Sometimes a user who wants to install or update an operating system is faced with the problem of not having a CD with the distribution kit, or, even worse, the lack of an optical drive on the computer. In this case, the ability to install the operating system from removable media or, more simply, from a familiar USB flash drive, which is better prepared in advance and for the preparation of which, one way or another, still requires a disk with a distribution kit, helps out.
Necessary
- - USB MultiBoot program
- - Windows XP disk or disk image
- - USB-flash drive with a volume of 1 Gb or more
Instructions
Step 1
Insert the operating system disc into the drive or load the disc image, connect the USB flash drive to the USB slot.
Step 2
Copy the contents of the disc to your hard drive to a folder whose location you don’t forget.
Step 3
In the USB MultiBoot program folder, find the USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd file and run it.
Step 4
A window will appear prompting you to press any key to continue. Follow this advice. In the menu that appears, select the "PeToUSB" item by pressing the P (Latin) key then Enter.
Step 5
A window will appear in which you will need to select the USB flash drive to which the OS is copied. Click "Start", wait for the formatting to finish and close the window. Please note that all data on the flash drive will be erased.
Step 6
In the USB MultiBoot window, select the "Give XP setup source path" item by pressing the "1" key and Enter.
Step 7
In the window that appears, specify the path to the folder where you copied the contents of the Windows disk in step 2 and click "OK".
Step 8
When will the "Unattended install?" click the "Cancel" button, thus selecting the "No changes" item.
Step 9
In the USB MultiBoot program window, select the "Give USB-Drive target" item by pressing the "2" button and Enter. Specify the path to your flash drive.
Step 10
In the USB MultiBoot window, select the "Make MultiBoot and Copy Sources" item by pressing the "3" button and Enter.
Step 11
Wait for copying to finish. Your bootable USB stick is ready.
Step 12
To boot from a USB flash drive, select the appropriate boot order in the BIOS of your computer and reboot. In the menu that appears after loading, select the first item.
