Portable windows 2000?

[thanhbatbai]

ask people to show me how software runs on Windows 2000 Portable USB. Thank you all. I can not find the project winbuilder 2000.

Edited April 15, 2010 by Tripredacus
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[xper]

12. Very often we see meaningless subjects in topic title. They give no clue of what the posts are all about. For example:

•Oh no!

•Help

•I'm mad

•Please help

•Question

•I need your help

•Hmmmm....

This should be avoided. Users should enter something more specific in the topic title so that it is easier for others to help.

A few good examples:

•Strange problem with DirectX9b redist

•RunOnceEx install problem (double installation)

•Change Internet Explorer's Icon back to default

[submix8c]

One would assume it's the same as for XP, so look for a topic on that instead and install accordingly.

HTH

[os2fan2]

The necessary support to build PE environments was first implemented in Windows xp sp1.

If ye mean to use an earlier version of windows than this, ye need to devise your own method.

OS/2 from vers 3 has had this support. Just shows how far Windows really is. (today's tired technology)

[jaclaz]

The necessary support to build PE environments was first implemented in Windows xp sp1.

Well, I presume that the general idea is to have a "Portable 2K", which not necessarily is a PE.

Just like we have fairly portable versions of "Portable XP" (which has nothing to do with a PE based on XP).

So, it is more like "backporting" to 2K the solutions found for this:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9227

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

It should be possible, though due to the very limited "intended target" (unfortunately the 2K user base has always been comparatively small and it is now reaching an historical minimum with next "forced retirement" of 2K from MS), it is unlikely that anyone is going to dedicate much time to it.

For the record, the usual definition of XP by 2K users (like yours truly ) is:

XP is a bettered 2K, only worse.

jaclaz

[MrJinje]

usboot has a relatively easy method.

USBoot is a package that helps in the preparation of Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 for booting from USB storage devices by providing extensive support for automated installation and configuration of drivers especially of setup class USB.

[jaclaz]

usboot has a relatively easy method.

Yep.

But the point is still about the portability.

I.e., USBoot.org is one (automated) method to have 2K/XP/2003 booting from USB on any GIVEN PC (or "set" of PC's with similar enough hardware).

Making the install on the USB device "portable" on several completely different hardwares has been the "next" step.

Within limits, using UNIVBE and UNIATA has helped a lot, the newish approach by wimb (in the posted links) provides hopefully a further step in the direction of "universal" (please read as "portable") XP on USB.

jaclaz