clean vista and install xp with usb

[endlasuresh]

I have reading fromlast two days in this forum and searched most time in google however i am not getting solution to delete vista.

My system is lenovo y410 and the cd drive was not working so i am unable to boot from cd or dvd drive.I followed the steps here but this wasnt worked for me.

USB was booting to my desktop pc but not to my laptop which is on vista.

I also changed the boot from usb etc but that does not recognising boot.

please let me know any idea to remove this vista.

Regards

Suresh

Edited September 28, 2010 by endlasuresh

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

What did you use to make XP install from USB?

[endlasuresh]

I used USB_MultiBoot_10.zip and followed the steps from this thread

however i made that usb boot on my windows xp desktop.

Please let where i am missing.

[Sp0iLedBrAt]

Nevermind, wrong post

Sorry

Edited September 29, 2010 by Sp0iLedBrAt

[endlasuresh]

I see a lot of threads and posts but no answer for my problem.

my problem is that usb is not booting

[ilko_t]

What OS is on the laptop is irrelevant, boot happens before OS starts loading.

How did you format the USB stick? Using which program and settings?

What's the laptop model?

What BIOS options you select in order to boot from USB?

[endlasuresh]

operating system in laptop is windows vista service pack 1.

I formatted 4 to 5 times by following two methods from this forum

1.winsetupfromusb

2.usb multiboot1.0

its lenovo y410 (laptop model )

I selected to boot from USB.

Let me know if anything require

Regards

Suresh

[ilko_t]

When you used WinSetupFromUSB which tool did you use and which options you selected in it?

What exactly do you do in order to boot from USB?

[endlasuresh]

I used petousb and hp format tool too but nothing had happen.This two tools only i selected and remaining all default options.

I followed this blog post step by step.

I just did as in this forums and tried from some other sites too.

I may want to install a fresh let me know what else information you needed

Regards

Suresh

[ilko_t]

let me know what else information you needed

What BIOS options you select in order to boot from USB?

What exactly do you do in order to boot from USB?

Please try to be as detailed as possible.

[jaclaz]

Lenovo's are tricky.

They often use a non-standard geometry in BIOS, that can lead, EXPECIALLY if using the HP USB utility or petousb to NOT booting.

Typically a nx240x63 geometry instead of the "normal" mx255x63

First thing to try is to use RMPREPUSB to do the partitioning/formatting of the stick.

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=7739

Next, once and if the above failed, you should make a copy of the MBR (use HDhacker to copy first sector of Physicaldrive), compress it in a .zip archive and post it.

http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/

You should try simply making the USB stick bootable with RMPREPUSB and try booting from it, and post EXACTLY what happens if it fails booting, like:

• a completely blank (black) screen
  
• a flashing cursor in top left
  
• a "j"or g"
  
• an error of some kind (post the EXACT error message)
  

jaclaz

Edited October 1, 2010 by jaclaz

[endlasuresh]

a complete black screen and with a dash at the top left

you mean cursor is a dash at the top left side ?

[endlasuresh]

let me know what else information you needed

What BIOS options you select in order to boot from USB?

I didnot checked anything except to boot from USB

I readed while searching on net i have to make ahc1 or ide mode but this is not available in my bios or i dont know where it present

What exactly do you do in order to boot from USB?

I am not getting what you are saying for this question

Please try to be as detailed as possible.

I have a question how do i know my usb is a bootable device ?

I previously once i used my vista recovery dvd and installed xp.

Regards

Suresh

[jaclaz]

a complete black screen and with a dash at the top left

you mean cursor is a dash at the top left side ?

yes, but that is an EXAMPLE, post describing WHAT you see when trying booting from USB.

Post also detailing:

WHICH tool/utility/program did you use toe Partition and Format the USB stick and make it bootable.

WHICH settings/options did you use with the above utility/whatever.

Please do REPLY to the posted requests for info, WITHOUT posting other questions.

The general idea:

1. you provide info and report about what is happening and what you did and what you want to do.
   
2. a willing helping member tries to understand from remote and based ONLY on what you report what is happening.
   
3. he/she may need to ask you further info, again,we make the questions, you try replying them.
   
4. IF such willing member manages to understand what the problem is he may be able to give you a solution.
   

Compare with:

http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html

I have a question how do i know my usb is a bootable device ?

Ow, come on, not that difficult, you try to boot from it, if it works,it is bootable, if it doesn't it is NOT.

Now, please READ my previous post and try doing what I suggested you in it, and report.

jaclaz

[endlasuresh]

ok here is reports

usb.rar

hard disk.rar

I have used both tools anyway ill describe one

Winsetupfrom usb tool

i first formatted my USB with peto usb

format options i used is

1.enable disk format

2.quick format

For windows source i copied windows xp in my hard drive c folder and used that source

I didnot selected anything in this window

this things i did when i used winsetup from usb

Regards

Suresh