How To Make Windows Xp Sp3 Bootable Usb

all i desire to practice is make a XP SP3 Bootable USB!!!!!!!!!

Posted by MrAdam

I dunno how many times I have done this in the by, enough to not accept a problem I am sure....

So far I have tried Rufus 2.6 and the latest Unetbootin, the damn thing will non boot!!!!!!

I think re ripped my iso with Imgburn, tried to make the USB once again and get the SAME RESULTS!!!!!!!

one automobile merely reboots, the other halts with "No boot record",

HUH??? I know I have made bootables from this iso earlier

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ranhalt

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ghost chili
Have you fabricated the USB bootable before adding the epitome?

Or is that part of Rufus? Have not used that tool so i exercise not know if you demand to do it as a separate pace.

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Why are you needing to do this?

Driblet the ISO into Windows Deployment services and network/PXE boot the computer you want to run,

Or clone the principal computer to the one yous demand to redeploy.

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CrashFF

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habanero

In rufus, make sure you set the Partition Scheme and System type correctly. Information technology defaults to a UEFI option, which volition not work with XP.

Additionally, are these two particular machines set to enable USB booting in the bios?

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No longer has access to the evolution server. I just went and grabbed a USB cd drive, do it that way!

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I got ti booted to the Cd, but setup evidently is not loading the controller commuter so it does not see the harddrive..............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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MrAdam wrote:

I got ti booted to the Cd, only setup plainly is non loading the controller driver and so it does not see the harddrive..............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

non when the sata operation isn't ready to IDE........I am going back to bed.

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I would be wary of the type of USB you are using. We've had issues here in house with sure brands of USB's and getting them to be bootable, specifically with Windows install bootables and attempts to make a live USB such equally you are.

I know that certain Kingston and Sandisk USB'southward do not cooperate with a bootable windows ISO, but will work fine for anything Not-windows. 1 of them I used for an install had to exist removed, then plugged back in on the Windows Division screen for it to progress.

Give information technology shot with another USB. If you lot know your ISO is skillful, you lot know things are partition correctly, so the issue must exist with the directory.

May be worth giving the USB a full wipe outset, then having RUFUS practise a bad blocks scan quick.

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Glomgore AKA Glomasaurus Rex wrote:

I would be wary of the type of USB y'all are using. We've had issues here in house with certain brands of USB'due south and getting them to be bootable, specifically with Windows install bootables and attempts to brand a live USB such as you are.

I know that certain Kingston and Sandisk USB'southward practise not cooperate with a bootable windows ISO, just will work fine for anything Not-windows. One of them I used for an install had to be removed, then plugged back in on the Windows Sectionalisation screen for it to progress.

Give it shot with some other USB. If you lot know your ISO is good, you know things are sectionalisation correctly, and then the event must exist with the directory.

May be worth giving the USB a total wipe first, then having RUFUS do a bad blocks browse quick.

I know what you mean, i take tried 2 and they are both drives I regularly use for bootables. When I went up to get the USB disc drive I remembered having to get information technology one other time; I think I have been through this earlier and had forgot.

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CrashFF wrote:

In rufus, make certain y'all set up the Partition Scheme and Arrangement type correctly. It defaults to a UEFI choice, which will not work with XP.

Additionally, are these two particular machines ready to enable USB booting in the bios?

it was defaulting to NTFS but for S&Gs I tried setting information technology to Fat32, no joy.

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Have you tried Easy2Boot? I use them for my multibook sticks.

http://www.easy2boot.com/introduction/

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If your drive controller is other than what comes with XP, you lot need practise F6 at the drive section of the install and load the driver from floppy or inject the driver into your image using something similar Nlite so reburn it.

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habanero

NFTS is fine.. What I was referring to was the MBR for UEFI vs MBR for BIOS/UEFI

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..........yep, back to bed for me........it's MBR, has been.

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habanero

as a quick test, yous can always format the USB bulldoze in RUFUS every bit a FreeDos boot disc, and so just copy the XP cd over to it... I've never had an issue with that. You have to manually first the installation process, only it makes the bootable USB role stupid simple.

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Try to set your drive to Legacy ;)

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CrashFF wrote:

as a quick exam, you tin always format the USB drive in RUFUS as a FreeDos boot disc, so just copy the XP cd over to it... I've never had an consequence with that. You take to manually start the installation process, but information technology makes the bootable USB role stupid simple.

This seems similar the logical next footstep. I would also ensure your boot is ready to BIOS/Legacy/ATA as mentioned above.

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MrAdam wrote:

I got ti booted to the Cd, but setup plainly is not loading the controller driver and and then information technology does non come across the harddrive..............AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Load he controller commuter with nLite and relieve the new ISO
http://www.nliteos.com/

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