Sgt_Strider Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I'm not sure if I'm wording this properly so please bear with me. I'm trying to install Windows XP and I need to load up a storage driver before I can install Windows. So at the screen, it ask me to press "F6" and I did, but then, it can't seem to detect my USB memory stick. I just placed the drivers into the root directory of the USB stick. Am I doing this properly or I need to format the USB memory stick to emulate floppy mode? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanthalas Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I'm not sure if I'm wording this properly so please bear with me. I'm trying to install Windows XP and I need to load up a storage driver before I can install Windows. So at the screen, it ask me to press "F6" and I did, but then, it can't seem to detect my USB memory stick. I just placed the drivers into the root directory of the USB stick. Am I doing this properly or I need to format the USB memory stick to emulate floppy mode? Thanks!The Windows XP installer is a little backward on this. It only supports floppies and slipstreamed drivers. If you don't have the former, try getting nLite and doing the latter. Slipstream your drivers onto a new install disc, set up your Windows config while you're at it, and bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.phpuse option 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.phpuse option 2Holy crap, the instructions seems rather complicated. Are there any easier methods or a program that will simplify things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 not that i have been able to find, but this method does work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 not that i have been able to find, but this method does work.It doesn't work! I get an error as I enter that command saying it can't locate the file even though I placed it in the right directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 (edited) what file cant it find? if your talking about mkbt then make sure ur running a prompt in its folder Edited February 20, 2007 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 what file cant it find? if your talking about mkbt then make sure ur running a prompt in its folderHow do I do that? When I first did it, I went to command prompt from the start menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 (edited) type into the command prompt:cd /d c:/mkbtdirmkbtdir is whater the path is to the directory with mkbt in itonce this is done, just type in the command on that website Edited February 20, 2007 by ripken204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 (edited) type into the command prompt:cd /d c:/mkbtdirmkbtdir is whater the path is to the directory with mkbt in itonce this is done, just type in the command on that websiteI just did that and it didn't work. This is all that the screen shows:* Expert mode (-x)* Warning different filesystem IDSize=0bytes OEM="<=_[sIHC" VolLabel="NO NAME" FileSys="FAT16"Now that I'm thinking, is all of this really necessary? I just want to be able to store SATA drivers on my USB stick and get the "F6" function to detect the SATA drivers on the USB stick. Edited February 21, 2007 by Sgt_Strider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.phpif you go back and look at the pic on this guide, you will see that your suppose to get that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 http://www.weethet.nl/english/hardware_bootfromusbstick.phpif you go back and look at the pic on this guide, you will see that your suppose to get thatWell, after that screen, there are still no files on my flash drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 just copy over your files and see if you can boot off of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Strider Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 just copy over your files and see if you can boot off of itOk, I'll try that then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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