Boot from USB is more faster than boot from CD Drive. You can easily install Windows XP from a Pen drive by making your Pen Drive Bootable. Here is the process to make Bootable Pen Drive.
First Download this USB_Multinoot__10.zip to get it just drop your mail id in comment box
You must do
* Unzip the file after downloading
* A folder will be created as "USB-Multiboot_10"
* Now insert your minimum 1 GB pen drive into USB port
Note : Make sure that you have Backup your data from Pen drive. Because your Pen Drive will be formatted during making bootable pen drive process.
Now follow this steps :
* Open USB_Multiboot_10.cmd from USB_multiboot_10 folder
* Press any key to Continue... A message will be appear. Press ENTER
* From Enter your choice : type P and press ENTER
* Now Pen derive format option will come and format your pen drive. See below pictures...
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
Bootable Windows Xp Pendrive
* Now insert your XP CD in your CD Rom
* Type 1 and press ENTER in Enter your choice
* Locate the XP CD installation Disk
* Choose YES when unattended install option appear
Now insert the below information on by one and press OK
1. Owner Name = emdadblog (Your Name)
2. Organization Name = Emdadblog(Your Name)
3. Product Key = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX(your Xp serial Key)
4. Computer Name = Emdadblog(your computer name)
5. Administrator Password = XXXX(Your password)
6. Time Zone = Your time zone
7. Workgroup Name = Emdadblog(Your name)
8. User Name = Emdadblog(Your name)
Now press OK
* Type 2 and press ENTER in choice 2
* Now locate your pen drive location
* Type 3 and press enter
* Now the process will continue to make bootable XP Pen drive
Note : During the installation process never disconnect the pen drive from USB port until the first time windows desktop appear.
In many computer during the installation process after restarting first time a error hall.dll will come. In this situation to boot from pen drive choose "2.and 3. Continue with GUI mode setup Widnows XP + Start XP from HD 1" from boot menu option and press ENTER
