Installing Windows XP from an external USB Drive

[drtigerlilly]

I've made a slipstreamed version of XP w/ SP2, but don't want to burn a
new cd, i want to know if there is anyway that i can do the
installation from my external USB Drive. When i go to the boot menu, my
external drive is listed among the components, but how would i get dos
to start reading the information from the drive?
I've used Nlite to copy the windows cd and then slipstreamed with sp2.
Any advice?

 

[Gordon]

I've made a slipstreamed version of XP w/ SP2, but don't want to burn
a new cd, i want to know if there is anyway that i can do the
installation from my external USB Drive. When i go to the boot menu,
my external drive is listed among the components, but how would i get
dos to start reading the information from the drive?
I've used Nlite to copy the windows cd and then slipstreamed with sp2.
Any advice?

Have you tried just setting the drive as the first boot location?

 

[drtigerlilly]

I know that can be done, but once its done how do i get the pc to see
where the windows installation is?

 

[Gordon]

I know that can be done, but once its done how do i get the pc to see
where the windows installation is?

You don't - it's automatic. If you set the USB drive as the first boot
location, then the machine will boot from that and start the installation
automatically. BTW, there is *no* "dos" in XP.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Burn a CD, a USB drive won't run without Windows USB drivers
already installed.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| I've made a slipstreamed version of XP w/ SP2, but don't
want to burn a
| new cd, i want to know if there is anyway that i can do
the
| installation from my external USB Drive. When i go to the
boot menu, my
| external drive is listed among the components, but how
would i get dos
| to start reading the information from the drive?
| I've used Nlite to copy the windows cd and then
slipstreamed with sp2.
| Any advice?
|

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Or better yet, use a CD-RW media. This way once you are done, you can
"erase" the media and re-use it.

 

[drtigerlilly]

if it won't work how comes it shows up in the boot menu of devices?

 

[Jim Macklin]

CD-RW would need to be burned in a standard format, else it
won't read.


| Or better yet, use a CD-RW media. This way once you are
done, you can
| "erase" the media and re-use it.
|
|
in message
| | > Burn a CD, a USB drive won't run without Windows USB
drivers
| > already installed.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| >
| > | I've made a slipstreamed version of XP w/ SP2, but
don't
| > want to burn a
| > | new cd, i want to know if there is anyway that i can
do
| > the
| > | installation from my external USB Drive. When i go to
the
| > boot menu, my
| > | external drive is listed among the components, but how
| > would i get dos
| > | to start reading the information from the drive?
| > | I've used Nlite to copy the windows cd and then
| > slipstreamed with sp2.
| > | Any advice?
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Jim Macklin]

Then try it.


| if it won't work how comes it shows up in the boot menu of
devices?
|