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Someone in this post (Acer Aspire One Specifications and Windows XP More »
Drivers) ask me to write a tutorial about how to install Windows XP using
USB flash disk/flash drive.
If you want to install Windows XP, but your notebook (or PC) has no CDROM,
you should install Windows XP using USB Flash disk/Flash Drive/Thumb
drive...
just follow this guide :

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step 1:
Buy an USB Flash Drive (at least 2GB). 2008 (52)
When you do this tutorial, please make sure your computer/laptop/PC has a December (4)
CD-ROM (or DVD). November (8)
so, now you have 2 computers, with CD-ROM support and without CD-ROM Nov 30 (1)
support (e.g Acer Aspire One, Asus EEE-PC).
Nov 27 (2)
Nov 25 (1)
Nov 21 (1)
Nov 16 (1)
Nov 04 (1)
step 2:
Download this software pack (Komku-SP-usb.exe - Download) 1.47MB Install
Windows
UPDATE 1 : XP using
Anonymous said… USB Flash
your download at mediafire keeps timing out, any other hosts available? Disk/ Flash
Dri...
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June (3)
May (4)
April (2)
March (3)
February (1)
this software pack contains 3 application : January (1)

-BootSect.exe (Boot Sector Manipulation Tool) 2007 (232)

-PeToUSB (http://GoCoding.Com) 2006 (45)
-usb_prep8 (Prepares Windows XP Setup LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive)

step 3:
Double click Komku-SP-usb.exe

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a window will appear... and click Install

step 4:
Insert your USB Flash Drive.
When I made this tutorial, I was using 4GB Transcend USB FlashDrive...

Locate folder C:\Komku\PeToUSB\

double click PeToUSB.exe

a window will appear like this...

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Destination Drive : select USB Removable

check on Enable Disk Format
check on Quick Format
check on Enable LBA (FAT 16x)
Drive Label : XP-KOMKU (or whatever you want)
then click Start

Click Yes to continue....

"You are about to repartition and format a disk. Disk: .... All existing
volumes and data on that disk will be lost. Are You Sure You Want To
Continue?"
click Yes

Wait a few seconds...

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Click OK, and you can close PeToUSB window.

step 5:
Open Command Prompt ...
Click Start > Run > type cmd > click OK

On Command Prompt window, go to directory C:\Komku\bootsect\

how to do this?
first type this cd\ and press Enter

then type cd komku\bootsect and press Enter

the result...

Don't close Command Prompt window, and go to step 6...

step 6:
on command prompt window, type bootsect /nt52 H:

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H: is drive letter for my USB Flash Drive, it may be different with yours...

and press Enter

the result... "Successfully updated filesystem bootcode. Bootcode was

succesfully updated on all targeted volumes."

don't close Command Prompt window, and go to step 7...

step 7:
now type this cd.. and press Enter

then type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter

type usb_prep8 again... and pres Enter

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step 8:
Your command prompt window will look like this

Press any key to continue...

usb_prep8 welcome screen will appear

Prepares Windows XP LocalSource for Copy to USB-Drive:

0) Change Type of USB-Drive, currently [USB-stick]

1) Change XP Setup Source Path, currently []
2) Change Virtual TempDrive, currently [T:]
3) Change Target USB-Drive Letter, currently []
4) Make New Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to
USB-Drive
5) Use Existing Tempimage with XP LocalSource and Copy to
USB-Drive
F) Change Log File - Simple OR Extended, currently [Simple]
Q) Quit

Enter your choice:_

now, insert your original Windows XP CD, or Windows XP with sata ahci

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driver to your CD/DVD ROM

and back to Command Prompt window

type 1 then press Enter...

"Browse For Folder" window will appear, select your CD/DVD drive and click
OK

the result... "XP Setup Source Path" changed to G:\ (yours may be different)

now for point 2, if letter T is currently assigned to a drive in your computer,

you must change it.... if not, leave it as it is
how to change it?
type 2 and press Enter...

"Enter Available Virtual DriveLetter"

for example you doesn't have drive S
so you type S and press Enter

back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

now type 3 and press Enter...

"Please give Target USB-Drive Letter e.g type U" Enter Target USB-Drive

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Letter:
because my Flash drive letter is H

so, type H and press Enter...

after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP
LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive
please wait a few seconds..

"WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST!

Proceed with Format (Y/N)?"
type Y and press Enter
please wait....
when format virtual disk complete, press any key to continue...

please wait... making of LocalSource folder is in progress...

when "Making of LocalSource folder $WIN_NT$.~LS Ready"

Press any key to continue...

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"Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP = End

Program = No"
Click Yes, and wait...

"Would you like USB-stick to be preferred Boot Drive U: bla... bla..."

Click Yes

"Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?"

Click Yes, wait a few seconds, and press any key....
press any key again to close usb_prep8...

Now, your USB Flash Drive is ready...

step 9:
Now, insert your USB Flash Drive/Flash Disk/Thumb Drive to your notebook

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(e.g Acer Aspire One)

go to BIOS and make USB HDD (or USB ZIP in some other machine) as
primary boot device....

then boot form your USB Flash Drive....

and select "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After
Logon"

After Hard Disk detected, delete all partition, create single partition... and
install Windows XP on that partition...
and wait...

once text mode setup is complete, computer will restart....

this time select "GUI Mode setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP"

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Continue Windows XP setup.... and Done!

Windows XP Installed....

Remember, you can use this tutorial to install Windows XP on all other
computers.. not just Aspire One and Asus EEE-PC....
good luck!

UPDATE 2 :
FAQ
Anonymous said…
what if i use a 1GB flash drive? will it still work?
Yes it is.. :)

Anonymous said…
hi all
can somebody tell me how to install xp with this method in SATA HD?
i finished the tutorial,but when boot up,the hdd is not showed.
help me plz
Follow this guide (Slipstreaming driver using nLite)
FYI, you can burn it as image, then use virtual drive as Daemon Tools
(Download) to mount it

Anonymous said…
Trying to restore XPSP3 on Medion akoya MD96910 netbook. Worked fine
until 99% of files copied then got: Setup cannot copy the file: iaahci.cat -
giving 3 options (retry, skip, quit). Retry didn't work so skipped. Similar
message for iaahci.inf iaStor.cat iaStor.inf iaStor.sys. Subsequent XP Boot
then failed. I do not understand why the intelSATA drivers (these files) won't
load. Will try again with Netbook Bios AHCI mode set to Disable but not
confident that will make any difference. Help!
Ref: MD96910 netbook restore. With AHCI mode disabled it works without
loading the intelSATA files. I assume these will have to be loaded, just got
to figure how to do that now! Thanks for great install guide - brilliant. If you
could put a comment about intelSATA it would be great, I cannot be the only
person who doesn't understand it.

Allen said…
PeToUSB didn't find any removable flash drive. Please help me.

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by the way, I'm using Windows Vista.

Try use XP... or
use another USB port... My friend tried it on his Lenovo... when he plug in
his USB flashdrive on left side of his notebook... PeToUSB didn't find any
removable flashdrive... he change it to the right side then it works (XP) :)
read this :

Anonymous said…
Easy and well written.. thanks for making our lives easier. Although I should
mention that I've tried it inder Windows Vista at first and the USB Flash
Driver wasn't readable at all. The whole process must be under Windows XP.
Again thanks, and wish you all the best.

Anonymous said…
I was having the "No USB Disks" error with PeToUSB as well with by Samsung
U3 (2G) and my microSD + Reader (4G) on 32-bit Vista. The USBs were all
formatted to FAT.
Then I switched to XP, and the USB was detected

I want do this is Vista...

Ali Jaffer said…
If you're on Windows Vista, try using the "Run as Administrator" function for
both formatting the drive and command prompt.

Anonymous said…
thanks for the instructions works like a charm everytime :D
got one question though, can you use partition manager to make
partitions after XP has been installed successfully using this method?
Like Obama said... Yes We Can!

For more FAQ read comments.....

Anonymous said…
Hi Guys this is greate blog Guess what i sued the same instruction to install
the Server 2003 sr2 and works well for my Home server
Thanks to you all the Contributor

UPDATE 3:
Everyone please read this WinToFlash Guide - Install Windows XP from USB
Flash drive

UPDATE 4:
NOTE TO ANYBODY WHO'S FLASH DRIVE CANNOT BE DETECTED... If you are in
Vista or Windows 7 (Like Me) you have to Right-Click PeToUSB.exe, go to
Properties, Compatibility Tab, and in Windows 7, choose RUN IN
COMPATIBILITY MODE, and select Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
In Vista, just do some kind of "xp" mode. Also, in Windows 7, Command
Prompt will probably give you a "denied" message on one of the "CMD"
commands. Before going into Command Prompt, Right Click it (When typing
into the search box in start menu) and click "Run as Administrator".

-Jason
"The 11 Year Old Tech Wiz"

UPDATE 5:
Install Windows 7 from USB Flash drive guide

Posted by Cahya at 6:01 AM 36

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662 comments:
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Gurujee said...
great tutorial.Thanks.
November 05, 2008 1:57 PM

Anonymous said...
Flashdisknya nggak bisa dipake buat yang lain dong mas? Klo pake harddisk
eksternal bisa ga?
November 05, 2008 8:00 PM

Trevor said...
Nice, I need to try this out.

Thanks!
November 05, 2008 10:29 PM

Anonymous said...
I tried it and finished all the procedure but when I tried it, it boots but
when it comes to starting windows XP setup, it hangs and the deadly blue
screen appears! Error! Then i had to reset the computer.

What's the problem?!

November 11, 2008 8:41 PM

Anonymous said...
Any reason a iso image mounted to a virtual drive using Daemon Tools
wouldn't work for the source?
November 11, 2008 9:16 PM

BlindAge said...
ISO image is fine, I used it already...
November 12, 2008 2:51 PM

Anonymous said...
your download at mediafire keeps timing out, any other hosts available?
November 12, 2008 7:25 PM

Anonymous said...
After doing booting the install from the usb drive, it is asking for the SP2
Disk . . . the windows image I used has sp2 with it allready. Any ideas
around this?
November 12, 2008 11:36 PM

Anonymous said...
Very nice guide, thank you.
November 14, 2008 4:00 AM

Cahya said...
Re: I tried it and finished all the procedure but when I tried it, it boots
but when it comes to starting windows XP setup, it hangs and the
deadly blue screen appears! Error! Then i had to reset the computer.

What's the problem?!

try again...

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What happen when you try again? :)

November 15, 2008 7:32 AM

Cahya said...
Re: your download at mediafire keeps timing out, any other hosts
available?

Mirrors available
please read update 1 :)
November 15, 2008 7:33 AM

Metalspawn said...
Do you need 2 delete both partitions to install, when i chose the gui i get
a hal.dll file not found
November 18, 2008 1:01 AM

Metalspawn said...
Yes you need 2 delete the partitions
November 18, 2008 1:36 AM

Anonymous said...
OPPOSITE:
If you want to install Windows XP, but your notebook (or PC) has no
CDROM, you should install Windows XP using USB Flash disk/Flash
Drive/Thumb drive... --> NO CD-ROM
But here:
now, insert your original Windows XP CD, or Windows XP with sata ahci
driver to your CD/DVD ROM
and back to Command Prompt window --> WHERE IS THE CD-ROM DRIVE
???
November 18, 2008 11:04 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks for the great tutorial. It was very clear and is working perfectly.
November 19, 2008 3:45 AM

Cahya said...
Re: OPPOSITE:
If you want to install Windows XP, but your notebook (or PC) has no
CDROM, you should install Windows XP using USB Flash disk/Flash
Drive/Thumb drive... --> NO CD-ROM
But here:
now, insert your original Windows XP CD, or Windows XP with sata ahci
driver to your CD/DVD ROM
and back to Command Prompt window --> WHERE IS THE CD-ROM DRIVE
???

step 1:
Buy an USB Flash Drive (at least 2GB).
When you do this tutorial, please make sure your computer/laptop/PC
has a CD-ROM (or DVD).
so, now you have 2 computers, with CD-ROM support and without
CD-ROM support (e.g Acer Aspire One, Asus EEE-PC).

any question? :)
November 20, 2008 11:51 AM

Cahya said...
When you build a bootable USB flashdrive do it on your PC or laptop with
CDROM support...

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then you can use your bootable USB flasdrive to install Windows XP to
another computer/notebook/netbook (e.g Aspire One)
November 20, 2008 11:54 AM

Metalspawn said...
Thanks for the tutorial. The only problem i got is with the windows I
installed. I couldn't install service pack 3 because i needed 1 megabyte
free space (although i had 108 gig open ?? :D) and i couldn't install office.
Maybe something wrong with my disc, but i am trying another disc.
Thanks a lot yet again.
November 22, 2008 3:13 PM

Anonymous said...
help. when i open PeToUSB.exe , it say "No USb Disks Found !"
I'm using a kingston 4GB, formatted to FAT.
And I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate.
Thanks.
December 01, 2008 5:34 PM

Anonymous said...
Iv have a problem, once i get to step 9 and click the second one as you
say it says error, cannot find BOIS windows xp or sumit :(
help please :(. I know the information is poor im not that good with
computers. Sorry
December 02, 2008 4:59 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks Thanks for the great tutorial, I've Try n succes, but need Lite XP
for AspireOne
December 11, 2008 12:55 AM

Anonymous said...
will i have to delete partitions on all kind pcs why is that so
December 12, 2008 9:20 PM

Anonymous said...
tks, it's work
December 13, 2008 9:14 AM

Anonymous said...
error code T1 or BT something... can any1 help me with this problem?
December 20, 2008 4:23 PM

Anonymous said...
what if i use a 1GB flash drive? will it still work?
December 20, 2008 4:28 PM

Anonymous said...
File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any Key to exit.

THATS THE ERROR IM GETTIN... PLEASE HELP ME.!!!!

December 20, 2008 4:37 PM

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Anonymous said...
i have a cuestion?
in this image
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qNFgsHp2dCk/SQ_dbna4iOI/AAAAAAAABeo
/pikhSAaBbGU/s1600-h/step8h.gif

i see 1 file found

when i do this step mine don't say 1 file found say no file found
how i fix this?
December 20, 2008 11:31 PM

Njaka said...
thx 4 vis tuto, it works fine for me
December 23, 2008 2:49 PM

Anonymous said...
hi all
can somebody tell me how to install xp with this method in SATA HD?
i finished the tutorial,but when boot up,the hdd is not showed.
help me plz
December 24, 2008 2:47 AM

Anonymous said...
My PC got hung when Im on the process of making of LocalSource folder.
I used 30day trial xp is that a matter?
December 24, 2008 11:28 PM

Rodney said...
I have many versions of XP cd's and I noiced so far that the XP home OEM
CD gives many errors of files not being copied in the beginning of the
"making of LocalSource folder" step. When I use the XP Pro CD, I do not
get this problem and the flash drive builds correctly. My EEE PC has 2
solid state drives, an 8GB and a 32GB. I have deleted all on both
partitions and I am attempting to install XP on teh 8GB (Primary Master)
and I'm getting an error telling me that setup cannot copy the files. I will
try another build of XP Pro tomorrow to see if this helps.
December 25, 2008 3:20 PM

Rodney said...
To be more specific, when I used the XP home CD, until I noticed that
there were errors when building the usb drive, the symptom was an error
with biosinfo.inf not being able to load..

The new problem with my XP Pro Corporate image is after selecting the
drive where I want to install the files, the drive formats and then give an
error when copying files. No files can be copied, they all error and don't
allow me to go any further. The first file error is "cannot copy file
bootvid.dll"

Like I said, I think this is the version of windows I'm using but I'm not sure.
I'll try a regular store purchased xp pro sp1 tomorrow.
December 25, 2008 3:26 PM

Anonymous said...
this is one of great tutorial.i like ur knowledge......
i got lot of information on it.
but i have aa1 which is now not showing biosand any program
i am new user when i press F2 then it ask the CURRENT PASSWORD. WHEN
I GIVE NEW PASSWORD IT BECOMES HALT ///////
WHAT IS THE REASON PLEASE TELL ME////////////////
December 27, 2008 2:29 PM

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Anonymous said...
Trying to restore XPSP3 on Medion akoya MD96910 netbook. Worked fine
until 99% of files copied then got: Setup cannot copy the file: iaahci.cat -
giving 3 options (retry, skip, quit). Retry didn't work so skipped. Similar
message for iaahci.inf iaStor.cat iaStor.inf iaStor.sys. Subsequent XP
Boot then failed. I do not understand why the intelSATA drivers (these
files) won't load. Will try again with Netbook Bios AHCI mode set to
Disable but not confident that will make any difference. Help!
December 31, 2008 6:25 PM

Anonymous said...
Ref: MD96910 netbook restore. With AHCI mode disabled it works without
loading the intelSATA files. I assume these will have to be loaded, just
got to figure how to do that now! Thanks for great install guide - brilliant.
If you could put a comment about intelSATA it would be great, I cannot
be the only person who doesn't understand it.
December 31, 2008 10:36 PM

Anonymous said...
terima kasih banyak cozz
January 01, 2009 9:06 PM

Ali Jaffer said...

Thanks a million! This worked.
January 02, 2009 10:57 AM

oMMy said...
thaNKS BERAT BRO....
January 03, 2009 4:11 AM

Anonymous said...
Super
January 03, 2009 7:18 PM

Anonymous said...
Excellent tutorial....Work like a charm.....

Thanks for sharing

January 04, 2009 3:20 PM

Anonymous said...
how to delete the files??? just format it using petodrive???
January 05, 2009 5:15 PM

Rengo said...
hey it didn't work for me...

the key to this problem is this

Temporary Virtual Drive T: Created, Lets Format it

Specified Drive Does Not Exist.
TEMPDRIVE T: NOT FORMATTED - Will be Ended

well...
what happened ?

i'm currently using Kingston Data Traveler 4GB...

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and, yes i've already tried it with another FDisk from different brand and
the result is just the same

poor poor my eee....

January 05, 2009 7:37 PM

Allen said...
PeToUSB didn't find any removable flash drive. Please help me.
January 05, 2009 11:24 PM

Jooty said...
by the way, I'm using Windows Vista.
January 05, 2009 11:30 PM

Jooty said...
oh, sorry, the post 'PeToUSB didn't find any removable flash drive. Please
help me.' is mine. Please help me.
January 05, 2009 11:32 PM

Anonymous said...
Easy and well written.. thanks for making our lives easier. Although I
should mention that I've tried it inder Windows Vista at first and the USB
Flash Driver wasn't readable at all. The whole process must be under
Windows XP. Again thanks, and wish you all the best.
January 06, 2009 1:01 PM

Anonymous said...
hi worked like a charm ive got it on a mobile now and just plug it in very
well written thanks alot
January 11, 2009 11:20 AM

Ali Jaffer said...

If you're on Windows Vista, try using the "Run as Administrator" function
for both formatting the drive and command prompt.
January 13, 2009 9:08 AM

Anonymous said...
I was having the "No USB Disks" error with PeToUSB as well with by
Samsung U3 (2G) and my microSD + Reader (4G) on 32-bit Vista. The USBs
were all formatted to FAT.
Then I switched to XP, and the USB was detected
January 14, 2009 6:59 AM

Anonymous said...
Insanely handy. I would've never figured all this out.... perhaps i'm being
overpaid as a computer tech lmao
January 16, 2009 7:26 AM

Anonymous said...
u rock
January 17, 2009 6:15 PM

Andyr said...
I'm getting the blue screen too when I try to boot from the USB stick!
Help, please !

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January 18, 2009 12:53 AM

Anonymous said...
I get blue screen as well do i need to unlock the linux to work?
January 18, 2009 7:16 AM

Anonymous said...
every thing's done until stage 4... while copying the file...the problem
occur...it said

Failed to open file 'tempimage.img'

The systemcannot find the file specified.
Input correct path :

what should i do?

Fr: Nazri
January 19, 2009 1:45 AM

Anonymous said...
One question what this this program for before you put your xp disc in,
what does it do ??

Windows XP with sata ahci driver

Cheers
January 19, 2009 6:45 AM

Anonymous said...
thanks for the instructions works like a charm everytime :D

got one question though, can you use partition manager to make
partitions after XP has been installed successfully using this method?
January 19, 2009 9:13 PM

Anonymous said...
MMM when I get to the stage where I need to:

after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP
LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive
please wait a few seconds..

I get the below and cmd quits:

Enter your choice: 4

Lets prepare a Tempopary Virtual Drive ....

Closing Existing Virtual Drives if any ....

Virtual Disk Driver for Windows version 3.1
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/

The Virtual Disk Driver is not installed.

Virtual Disk Driver for Windows version 3.1
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/

The Virtual Disk Driver is not installed.

Existing Virtual Drives if any are Closed

********** Existing tempimage.img File was Found **********

Return to Main Menu, Then First Rename Your tempimage.img File

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Press any key to continue . . .

January 20, 2009 2:42 AM

Anonymous said...
This version worked first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vt_8p0VllY&feature=related
January 20, 2009 6:53 AM

sweetandsourglen said...
Could this same method work for Windows 7 Beta was just considering
trying it out on an Eee PC to test out Microsoft claims of improved
performance on low spec machines.

Any advice you could offer would be great

Many Thanks
iBird
January 20, 2009 7:51 AM

Anonymous said...
Worked great for me thank you. I did have an issue at first with it saying,
hal.dll is missing or corrupt. Stumped me for a while as the dll was there
and fine. Twigged after a while, windows had tried to create a duel boot
in the boot.ini file which is located at the very root of your windows
installation, so normally C:\boot.ini. Go in there and remove the line
which isnt "\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional"

After doing this it booted perfect.

Thanks again

Stacks
January 21, 2009 12:49 AM

Anonymous said...
Really i am very thankfull.
It works .
Plese guide us how to pull most out from Acer Aspire One.
Regards
Ali
Lucknow india
January 21, 2009 2:50 AM

Anonymous said...
try this post.there are some good info

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/318205/acer-aspire-one-aoa150-
ab-netbook-w/showthread.php?t=318205

computerbar
January 21, 2009 3:31 AM

Anonymous said...
hi

i have instald it on an old mp3 player

is there any chance to make the usb work as an mp3 player again ?

thanks

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January 21, 2009 4:48 PM

Anonymous said...
nice tutorial thx wery much
i had one issue about the install on the flashdrive
you need to turn of comodo firewall if u hawe one because some filles
are protected and the firewall will not allow to copy some filles
that is all thx
January 23, 2009 11:30 PM

Anonymous said...
great step by step guide, just had 1 prob tho. When i finished installing
windows the wifi on my acer aspire 1 stopped working. any suggestions?? I
know its not the laptop as it happened to my brothers as well just after
he installed. Is there any way of putting the linux software on a usb like
the windows to restore the original settings or getting the wifi working
again?

cheers

b
January 26, 2009 7:46 AM

-=Mr.Marky=- said...
hi,

I tried this tutorial twice and my first atempt i got this error.

File \$WIN_NT$.`BT\biosinof.inf could not be loaded.

The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.

I tried to format again my 4GB USB Flash Drive Kingston brand and I had
Windows XP 2...I follow again to steps tutorial and then when I finished
and the UBS is ready to used as Windows XP2, I retried to boot on USB in
Bios Settings and then I got same message on the aboved....I followed the
tutorials steps by steps, Why its doesn't work for me?
January 29, 2009 9:52 AM

jhonz said...
its great tutorial! but when i start my windows xp i cannot connect to the
inernet using wifi, please help me..
January 29, 2009 2:07 PM

-=Mr.Marky=- said...
hello,

I did the tutorial steps using Windows XP Service Pack 3 and now I tried to
boot it by setting up on bios as USB 1st boot, then its sucessfully boot and
I install the Operationg System on the Drive C: untill finished copying the
file from USB to Drive C: then the computer restart....then When I select
the "GUI Mode setup Windows XP" the Installation doesn't continue
working...? why its it?

I tried to figured it out and I kept on trying on this way of

installation...none of my trials got succeded!^^

-=marky=-
January 29, 2009 3:23 PM

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Anonymous said...
Great Tutorial!!
Easy Instructions..
Thanks a Million!!!
Pure Genius!!!!
I will get a good night sleep now.. your the man!!!!!
January 29, 2009 3:27 PM

paolo said...
i tried it with sp3 and its working on my friends msi wind notebook//
thanks :D ilove... :D
January 30, 2009 12:27 AM

Cahya said...
Re: hi

i have instald it on an old mp3 player

is there any chance to make the usb work as an mp3 player again ?

thanks

of course it will work as mp3 player again.. :)

January 31, 2009 6:04 AM

Cahya said...
Re: great step by step guide, just had 1 prob tho. When i finished
installing windows the wifi on my acer aspire 1 stopped working. any
suggestions?? I know its not the laptop as it happened to my brothers as
well just after he installed. Is there any way of putting the linux
software on a usb like the windows to restore the original settings or
getting the wifi working again?

cheers

Install Wifi driver... download here (Acer Aspire one XP Drivers)

January 31, 2009 6:10 AM

Cahya said...
Re: hi,

I tried this tutorial twice and my first atempt i got this error.

File \$WIN_NT$.`BT\biosinof.inf could not be loaded.

The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.

I tried to format again my 4GB USB Flash Drive Kingston brand and I had
Windows XP 2...I follow again to steps tutorial and then when I finished
and the UBS is ready to used as Windows XP2, I retried to boot on USB
in Bios Settings and then I got same message on the aboved....I
followed the tutorials steps by steps, Why its doesn't work for me?

Make sure file biosinfo.inf is in \$WIN_NT$.`BT\ folder (inside USB flash

drive) if not search for it then move/copy biosinfo.inf to
\$WIN_NT$.`BT\ folder...

or download this biosinfo.inf....

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January 31, 2009 6:46 AM

Cahya said...
Re:

its great tutorial! but when i start my windows xp i cannot connect to

the inernet using wifi, please help me..

Open device manager....

is there an unknown device exist?
have installed wifi driver yet?
January 31, 2009 6:47 AM

Cahya said...
Re: hello,

I did the tutorial steps using Windows XP Service Pack 3 and now I tried
to boot it by setting up on bios as USB 1st boot, then its sucessfully
boot and I install the Operationg System on the Drive C: untill finished
copying the file from USB to Drive C: then the computer
restart....then When I select the "GUI Mode setup Windows XP" the
Installation doesn't continue working...? why its it?

I tried to figured it out and I kept on trying on this way of

installation...none of my trials got succeded!^^

-=marky=-

I haven't tried it using XP SP3 before...

try to use XP SP2...(you can update it to SP3 later) and don't forget to
delete all partition first then create single partition...
January 31, 2009 6:55 AM

Cahya said...
UPDATE :

paolo said…

i tried it with sp3 and its working on my friends msi wind notebook//
thanks :D ilove... :D
January 31, 2009 6:57 AM

Anonymous said...
My aspire one stopped booting (again) without warning. I was ready with
my USB flash drive that I made with the directions above. To my immense
disappointment I can't get it to reinstall Win XP despite very many
different tries. I usually end up with an error message saying that
windows couldn't start because hal.dll is missing or corrupt. (It's not
missing and I doubt that is corrupted.)

The only other thing that I can think of, is that I haven't deleted all of the
partitions as the instructions appear to say. I did have 4 other partitions
in addition to c: that I have deleted, but I am reluctant to go further
(assuming that I could delete any of the remaining ones). Please give me
your advice. Here is my current situation:

When I get to the screen asking me to select a partition to install win xp,
here is what it shows:

114471 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]

-: Partition1 (EISA Utilities)

C: Partition2 [NTFS]
Unpartitioned space

1922 MB Disk on disk [MBR]

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U: Partition1 [FAT]

(Of course the alt-F10 recovery console doesn't work.)

I hope someone has successfully solved this problem before and can let
me know what I need to do. Thanks!
February 01, 2009 9:30 AM

Webmaster said...
can I use my USB drive as usual as earliar after installing windows.. .
February 01, 2009 10:28 AM

Webmaster said...
my dvd player stopped working after I started installing windows... like..
after formating c drive and restarting.. it didnot detect my dvd drive, so i
had to use a usb now.. and I cant spare to loose data in my D drive... so
will the above solution keep my d drive data safe?
February 01, 2009 12:05 PM

Anonymous said...
My aspire one can't booting without USB stick.
evertime i'm remove USB then i restart always appears txt "Windows colud
not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.
could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk
hardware.
Please check the windows documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information"

i should i'd do?

February 01, 2009 10:30 PM

Anonymous said...
I just orded an aspire one a110 8gb(white), but ive got a question.

Can I, if i installed XP PRO SP3 and didn't like it, return to the linux
version (Linpus or something) or another distro?

Cause if I mess up, I want to be able to repair it (btw i've got some
knowledge and experience with installing pendrive Linux using a usb stick
so thats not a problem)
February 01, 2009 11:39 PM

Anonymous said...
THANKS TOO MUCH
February 02, 2009 8:10 PM

Anonymous said...
trying this on a dell as my cdrom is having issues, this has embedded Sp2
as well, do I jsut make sure that BIOS.INF is in the correct folder?...will
post results
February 02, 2009 11:10 PM

Anonymous said...
also when your talking about partitions you are talking about the
partitions on the usb drive correct? I can still make more than 1 partition
on the laptop, that should not be affected.
February 02, 2009 11:13 PM

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Anonymous said...
Hello - Thanks for the program! I also ran into the
"File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any Key to exit." problem

I copied the file over, and it started the Windows installation screen, and
then popped up with another code 14 error:

"File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded.

The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any Key to exit."

Where can I get this file from?

also- Is it possible to keep a virtual drive open permanently for making

more of these USB drives, to cut out some time?
February 03, 2009 7:56 AM

Anonymous said...
How do you re-mount the tempimage without making a new one?
When I try to remount an existing one I get an error saying

"TempImage File (c:\Program Files\Komku\usb_prep8\tempimage.img was

Mounted as TEMPDRIVE = w:
Xp LocalSource was not found in TEMPDRIVE = w: - Return to MAIN
Menu.."
February 03, 2009 8:19 AM

Cahya said...
Re: can I use my USB drive as usual as earliar after installing windows..
.

yes you can... even you don't need to delete all Windows XP installation
files inside you usb flashdrive as long there are enough space to store
your data.. :)
February 03, 2009 9:46 AM

Cahya said...
Re:
my dvd player stopped working after I started installing windows...
like.. after formating c drive and restarting.. it didnot detect my dvd
drive, so i had to use a usb now.. and I cant spare to loose data in my D
drive... so will the above solution keep my d drive data safe?

please backup you data in driver D: first...

because you must install it on single partition...
February 03, 2009 9:47 AM

Cahya said...
Re: My aspire one can't booting without USB stick.
evertime i'm remove USB then i restart always appears txt "Windows
colud not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration
problem.
could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk
hardware.
Please check the windows documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information"

i should i'd do?

after XP installation finished, please go to BIOS then change boot

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sequence (first boot to HDD)

February 03, 2009 9:51 AM

Cahya said...
Re: I just orded an aspire one a110 8gb(white), but ive got a question.

Can I, if i installed XP PRO SP3 and didn't like it, return to the linux
version (Linpus or something) or another distro?

Cause if I mess up, I want to be able to repair it (btw i've got some
knowledge and experience with installing pendrive Linux using a usb
stick so thats not a problem)

Yes you can... :)

February 03, 2009 9:53 AM

jhonz said...
thanks! it was really great., i have install the drivers and everything
worked really good! i also tried it with my cousin's AAO,. but is there any
way to speed up my internet connection - im using broadband.. or i have
to install some software to speed my internet connection? thanks!
February 03, 2009 5:26 PM

Anonymous said...
It doesn't work with windows XP HOME !!!!!!!!
February 03, 2009 8:35 PM

Anonymous said...
Thanks
Mohsen6558
February 05, 2009 10:31 PM

Anonymous said...
THIS IS GREAT THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
February 06, 2009 4:46 AM

Anonymous said...
RE:My aspire one can't booting without USB stick.
evertime i'm remove USB then i restart always appears txt "Windows colud
not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.
could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk
hardware.
Please check the windows documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information"

i should i'd do?

what you need to do is go back in to your bios and change the boot drive
back to the c: drive
February 06, 2009 1:35 PM

Anonymous said...
"Hello - Thanks for the program! I also ran into the
"File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any Key to exit." problem

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I copied the file over, and it started the Windows installation screen, and
then popped up with another code 14 error:

"File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded.

The error code is 14

Setup cannot continue. Press any Key to exit."

Where can I get this file from?

also- Is it possible to keep a virtual drive open permanently for making

more of these USB drives, to cut out some time?"

I had this same error so I searched for the missing file on the cd and
copied it to the USB. Then I tried again and another error came up saying
another file was missing. This continued to happen but I kept finding the
files and copying them. Then once again the error came up "ntkrnlmp.exe
could not be loaded" even though I had already copied it into the .~BT
file. So I tried to format the USB again and it seems that when it is first
trying to copy the files there is a lot of files that it can't find and when it
says on one of your screens above - "1 files copied", on mine it says "0
files copied". I don't understand this because the files are on the XP disc
but it just cant seem to find them
February 07, 2009 2:33 AM

Anonymous said...
any ideas?
February 07, 2009 2:34 AM

JOE said...
hi,thanks for this tutorial dude.very usefull for me.
February 07, 2009 10:51 PM

Anonymous said...
Hi, Its a great tutorial... Thanks
but i have one question ..
i need to set regional seting and arabic language...
how will i do during GUI setup ?
plz reply soon...
thanks in advance.
February 09, 2009 4:44 PM

numinbah said...
Hi every one I've read though all the posts and I can see that a lot of
people are having problems. I have a new Acer 150 it has a 160 Gig h/d
and it came loaded with Linux I would like to install Win XP. I have an
external DVD
I have reinstalled win XP a few times on my home machine by just poping
in the Windows setup DVD. (If anyone is intrested it is possible to do a
reinstall without deleting all your files) see below)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows
/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897 just click on print this page under
heading
--------------------------------------------------------------------
but to install a copy of XP over Linux might be a bit more difficult than I
think it may be, so before I start I want to get all the relevant information
together before I start.

So can I just start the install DVD. Delete everything on the Acer and do a
new install of windows XP Pro. Of course I might have to get a few drivers
from the Acer site but I,m expecting that (All seems to easy, I want to
look before I leap as the saying goes)

Any help and advice would be appreciated.......

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February 10, 2009 1:36 AM

Anonymous said...
I cannot boot without the USB drive present as first boot drive, and yes I
have made the HD my primary boot device, I even tried repairing the
MBR, I keep getting "A disk read error occured, press blah blah blah to
restart".

This is in a Compaq Evo 510 (super slim version)

February 13, 2009 5:46 PM

Anonymous said...
I complete step 8 browse to the cd\dvd drive. There is error message"
input error: there is script engine for file extension ".vbs".
Pls advise
February 14, 2009 12:48 PM

Master said...
Worked great for Me...I already made 3 changes to it such as add SP3 and
a few other applications that are normally used like Nero etc
etc....thanks alot PEACE !!!!!!!!1
February 14, 2009 9:25 PM

Anonymous said...
...ANY TIPS ON INSTALLING MISSING DRIVERS?...

Hello, and thanks for the very detailed guide.

I've managed to install Windows XP SP2 on my Acer Aspire A110, and the
installation as such went fine, so Windows is now up and running and
(too!) unstable Linux is gone.

However: as other people who've tried this have noticed and noted in
forums, after Windows XP installation has been completed not everything
works (e.g. Wi-Fi, ethernet), because some drivers are missing. In my
case I'm missing the drivers for the
1. ethernet controller
2. wi-fi
3. PCI device (whatever that is, apologies for my ignorance)
4. SM bus controller (ditto!)
5. video controllers (two, one of which VGA compatible)

Now, I know that it is possible to download drivers from Acer, and I also
have, of course, my Windows CD (borrowed from my laptop, although
Microsoft would have me buy a new one, still need to get around
activation. Anyway). But Acer weren't very helpful in providing a bit of
advice as to what to do with the drivers, once downloaded. Would it be
possible for you to add a few general instructions on
- where to get missing drivers (for those who can't locate them)
- where to extract them
- how to transfer them onto the netbook
- how to install them

Thanks, and keep on blogging.

February 14, 2009 11:05 PM

jois_gue said...
mas flash disk ya, kl kit mo instal pake fdisk yg uda pernah kit pake
sebelum nya, kit g perlu instal moduly lage ya
February 15, 2009 4:31 PM

Anonymous said...
well, thanks a lot !

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This really works !

February 15, 2009 4:58 PM

Muhammad said...
After all the process when I plugged my USB into system & made it first
boot device. On a blank screen cursor began to blinking, I wait for 15
minutes. Even after changing USB Port, situation remained same. How I
could resolve it.
February 15, 2009 5:33 PM

Anonymous said...
make sure it is set to boot first in the HDD order.....also make sure you
enable......Boot USB Devices first....I had the same problem till I enabled
that selection then it worked fine
February 15, 2009 8:18 PM

Doc said...
Can anyone figure this out? 1. I used nlite to make a unattendable copy
for installation, added service packs and the Windows Reg code.
2. works fine from the cd no problems I was happy. 3. I used this tutorial
and copied that disk I made to flash drive...4.all loaded fine until it came
to the Enter Windows Reg Code screen??? it got lost somewhere,,yes it is
still on the cd and the cd still works fine.Im stuck lol any help is
appreciated!!
February 15, 2009 8:26 PM

Sumeer said...
Hello, Im having a problem at step 6, after typing the bootsect /nt52 F:
command, I get a message wwith something saying access denied, instead
of " successfully updated bootsect" message. What could be wrong?
February 16, 2009 2:19 AM

Anonymous said...
Something to Add, If you have Magic ISO or Alchol 120%, that works if you
have an ISO image of the operating system. Use same steps except when
you hit 1, select that drive that you mounted the ISO image on.
February 16, 2009 1:26 PM

Anonymous said...
oi.. makasih banyak yah!!!
it's worked for me!!
pertama gagal sih klo pake Flash disk Kingston 1 GB, tapi abis itu coba lagi
pake FDD 4GB Transcend, bisa!!!

when i was installing, some errors occurs, i remember that file name
"vps.cpl" and "hal.dll", but i skipped that files, and its worked!!

FYI, i'm using desktop computer

and, i didnt delete my partitions, and it still works.
it is Microsoft Windows XP SP 2

thanxs alot dude for ur easy-read-noob-friendly guide!!

=)
February 17, 2009 2:16 AM

Anonymous said...
NTLDR is missing
please restart u'r system

anyone help me please????

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February 17, 2009 11:45 AM

Anonymous said...
I prepared the sd card successfully. I changed my eeePC 1st priority boot
from Removable Disk, 2nd from my HDD, and 3rd from cd-rom (those are
the only options available, there isn't one that says USB) However, the
eeePC can't seem to boot from my sd card. It always goes straight to the
2nd option, which is my HDD. I tried plugging in the sd card to the sd card
slot that eeepc has and also to the 3 different usb slots. How do I get it to
boot from the SD CARD??
February 20, 2009 7:32 AM

Anonymous said...
Hi all,

Another problem here, I am trying to install xp sp2 on a Dell Mini 12. One
of two things happens every time: either at the message "starting
windows" I get BSoD or the process hangs on that message for over 15
min.

Any ideas?
February 27, 2009 5:08 AM

Avinash Lewis said...

Brilliant it works...to make xp cd sata bootable visit enlite...thx every
one!
February 27, 2009 4:42 PM

Anonymous said...
Thank you very much it was a very nice and clear tutorial!!!!
March 01, 2009 5:56 AM

Cahya said...
Re: I prepared the sd card successfully. I changed my eeePC 1st priority
boot from Removable Disk, 2nd from my HDD, and 3rd from cd-rom
(those are the only options available, there isn't one that says USB)
However, the eeePC can't seem to boot from my sd card. It always goes
straight to the 2nd option, which is my HDD. I tried plugging in the sd
card to the sd card slot that eeepc has and also to the 3 different usb
slots. How do I get it to boot from the SD CARD??

go to BIOS.. is your SD Card detected on BIOS as Removable disk? if not,

please use USB Flashdrive instead of SD card (USB Flashdrive/Flashdisk is
"Removable disk" too)
March 01, 2009 6:22 AM

Mastermax64 said...
Thanks..it's worked for me!!tuto yg ni la yg paling bagoss hahaha..nk
letak dlm blog aku hahaa..tima kasehh
March 02, 2009 12:38 AM

Anonymous said...
thanx 4 da tutorial...
but i got one prob...
when the windows is starting up...
windows can not load and appears blue screen
saying that to prevent further damage, it cannot be started.
could u help me pliz...
March 02, 2009 3:47 PM

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UstadD5t said...
thanx 4 da tutorial...
but i got one prob...
when the windows is starting up...
windows can not load and appears blue screen
saying that to prevent further damage, it cannot be started.
It asked me to remove any newly installed hardware..
could u help me pliz...
March 02, 2009 3:56 PM

Gunner said...
Hey...

The installation gets problematic at the point where I need to select a

partition to install windows xp onto. As it turns out, only the flash drive is
loaded as a possible installation point.

I should note that my hard drive works properly. It is detected on bios

and has a working installation which boots properly when the flash drive
is not selected as a priority boot location.
However, when I go to the restore command prompt in setup (when
booting from flash drive), I'm unable to locate my "C" drive.

I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks.
March 02, 2009 11:58 PM

Gunner said...
I just figured it out. The issue was resolved by changing the SATA
interface from AHCI to IDE.

Thanks!
March 03, 2009 3:06 AM

Anonymous said...
thanks for the tutorial very nice one. maraming salamat
March 03, 2009 12:58 PM

sheila said...
Hi, can u help me pls.. after installing and follow all d instructions when i
choose the GUI it always sayz: WINDOWS CANNOT CONTINUE FILE MISSING
OR CORRUPT hal.dll. bla bla.

i already read the solution above but i dont get it how or where i go to fix
this. can u teach me how pls?
March 05, 2009 5:58 PM

Cahya said...
if that error occurs... you should delete all partition.. and use single
partition
March 05, 2009 7:21 PM

Wol-vriey said...
help please.

thanks for your article. it's a great help.

i'm trying to install xp on a latitude d400 without a

dbay, so i'm stuck with doing it from usb. I've made the disk, but each
time i try

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installing, after partitioning and formatting, i keep getting this error

message once it starts checking the disk:

"the following line in the .sif file used by setup is corrupted or missing
value 0 on the line in section source disks files with key "binifix4.cmd"

setup cannot continue"

i've so far remade the disk thrice without any changes (using two
different versions of xp, both of which i've used for successfull windows
installations from the cd rom). In each case the message is the same one.

any help resolving this would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
March 06, 2009 11:57 AM

Cahya said...
Hi Wol-vriey...
What XP? XP home? or Professional?
March 06, 2009 12:49 PM

Wol-vriey said...
hi Cahya,
both disks are XP professional
thanks.
March 06, 2009 3:36 PM

Anonymous said...
how long the whole setup?
March 11, 2009 10:32 PM

Anonymous said...
barvo bravo bravo THANKS THANKS THANKS
GREAT TUTORIAL !!!!
March 12, 2009 1:13 AM

Anonymous said...
MMM when I get to the stage where I need to:

after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...

now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP
LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive
please wait a few seconds..

I get the below and cmd quits:

Enter your choice: 4

Lets prepare a Tempopary Virtual Drive ....

Closing Existing Virtual Drives if any ....

Virtual Disk Driver for Windows version 3.1
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/

The Virtual Disk Driver is not installed.

Virtual Disk Driver for Windows version 3.1
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/

The Virtual Disk Driver is not installed.

Existing Virtual Drives if any are Closed

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********** Existing tempimage.img File was Found **********

Return to Main Menu, Then First Rename Your tempimage.img File

Press any key to continue . . .

----

This is easy
Boot from a 32-bit system as the virtual drive tool doesn't work under
64-bit :)
March 13, 2009 10:32 PM

alok said...
i have a promble which not short out in the you
promble is "Windows could not start becoz the following file is missing or
corrupt:
Windows root\system32\hal.dll.
please re-install a copy of the above file."

plz tall my the solution i have dell lapot & my cd rom is not working
March 14, 2009 4:06 AM

Anonymous said...
Thanks a lot m8! Works great. Hate Linux Linpus on my Aspire One...
Thanks again bro. =)
March 14, 2009 5:59 AM

Shahiroz W. said...
I want to repair xp using usb key, not reinstall it. My system file is
corrupt. Can you plese help
March 14, 2009 6:16 AM

Anonymous said...
what about the key?do you need to put the key numbers in?
March 14, 2009 7:42 AM

Anonymous said...
It depends from Windows. in some cracked versions you don't have to...
but moastly, you have to... google the keys =)
March 14, 2009 7:28 PM

Anonymous said...
I AM installing it and its working thanks for the tutorial.We have to read
to learn. good luck and peace!!
March 16, 2009 9:47 AM

Michael said...
I am also getting the blue screen of death. I tried it several times with the
same result. What am I doing wrong? I am currently swiping the hard drive
with DBAN to see if there were errors on the hard drive or something.
Any other ideas?
March 17, 2009 12:14 AM

Anonymous said...
First, thanks to you.
It works fine for me, installed successfully. However, now every time I
turn on my computer, it has two option to select in order to continue:

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1. start with window xp

2. USB repair ....
how can I get rip of that, so every time I turn on the computer I dont
have to press enter.
March 17, 2009 6:47 AM

Anonymous said...
i can't install this...

the USB boot successed

but when i begin to format

it's said i don't have enough memory

altough i have 40GB hardisk

this is strange

and it's says something error on the XP source

March 17, 2009 12:53 PM

Muhammad said...
I done all this practice, when i try to install in my computer with the usb
sport, boot my pc and windows appear to install, i select text mode,
while running menu appear starting windows in blue screen then after
few second a message appear could not install

with large message 0000000000 c000000000c0 c0c0 like this

pc is gx280 - p-4, 512mb ram

sata hd 40 gb, pata hd 10 gb

what is reason

can you help me

March 17, 2009 4:12 PM

Michael said...
I'm having exactly the same problem as Muhammad. It happens right after
it says, "Windows is starting".
March 17, 2009 10:42 PM

Anonymous said...
does this work with vista os or windows7 os
March 18, 2009 2:16 AM

Anonymous said...
I reach the stage in command prompt Enter your choice: 3 Please give
target USB drive letter.
I enter D as this is the drive letter for my flash drive and I get this
message

**** D: is not a valid drive *****

Any help would be much appreciated

March 20, 2009 3:47 AM

Anonymous said...
"At February 17, 2009 11:45 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

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NTLDR is missing
please restart u'r system

anyone help me please????"

same here... any solution?

March 20, 2009 6:53 AM

Anonymous said...
format ur HDD mate...
March 20, 2009 11:08 AM

Anonymous said...
hello, I had a question, i'm trying this method because my laptop won't
read the xp cd i have. my other computer does and i have used this cd
before to install windows, but:
1) when i use usb_prep8, and try to select the folder for windows source
file, "browse for folder" window halts/freezes.
2) because of the problem in 1), i tried editing the "FolderSel" script so it
returns the string of the drive where my cd is... after i got that working,
when it's creating the image file, it says it can't find the files...
what can do about this?
any help or comment would be appreciated, thank you.
March 21, 2009 8:26 AM

Anonymous said...
In the begining during the blue screen it says that "setup will now start
windows" but suddenly a blue screen appears and says "Stop Error".....I
tried it many times but it won't work.......please help.....
March 21, 2009 4:33 PM

Anonymous said...
Hello, When I press Start button the next message appears "Continue?"
press Yes, then I press the next Yes to continue, after it I'm getting Error:
(FormatEx[11]: An Error Occured Formating the Drive) and the
installation stops.
Please assist.
March 21, 2009 7:44 PM

Anonymous said...
Sorry, adding few words to last comments. I'm ussing 16G Kingston disk on
key.. Thanks and BR.
March 21, 2009 7:47 PM

Anonymous said...
I have an 8gb flash drive and when i run pe2usb it fals to format it. Any
suggestions would be appreciated
March 21, 2009 10:20 PM

Anonymous said...
Yeah exactly, I'm too and I'm getting the following error: "FormatEx[11]:
An Error Occured Formating the Drive".. Maybe some one can advice
some other stuff?

Thanks..
Juno
March 21, 2009 10:50 PM

ZooL said...

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Excellent tutorial, made it possible for me to upgrade my Dell Mini 9 to

Windows XP Pro SP3.

Thank you very much Komku!!!

X.
March 22, 2009 6:19 AM

Anonymous said...
I'm ussing 16G Kingston disk on key. When I'm trying to format it with
PetoUSB it says that volume is too big. Can i do something with it. I just
want to make my stick bootable =/
March 22, 2009 8:02 PM

Anonymous said...
When I boot from the pendrive it shows NTLDR missiing
Please assist
March 25, 2009 3:12 AM

Anonymous said...
I have win vista 64 bit on my machine but i want to install win xp on this
machine and both operating sys. as dual boot system.
by Manoj.
March 26, 2009 11:36 AM

Anonymous said...
Thank you that was great load of help.

I was kind of stuck with the reinstallation of XP.

digish
March 26, 2009 6:57 PM

Anonymous said...
Thank you so much for this guide. I have a LG LT20 tablet PC in which the
HDD failed. It has no built-in CDROM or floppy drives. After updating the
BIOS I was able to get it to boot from a USB key, but your guide was the
only one that enabled me to get Windows XP installed and working on the
new HDD. THANK YOU AGAIN!
March 30, 2009 8:13 AM

Anonymous said...
damn!!!!!!!!! its not working to me..

do i need to computer here?

March 30, 2009 12:22 PM

Anonymous said...
Sr. Plz Help..
after doing the procedure ,problem occur in step 9 were after i edited
my bios and make USB HDD as my primary boot device, my PC did not
boot and locate "
"TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After
Logon""" ..it didn't appear to the screen .

plz help what will i do... i really follow the step 1-8 properly.

rply::: im Klair

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March 30, 2009 1:13 PM

woodroff said...
AWESOME!! thanks!! finally it works after 4 days trying to find ways to do
this! YEAH!!
March 30, 2009 6:59 PM

ralph said...
thanks you so much...your the best...from Philippines...
March 31, 2009 12:00 PM

ABrugs said...
Got thru all prelim stuff, got thru WinXP (SP2) setup partition and copy
but after reboot, followed instruction to use #2 and the computer just
freezes, blank screen nothing happens. I have tried using #1 again and
reinstalling once more with no success. Why won't it continue the install?
Using 2GB USB stick, 320GB WD HD, and Dell Inspiron 5150 w/busted
CDROM.

Any help greatly appreciated!

April 01, 2009 10:40 PM

Anonymous said...
Hey awesome tut but I was just curious if anyone was going to address the
issue of the bue screen of death after drivers load up and the screen says
starting windows. I personally only get this message when I try to install
on my Acer Aspire One A1101. Now I did try on my desktop and it went
through to the choose the partitiion to install windows. My question is
will someone please reply here if they secessfully formatted over thier
Limpus Linux partition and made a new one to install XP on. I think the
problem is that Linux is stopping xp setup from continuing. Please reply
here if thats the case.

Thanks
Jim
April 02, 2009 3:44 PM

sjecstudent said...
I slipstreamed xpsp3 with updates till feb 09 with ACHI sata driver, as my
hp dv4-1135ee e-sata was not compatable with normal xpsp2..

the above setups with cd-rom gives the same gui setup blue screen but
with virtual memory paging quota error, and then it restarts.

So, I used the above Image to use for booting through USB and setting up
xpsp3 which I added to this 2GB USB drive.
It cannot setup in the drive,as free space is 1147MB required is about
1300MB.
So, I decided to install in the laptop hard drive instead.It has 4 partitions,
C: (0GB - 40GB); 40GB size,empty for xpsp3;
D:(40GB-115GB); 75GB with vista;
E: dvd-ram burner(not shown in setup)
F:(115GB-165GB); 50GB empty;
G:(165GB-220GB);55GB empty;
unallocated space of 10GB(actually my lost Hp
recovery drive afterI tried to install xp).
I choose c:, as its beginning and also 40GB free.

After initial txt setup runs smoothly,the GUI setup comes to a blue screen
and suddenly restarts without any reason with no error display.

Now there seems to be no error compared to my previous virtual memory

paging quota issue, but I can see the mouse move, and blue screen,
which is supposed to ask for key, etc,But it does not happen.The blue
screencomes and imediately restarts my laptop.I have a hp dv4-1135ee

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e-sata p7350 2GB, and the best part is that the bios cannot be configured,
it has minimal setting like boot device proirity.

Any idea why my setup is not working?

April 04, 2009 11:31 AM

Debabrata said...
JUST JUST AWESOME! MY DELL MINI 9 ROCKS! 100000000000% PERFECT!
April 06, 2009 6:23 AM

Anonymous said...
i cant see my USB on my boot priority help ls
April 06, 2009 11:52 AM

Cahya said...
I will make a new post to reply all questions from this post... :)
April 06, 2009 12:08 PM

nancy said...
I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought
I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I
have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Betty

http://desktopmemory.info
April 07, 2009 9:37 AM

scott said...
Works great.. Wondering why the need for only a single partition
though.. Especially when the desire is to create a dualboot system..
April 08, 2009 2:11 AM

Anonymous said...
INSTALLATION OF XP SP3 SUCCESSFUL ON HP-DV4-1135EE.
This is the method I followed.

1) Extracted WIN XP SP2( vvv imp do not try sp3, i tried and I failed all the
time).
2) From ngine site, made the xp USB drive installable(usually it can only
instal on HARd Drive).
3) Using Nlite, slipstreamed latest SATA drivers.
4) connected laptop drive through USB from portable drive USB-SATA
interface.
5) Could install txt mode XP
6) Finally, GUI mode xp was setting up, BUT WAIT!!!!!, it restarted
halfway(due to small virtual memory size)...

7)Log-onto safe-mode xp on next reboot

8)Goto control panel and system applet, select virtual memory page, and
choose manually set, and set a good paging drive value.
9)Reboot and continue installation.

HOWEVER, I feel the steps can be shortened, but others try and post
replies....

1)Extract WINXP SP2.

2)Using Nlite, slipstream latest SATA drivers.
3)Install XP SP2.
4) complete installation.
5) log on to xp and install SP3

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Others try shortened method, only if unsuccessful then go for long

method.

Once XP and vista has bee installed, use a boot manager like GAG to boot
between the two.
April 08, 2009 3:53 AM

eric said...
hello there, nice post you have here, very helpful... but it does not allow
me to install MS Office 2007 to the windows installation, it says "cannot
update one or more windows protected files"...

Is this connected to the scripts and/or reg patches made in this

installation to protect windows against viruses/trojans?
April 08, 2009 11:23 AM

Kushaba said...
oh Praise the higher spirits for this tutorial. my Acer kept doing this thing
where it constantly bluescreened eveyrtime i tired to boot windows on it.
so lets hope this works.
April 09, 2009 12:45 AM

DAS said...
damn that blue screen!!!!!!!!!!!! it always appear after "setup is starting
windows!!!" i just want to partition my drive c: to allocate the 120gb for
backup and a dual boot for ubuntu!!! why doesn't it allow me???? it's sooo
unfair!!!!!!!!!!!

btw, im using 'acer aspire one aoa 150' 120gb, 1gb ram.

----its not just a linux problem since i'm using XP home edition.
April 09, 2009 1:05 AM

DAS said...
AHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I DEFEATED THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!!!!

here's how:

-use nlite(freeware) to create your own custom XP iso.

http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

-MAKE SURE you include an XP service pack 3(available in microsoft

website) and all the acer aspire one drivers(available in acer website) in
it.

-mount the iso to a vitrual drive

-use USB_MultiBoot_10 to make a bootable USB of XP by following method

1 of:
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb

-install(at this point i'm pretty sure this will work because i had exactly
the same problem as urs!)

im not really sure what the cause of our BSOD problem is, but my
hypothesis is that acer aspire one wants you to install an XP that is
compatible and can support its new hardwares - in short it doesn't want to
be installed with an old version of XP.
April 09, 2009 5:26 AM

Anonymous said...
when i try to reinstall windows on my netbook it blue screens. what do i

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do?
April 10, 2009 9:57 AM

Phu said...
help plz when i enter "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug
USB-Drive Until After Logon"

i don't see any of my drive only usb drive

April 10, 2009 1:29 PM

Anonymous said...
thanks DAS!!!!!! DAS's way of installing worked for me, i also defeated
that damn blue screen that almost made me cry while installing and
researching the net for solution, i owe you a lot pal!

i also think the problem was my xp installer since its quite old., i
slipstreamed service pack 3 from sp 1 on my nlited xp.

-btw, i loved that nlite program it helped me install my pre-downloaded

drivers, games, and other applications conveniently.
April 10, 2009 10:01 PM

Anonymous said...
Mantap gan
April 10, 2009 11:38 PM

Anonymous said...
Help please, I can't change XP setup source Path.
"Browse For Folder" window doesn't appear.
April 11, 2009 12:21 AM

Anonymous said...
Help, i got struck on STEP 8
when "Browse For Folder" window appear and i choose the XP Setup
Source Path (daemon tools) and click ok..

But it was just struck at command prompt and i can't do anything.

April 14, 2009 9:56 AM

Aiguli said...
HELP!!! i tried several tutorials, but alweys the same problem, everythig
goes well till i am starting XPros setup. In the list of partitions on my
computer i only see that U: Partition 1 (XP komku) and cant do anything
any more.... I am traing to install windows XP on Compq notebook with
Vista(wich i don't want to use ) and brocken CD room
April 15, 2009 2:22 AM

Anonymous said...
i have a promble which not short out in the you
promble is "Windows could not start becoz the following file is missing or
corrupt:
Windows root\system32\hal.dll.
please re-install a copy of the above file."

plz tall my the solution i have Acer Aspire One

April 15, 2009 2:36 AM

Anonymous said...

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OK I did this on an older HP computer, with XPPro SP3 slipstreamed in the

installation files. This was after installing a new (refurb), blank 40GB IDE
hard drive.

It went smooth as silk, except now the computer won't boot unless I have
the USB stick installed. If I leave it out and turn on the computer, I get
"Disk Error - Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL".

I'm sure this is something stupid with the bootsector, but having a brain
fart right now as to what to do.

Like I said, If I leave the USB plugged in, it boots and runs perfectly (I can
also unplug the USB after windows is booted and it works fine). I have
verified that windows IS in fact installed on the 40GB hard drive.

Thank you for your help.

April 16, 2009 4:08 AM

Anonymous said...
Great tutorial,every thing you told us about works fine it's really easy
steps & thx u so much for this..
April 18, 2009 5:48 PM

ayu said...
driver for ethernet controller please..
huhu
April 21, 2009 3:11 PM

Anonymous said...
Format in Fat32 When you install XP to your Acer one A110...
April 22, 2009 1:51 PM

Anonymous said...
someone said
"Worked great for me thank you. I did have an issue at first with it saying,
hal.dll is missing or corrupt. Stumped me for a while as the dll was there
and fine. Twigged after a while, windows had tried to create a duel boot
in the boot.ini file which is located at the very root of your windows
installation, so normally C:\boot.ini. Go in there and remove the line
which isnt "\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional""

well, I did delete every partition, as was instructed.. and I got this hal.dll
error.. can anyone tell me how to go into C:\boot.ini? the computer isn't
booting, so I have no idea

please help, thanks

April 23, 2009 1:59 PM

Anonymous said...
Ei i got problem, do i need another computer to format my computer
using USB? I do ur guid and after dissable all and only usb is enable, this is
what happend after i enter "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug
USB-Drive Until After Logon" and it said NTLDR is missing, press any key to
restart and i press any key, and it go to desktop. then i enter in "GUI
Mode setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP" windows could not
start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem blah
blah blah. please send me the answer. [email protected]
thank you.
April 23, 2009 7:26 PM

Kris said...
Thank You Very Much for this tutorial, I managed to do this on Windows 7

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however I needed to use the built in Windows 7 VHD as the TMP Drive (T:)
and needed to manually set the USB partition as active before it would
let me boot... Kris
April 23, 2009 9:57 PM

Sokonomi said...
I got stuck after the TXT install part finished. It just rebooted and sat
there doing nothing after entering the GUI mode.
April 24, 2009 6:50 AM

LEON said...
I am trying to install Office 2007 onto a clean install of Windows XP (on a
friends eee PC - it is really a sweet little laptop.. anyway), I get the error
above about protected files. Here is the solution. (This may have
happened because in optimizing XP down, some files were deleted).

1. From Windows install disk goto E:\I386 folder and open open (Double
click) on the FP40EXT.CAB file. It should open.

(or - if you do not have the disk, find a working XP computer and go to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server
extensions\40\bin).

2. find fp4autl.dll in the list and copy it (ctrl-c)

3. go to c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server

extensions\40\bin and paste it (ctrl-v)

4. Restart the 2007 office install

April 24, 2009 10:49 AM

smoresrock said...
DAS, you, sir, are AWESOME! the nlite strategy worked like a charm.
thanks for sharing your discovery! peace!
April 24, 2009 12:04 PM

Anonymous said...
i seem to get a problem when trying to run the usb_prep8 prgrame keeps
ending saying vitrul driver not installed what do i do about this?
April 28, 2009 2:05 AM

Anonymous said...
I followed the instructions exactly and it worked just fine. Thank you
very much. - Christine, Scotland
April 30, 2009 7:18 PM

Anonymous said...
Hi when i open Command Prompt all works up to when i have to type
cd komku\bootsect it keeps telling me that the 'system cannot find the
path specified'. PLEASE HELP
May 01, 2009 3:00 PM

Safwan Khan said...

No need to do all this mess! Just copy the i386 folder form the Windows
XP disk into your flash drive, and start setup from Windows XP CD-ROM.
During the setup, anytime eject the CD and it will prompt you to give a
location for the setup files, at that moment plug your flash drive in(of
course DOS MODE USB should be enabled through bios) and the next drive
letter after the last CD Drive will be automatically assigned to the flash
drive (though it won't be shown but it will be done in the backend. I have
tested it!)

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E.g., if you have 4 hard drive partitions C, D, E, F and a CD-ROM drive G,

then the drive letter assigned to your USB will be H (intuitively as well as
practically). When you will give the manual path to your usb i386 folder,
setup will continue from the USB! :D
May 03, 2009 1:14 PM

Anonymous said...
thank you soooo much for this great tutorial and guide!
May 03, 2009 6:26 PM

STAR CASINO said...

Hello Cahya...

Please help... I "ALO" get the dredaed bluescreen just like many posters
here and mohammed:

I boot my pc and windows appear to install, i select text mode, while

running menu appear starting windows in blue screen then after few
second a message appear could not install. The Stop Error Message. All
along the installation went perfect as outlined in the great tutorial.

Thanks

STARCASINO
May 08, 2009 8:27 AM

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