We recommend using USB drives to install the operating system on netbooks. It is important to be able to configure the parameters of the flash drive so that it is defined as a boot device.
It is necessary
- - USB storage;
- - Windows installation disc.
Instructions
Step 1
To carry out the process of creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP, you can use several different utilities. Stop your attention on the WinSetupFromUSB program. Download this utility. It is recommended to disable the antivirus before using this program.
Step 2
Save all important information to another medium, because during the process of creating a bootable USB drive, this USB drive will be formatted. Run the downloaded utility. In the first field, specify the USB flash drive to which the operating system will be written.
Step 3
Now create a boot sector on this drive. Select the required flash drive and click the BootIce button. Now select Perform Format.
Step 4
In the new window, select the third option USB-HDD mode (Single Partition). Now select the type of the future flashcard file system. Recommend using NTFS or FAT32. Press the OK button several times to close the program.
Step 5
Because you need to create a USB flash drive with the installation files of the Windows XP operating system, select the first item in the main menu of the program. Specify the storage location for the operating system files. This can be a Windows XP installation disc or an unpacked image of this disc.
Step 6
Press the GO button to start the process of writing the required files to your USB flash drive. Wait for the operation to complete.
Step 7
Reboot your computer. Press the Del key. The BIOS menu appears on the screen. Go to the Boot Device menu. Open Boot Device Priority. Set your USB stick as the main bootable hardware.
Step 8
Reboot your computer. After the boot window opens, select Windows XP Setup. In the next window, specify the First part of Windows XP option. After the first restart of the computer during the installation of the operating system, select Second part of XP.
