Install Windows 2000/XP/2003 from USB Stick (Pen Drive)

By on January 10, 2011 32

We already blogged the method to install Windows Vista/7/2008 from USB stick, besides, few readers want the same with Windows XP too. We tried to find out the solution but didn’t get simple and straight forward way to make this. Well now we have solution, to make bootable USB stick to install Windows XP.

Requires:

How To:

  1. First of all, plug your USB stick and Open (My) Computer. Right click on USB stick and choose Format… to prepare it.
  2. Download and extract WinSetupFromUSB. Now run the utility.
  3. Mark checkbox corresponding to Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup and locate installation source or CD that contains I386 or AMD64 folders.
  4. Now click on Go button to start copying installation source to USB stick and finalizing all sort of things.
    WinSetupFromUSB
  5. Once its Done! you can restart your PC and boot from USB stick. You need to follow 3-Steps installation, viz:
    1. Text mode setup
    2. GUI mode setup
    3. Start Windows for first time

    Booting with Windows XP USB Stick

    Start with First part of Windows installation; When the first step (Text mode setup) completes and system reboots, boot with USB stick again and select Second part of 2000/XP/2003 Setup and complete GUI mode setup. Now instead of boot with HDD, boot with USB stick one more time and choose Second part setup again and keep USB stick plugged-in until you see Windows desktop.

Applies To:

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Server 2003

- UPDATED 01/10/2011

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  • nimish

    I am getting a dump error message when installing the first part. Please help on this issue

  • rajesh

    nice app bro

  • pharoth

    saludos. first, if you want the usb is good, you have thath preparar the usb.
    how?
    do it click in RMPrepUsb and put format fat 32. and listo!! you can do the steps up. sorry my nglish is very bad.

    …end…

    • sakti

      hey i think u r xp cd is bad change the cd

  • David

    This software looks great, but I keep getting those “ERROR xxx.xxx file not copied” on almost about every file.

    I attached a capture of the problem:
    http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4391/winsetupfromusbdetails1.png

    It would be great if anyone can help me out.

  • Shahid

    Hi,
    I would like to make a bootable XP SP3 usb. I am interested in unattended installation. If i use the above software, where do i need to copy the answer file ?
    Thanks and regards.

    • http://www.windowsvalley.com Ramesh

      Put your unattended answer file winnt.sif into Windows source folder (I386).

  • Ben h

    Im trying to install XP and when I select the i386 folder it just keeps saying cannot find TXTSETUP.sif, I have checked and the file is defiantly there but it just keeps coming up with this error.

    • Ben h

      Never mind I misunderstood the instructions

  • Joe

    What do i do at the grub command line?

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