#Mini windows xp usb bootable install#

What this does is write the correct boot sector to your USB Flash Drive or Memory Card, this allows your PC to boot from the USB Flash Drive or Memory Card. Now type вЂ bootsect.exe /nt52 X:вЂ NOTE вЂ X:вЂ is the drive letter for the USB Flash Drive or Memory Card that you just formatted. (use the вЂ cd вЂ™ command to switch folders and вЂ dirвЂ™ command to list contents of a directory you are in.) In that folder, you should find 2 files, вЂ bootsect.exeвЂ™ and вЂ bootmgrвЂ™. Inside of the command windows go to the bootsect directory, extracted from the above downloaded zip file. Once the format is complete DO NOT close the window just leave everything as it is and open a command prompt from your start menu (type вЂ cmdвЂ in the search bar or run box depending on your version of windows.). Please ensure that you select the correct flash drive or Memory Card drive. These settings are preconfigured for you all you need to do now is click start. Press a key and you will get another window, as shown below Inside of the USB_prep8 folder double click the executable named вЂ usb_prep8.cmdвЂ You will get a window that looks like this You will get two folders, вЂ bootsectвЂ™ and вЂ usb_prep8вЂІ. To complete this tutorial you need a PC with a version of Windows XP / Vista / 7, and a USB Flash Drive or Memory Card that is at least 1GB in size or more.Д®xtract the files in вЂ flash-drive-prep.zipвЂ™.

#Mini windows xp usb bootable install#

This tutorail is for making a Bootable USB Flash Drive or Memory Card that can be used to install Windows XP on Netbooks that do not have optical drives.