

Then, your build is most probably missing the appropriate SATA drivers.

Check what the PC that doesn't boot and the PC that does boot have different, like:

• Processor
  
• Hard disk bus (like ATA/IDE or SATA or SATA set in BIOS as IDE compatibility or as AHCI)
  
• Chipset
  

Hopefully the linked to set of programs should make the USB install more or completely "universal".

jaclaz