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Have you made any recent hardware or software changes to the computer prior to the issue?2.
I've made a Prepatched rar file for this so you dont haveto but this is from the Ngine.de tutorialRequirements. An existing Windows install for carrying out the steps in this tutorial. A USB2-compliant Hard disk drive (or a big USB2 stick, see remarks below). An original Windows XP CD (tested only against SP1 so far, but reported to work on other versions).
A registered version of WinISO (or any other software that allows direct editing of ISO files). The Microsoft CAB SDK. A CD-burning software that can handle ISO files. I like the free burnatonceHow To:Summary:We will dump the contents of your original Windows XP CD, extract a few files from the Image using ISO modification software, edit the files, and put the modified versions back on the ISO. The resulting ISO image is burnt back onto a CD media, and can then directly be used to install Windows on your USB drive.I am also covering a few pitfalls that happened to me, in hope they will save you a bit of time.1) Does your computer support booting from USB?Usually, if its an option in your BIOS boot sequence menu, the answer to this is yes. If its not there, look for BIOS updates. If you are not sure, proceed and see what happens;-)2) Sorting out the 'Bootability' of your USB-DriveConnect your USB drive to your computer, directly, without a Hub.
Climbing knots book pdf. Then, shut down your computer, disconnect any other hard disk drives from it, and insert your original Windows XP CD into the drive. Start the installation, and proceed to the section where you are allowed to pick a hard drive. If it goes beyond the partition selection, your drive is already fine for booting Windows XP. If not (seems to be the cases with many of the Freecom USB HDDs for example), you will get an error like 'Windows is unable to find your drive, partition, data etc bla'. This is usually not a big problem. All you need to do is 'properly' format the drive.
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Reboot into your normal Windows, and get this HP tool, and use it to format your HDD completely. I chose NTFS format, worked fine everytime i tried. After this, my drives are recognized as valid installation devices by the Windows XP installer.(In fact, i did not manage to create a USB primary partition with FAT32 that was recognized as being installable)3) Dumping the original Windows CD into an ISO FilePretty easy one. Simply open WinISO, and select Actions - Make ISO from CDROM, and save your CD image.4) Extracting the files we need to work onAfter the CD dump is done, close and reopen WinISO. Then, open the ISO file you just created using File - Open.Now, click the I386 folder, and select the following files (Ctrl key to multi-select). TXTSETUP.SIF.
DOSNET.INF. USB.IN. USBPORT.IN. USBSTOR.INSelect Actions - Extract and put the resulting files into some folder to work on them.5) Unpacking IN filesUse the Cab SDK (from the command line) for extracting the contents of the.IN files.
Each of them contains exactly one.inf file. If you are unsure how to use the Cab SDK, here is an example command line: 'cabarc x USBSTOR.IN'. You should end up with three new files in the folder, called:.
usb.inf. usbport.inf. usbstor.infYou can now delete the.IN files.6) Editing the filesThis is the main job. I ll also try to explain a bit whats happening. Use a simple Texteditor like Notepad.6-A) TXTSETUP.SIFThis file is loaded on the initial install step by the Windows XP CD installer. The multiupload link is offline, please provide a mirror.Also, is it possible after the installation to move the system files into an USB pendrive and boot from there?I am not sure what you are after.This is just someone that assembled together the edited files.
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You can do that yourself by simply following the instructions.The ngine.de tutorial is derived by Tubo from the original Dietmar's guide:and is here:Of course it is intended to boot from a USB device, stick or hd.In the 7 (seven ) years since the time the technique was discovered/implemented, there were more than a few improvements, you may want to read about more recent approaches.Wonko.