Install Windows XP using USB Flash Disk/ Flash Drive

Install Windows XP using USB Flash Disk/ Flash Drive

Installing Windows XP through USB Flash Disk or Flash Drive is a good idea. Because, you can travel it with easy. Installing takes less time than CD or DVD. Hence, we are sharing to you to how to install Windows XP using USB Flash Disk / Flash Drive with the help Komku-SP-usb.exe. It can be download from  depositesfiles or you just google search and download the said software from any reliable source. After downloading Komku-SP-usb.exe and its will extract three application : 

-BootSect.exe (Boot Sector Manipulation Tool)
-PeToUSB (http://GoCoding.Com)
-usb_prep8 (Prepares Windows XP Setup LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive)

Now process starts :

Locate the extracted folder and goto  C:\Komku\PeToUSB\ (by default it extracts in C:\) and open PeToUSB.exe.

Here do a few changes like this or follow the screenshot below :

Destination Drive : select USB Removable
check on Enable Disk Format
check on Quick Format
check on Enable LBA (FAT 16x)
Drive Label : XP-KOMKU (or whatever you want)
then click Start

If it ask something then allow it and after a few second a message will appear operation completed successfully. After getting the message close the PeToUSB window.

Now open the command prompt and go to directory C:\Komku\bootsect\ (how to do this? First type this cd\ and press Enter  then type

cd komku\bootsect and press Enter)

Now type bootsect /nt52 H: in command prompt and hit enter. (Here H: is drive letter for my USB Flash Drive, it may be different with yours...)

Now type this cd.. and hit Enter and you will come in prompt at C:\Komku> location.

Then type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter. Again type usb_prep8 and press Enter.

Now your command prompt windows ask Press any key to continue...

Press any key to continue...
usb_prep8 welcome screen will appear like this 

Insert your original Windows XP CD to your CD/DVD ROM and come back to Command Prompt window

Type 1 then press Enter...

"Browse For Folder" window will appear, select your CD/DVD drive and click OK. 

The result... "XP Setup Source Path" changed to G:\ (yours may be different)

If letter T is currently assigned to a drive in your computer, you must change it.... if not, leave it as it is

how to change it?
type 2 and press Enter...

"Enter Available Virtual DriveLetter"
for example you doesn't have drive Sso you type S and press Enter

back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...
now type 3 and press Enter...

"Please give Target USB-Drive Letter e.g type U" Enter Target USB-Drive Letter:
because my Flash drive letter is H

so, type H and press Enter...

after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...
now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive
please wait a few seconds..

"WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with Format (Y/N)?"
type Y and press Enter
please wait....
when format virtual disk complete, press any key to continue...

please wait... making of LocalSource folder is in progress...

when "Making of LocalSource folder $WIN_NT$.~LS Ready"
Press any key to continue...

"Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP = End Program = No"
Click Yes, and wait...

"Would you like USB-stick to be preferred Boot Drive U: bla... bla..."
Click Yes

"Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?"
Click Yes, wait a few seconds, and press any key....
press any key again to close usb_prep8...

Now, your USB Flash Drive is ready...

Now, insert your USB Flash Drive/Flash Disk/Thumb Drive to your notebook

go to BIOS and make USB HDD (or USB ZIP in some other machine) as primary boot device....

then boot form your USB Flash Drive....
and select "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After Logon"

After Hard Disk detected, delete all partition, create single partition... and install Windows XP on that partition...
and wait...

once text mode setup is complete, computer will restart....
this time select "GUI Mode setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP"

Continue Windows XP setup.... and Done!
Your Windows XP has been installed successfully. Enjoy!!!