Need help - Install multiple XP from an USB

[congnt92]

Hi,

In order to create USB multiboot that allow install multiple XP (or other OS) from an USB, I found some thread very helpful.

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/114543-solved-install-multiple-xpvistape2003-from-usb/

www.msfn.org/board/topic/111406-how-to-install-xp-from-usb/

Or some tools: USB_Multiboot_10, Easy2boot, ...

 

But I still have a stupid question.

Can I create USB to install multiple XP by this way??

 

Root of USB

 

grldr

menu.lst

XP64 folder (Extract XP 64bits ISO here)

XP86 folder (Extract XP 32bits ISO here)

 

menu.lst

title  Windows XP x86 Setupfind --set-root /XP86/I386/SETUPLDR.BINchainloader /XP86/I386/SETUPLDR.BINtitle Windows XP x64 Setupfind --set-root /XP64/I386/SETUPLDR.BINchainloader /XP64/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

Thanks

 

[jaclaz]

 

But I still have a stupid question.

Can I create USB to install multiple XP by this way??

Not at all "stupid", but showing that you haven't thoroughly studied the threads/tools you gave as reference (nor - as you should have - at least all the stickies in this subforum http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/157-install-windows-from-usb/ )

 

In a nutshell:

1. the path to the "install" files is HARDCODED in SETUPLDR.BIN
2. this hardcoded path is \I386 on CD/DVD like media
3. this hardcoded path is \minint on hd-like media

Thus you NEED to hexedit the SETUPLDR.BIN BUT you have maximum 4 chars on CD/DVD and 6 on hd-like devices.

 

With all due respect, there are now MANY documented ways to install XP from USB, in MANY different ways, including fully automated ones, there is NOT one reason in the world to "invent" yet a different one, and you should think a bit on the reasons WHY Wimb, ilko_t, cdob, yours truly and quite a few other people went to a great length of effort to develop these methods.

Don't you think that IF it was as simple as :

 

title Windows XP x86 Setup

find --set-root /XP86/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

chainloader /XP86/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

title Windows XP x64 Setup

find --set-root /XP64/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

chainloader /XP64/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

 

 

it would have been by now, already found out and documented? 

 

Of course you are very welcome to invent yet another method, but you should AT LEAST get familiar with current "state of art" AND test extensively the documented methods BEFORE thinking about yet another method (and assuming that it can be as simple as you described ).

 

 

jaclaz

 

P.S:: as a side note, one could abuse of other path/file renaming, but it seems like not worth the effort:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/131103-win-ntbt-can-be-omitted/

Edited October 27, 2014 by jaclaz

[congnt92]

Thanks for your reply, Jaclaz.

I'll try to learn all of your suggestion.

[condor]

You can test WinSetupFromUSB

 

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/120444-how-to-install-windows-from-usb-winsetupfromusb-with-gui/

Edited October 28, 2014 by condor