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maxluke1

Jan 12 2008, 22:15

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cool might use that way can it be done for Mac osx or vista like this????

Thanks max

luketmk

Jan 17 2008, 17:19

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I have not gotten this to work yet, but I just want to point out that, under BIOS, the installing OS should be set as "start" and not as finished.

tom_kauf

Feb 16 2008, 12:26

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Very interesting topic.

I'm also interested in installing XP from a USB stick. But is it faster than installing from a CD?

The reason is, I work as a contractor Technician for Dell. I mainly do hardware replacement on Laptops/Desktops but I also do a LOT of Windows reinstallations. It's frustrating to sit infront of a system at the customer's Home/Office for 30-45min (+ 15-20min for Drivers/Software).

I will set up an unattended installation to save a few minutes. But can I save a few more minutes by copying the Windows files to a USB Stick or external USB HDD? The CD reading seems to be the bottleneck.
I managed to make a USB stick bootable with 'HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool', and copy the i386 folder contents over. But the installation is slooooow. I'm guessing it's using USB v1 speed.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get the installation done quicker (assuming I get USB2 drivers running)?
Oh, and since USB2 HDDs are transferring via the USB interface, are they quicker than a USB stick?
P.S. I get paid per Job, so the more I can get done, the better.

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grahammack

Apr 24 2008, 11:50

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just a query about this.

will i be able to use this method of xp installation to install windows to a desktop pc which has boot from usb option ?

thanks in advance

Graham

deadphill

Aug 11 2008, 09:29

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Did anyone get over this error: File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded. The error code is 18

I have one someone has asked me to sort out for them but its driving me insane. I have used at least 4 different usb sticks, all are new (in last year)

I have tried the method stated and a couple of downloads which say they automatically make the drive bootable and then to load!

Please any help would be appreciated!

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Phill

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BowieBowie

Nov 27 2008, 21:57

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QUOTE(deadphill @ Aug 11 2008, 09:29)

Dunno if you have solved this problem yet but what I have heard is it won't work with Windows XP SP2.
Here is a another guide and it works for me (using Windows XP Pro SP2).
http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installin...-usb-thumb.html

I only used a USB card with my MicroSD 4gb and it works just fine

azz2811

Dec 12 2008, 01:39

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if you are not worried about the size of windows vista on ur internal sd card (u have modded it with a internal 16gb or something like that) can you use this program to put windows vista on a usb.

thanks

theunseen

Jan 20 2009, 17:00

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This is not working for me. I attempted this on Apsire One netbook (n270)

I did the txt mode first, then it rebooted and did gui mode. It went all the way through, automatically
rebooted itself and then gives me an error that there is a missing or corrupt hal.dll file. I got the
same error on two copies of XP as well.

If I boot up once again from USB and enter gui mode, I get a BSOD. I cannot make out the error code
since it goes through fast.

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