WinToFlash Guide - Install Windows XP from USB Flash drive

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Anonymous in this post (Install Windows XP using USB Flash Disk/ Flash Drive - Step by Step Guide) wrote a comment about WinToFlash...

Thank God, finally someone made a good application to make us easier to install Windows from a USB Flashdrive, Pen drive, Flashdisk, etc... with WinToFlash you can install Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 from USB Flashdrive easily.


WinToFlash Step by step Guide Install Windows XP from USB Flash drive:

Update for this article (March 15 2013) is available on this page: http://www.komku.org/2013/03/how-to-install-windows-xp-from-usb.html

Requirements:
-USB Flash disk/Flash drive/Pen drive/Thumb drive, etc
-Computer with CD/DVD drive to build this Windows XP setup Flashdisk (or you may use computer without CD/DVD drive, but you have to copy Windows XP setup files from another computer to your hard disk)
-Computer with or without CD/DVD drive (e.g. Aspire One)



Step 1:
Download WinToFlash here http://wintoflash.com/download/en/
from the Author: This software may contain bugs (spelling too).

so if you find any spelling error please write a comment and correct it
or report to support@novicorp.com
don't forget to write your WinToFlash version.

Step 2:
Extract the zip file, then double click on WinToFlash.exe


Step 3:
Click Accept button...

Step 4:

This program will transfer Windows setup from CD or DVD to flash drive Recommended to switch on Wizard mode for users have no experience of Windows setup fine tuning Windows setup transfer wizard Following basic instructions you will transfer Windows setup program to flash drive and install Windows on PC have no CD or DVD drive
Click the button to enter Wizard mode...


Step 5:
This program will help you to install Windows from a flash
To access other features and advanced options swicth to advanced mode (for advanced users).
for now, we will use wizard mode instead of advanced mode, so click Next...


step 6:

Specify locations of files and drive
on Windows files path click Select button


Step 7:
Select CD/DVD drive which contains Windows XP CD or folder which contains Windows XP files... then click OK


step 8:
Specify locations of files and drive
on USB drive click Select button

Step 9:
Select USB Flash drive ... then click OK

Step 10:
Specify locations of files and drive
Click Next button...


Step 11:
Select "I Accepted the terms of the license agreement" then click Continue...



Step 12:

Warning! Formatting will erase ALL DATA on target disk. To format press OK, to quit press Cancel

Click OK...
Step 13:
Please wait while WinToFlash transferring Windows setup to flash drive


Step 14:
Finished... click Next then Exit
USB Flash drive ready...




On computer without CD/DVD drive (e.g. Aspire One)
you must change the first boot order to USB Flash drive from BIOS. How to do this?

Change Boot order from BIOS:
This is just for example (Aspire 4710)
your BIOS interface may be slightly different

Step 1:
Plug a Flash drive into a USB port on your computer/laptop

Step 2:
Turn on your laptop then hit F2 rapidly (or Del for some other machine)
then go to Boot tab > change boot order > then hit F10 key to Save and Exit



Now you can boot from USB Flash drive, first select

1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)
then... on the first restart, select
2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows
Install Windows XP as usual...



Good luck...
please let me know if you find a problem...
and help the Author by report any application bug (and spelling too)

UPDATE 1:
How to Install Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive / Flash Disk / Thumb Drive / Pen Drive




UPDATE 2:

Anonymous said…

first i wanna say thank you for everybody in this forum,after trying many time i had come out a solution, or maybe saying a sharing season for everyone, hope can help other that is still tension with it haha....actually im the guy previously anonymous asking so many question

Hello everybody, before I had successfully install window Xp using wintoflash, I had facing many problem. Here I wish to share my experience using the wintoflash.
Netbook: Hp mini (come with window 7 starter edition)

Step1:
Having your window Xp installer disc, by using the wintoflash software, make a bootable USB flash drive.
Recommendation –choose advance option, at the format tab, under file system choose FAT 16 LBA (previous I had choose FAT 32 LBA, during booting from USB flash drive an error will occur, so try using FAT 16 LBA first if can’t try using other format will solve the problem).

Step2:
If your laptop comes with original window, it most probably has made a recovery partition for you. From my experience, I recommend this partition should be deleted, if not it will cause other problem (boot problem, hal.dll error) during the reinstall of window.
First choose the first option, you will be able to go to the window installation (create partition, delete partion page).
Recommendation--- deleted all the partition that set previously, than only create your own partition.

Step 3:
At this stage after u had created your partition, and install the window at the partition that u had select. The window will be restart automatically for the first time. After restart, the window won’t startup and continues the window installation; this time u need boot the flash drive again and choose the 2nd option. If any error (eg. Hal.dll) occur, try using the other option that had stated.

Step4:
By now this window will continue the installation. After finis the installation, window is now functioning. BUT in this state, you will probably facing a problem that the window can’t boot from the HDD, although the 1st priority had been set at the BIOS to boot from hard disk. For me every time I need to startup into window I need to boot from the flash drive.
Solution---- try using window recovering console, this really help…ok sharing seasons again. As for me, I can boot the recovering console at the window setup page, the solution is I login into window by using my flash drive first, and I make an virtual drive(can be using power ISO) and load the window xp cd (cause hp mini netbook don’t hv cd room) so this step had to be done.
In order to install the window recovering console u can go http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654
If you have the recovering console the previous step can be skip.
After the console had been install by using the method above, the window recovering console will be able to choose after the system is restart. Then follow the instruction from this link http://wintoflash.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=366
After finish all this step, window Xp will be able to load up normally from the hard disk of your netbook.
If the window start up screen keep on appears, you can see the reference from this link http://www.theeldergeek.com/disable_the_startup_screen.htm
My other references
http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/09/wintoflash-guide-install-windows-xp.html?showComment=1274638970155_AIe9_...

http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/11/install-windows-xp-using-usb-flash-disk.html (using other software)

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210 comments:

  2. hello mr cahya..i need your help for my laptop acer aspire 5550..my laptop unable to read dvd and cd. when i try to open up the E: ( for dvd/cd) i can't find the icon..hcan you help me on this. my dvd cd rom is working good ( i guess) coz it has the green light(blinking). i've search all webs to help me on it..when i open up the device manager..it doesn't have the upper or lowerfilter too. please help me..thank you :)
    any news you can email me at tiemah_89@yahoo.com..

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  3. this is very helpful! tnx a lot! il be trying this and il see if it works fine for my Acer Aspire 3810TZ which also has no CD/DVD Drive.

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  4. nice info, that helps my trouble on mine too, thanks

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  5. i'm a user of acer aspire 4935..i've read ur post regarding the drivers for this notebook...i've installed launch manager,but the volume slider at the side of my keyboard still won't work...could u tell me step by step after installing LM what should i do...this problem appears after i installed windows 7...i've installed all the drivers,plus the LM and the other drivers,but it still cannot be used..tq...~HAZZY~

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  6. good morning sir cahya i used this installation process w/c in usb.but when i installed xp in a acer aspire computer it halts after copying files are finished.it outputs an error wherein this file comes up >>>>> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
    (Windows root)\system32\hal.dll.
    Please re-install a copy of the above file

    by the way the OS that i put in my USB flash drive is the same as the OS in my previous setups to the computer using cd-rom drive.
    i tried this windows xp cd installer to a different computer and it setups smoothly without any above mentioned error.. your help is really appreciated and i know that ur genius enough to help this kind of situation

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  7. wow
    what a nice tips bro
    makasih banyak ya
    ini memang mantaph

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  8. Oh yeah its very useful. Thx x1000 VERY MUCH .....

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  9. Re: hello mr cahya..i need your help for my laptop acer aspire 5550..my laptop unable to read dvd and cd. when i try to open up the E: ( for dvd/cd) i can't find the icon..hcan you help me on this. my dvd cd rom is working good ( i guess) coz it has the green light(blinking). i've search all webs to help me on it..when i open up the device manager..it doesn't have the upper or lowerfilter too. please help me..thank you :)
    any news you can email me at tiemah_89@yahoo.com..

    try this:
    download then extract this file (Download)
    then restart your laptop...
    is it work..?

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  10. @Miss ema, don't forget to backup your registry first.. or make a restore point...

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  11. It works good,but too slow when starts copy windows files from USB to HDD.All files for about 1h 30 min.

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  12. Re: It works good,but too slow when starts copy windows files from USB to HDD.All files for about 1h 30 min.

    Go to BIOS, then change USB speed from "Full Speed" to "Hi Speed"

    good luck :)

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  13. mr cahya..regarding to my prob..still it is not working. i can't find the icon..but instead when i log on to my windows..i saw this word pop out at above left of laptop saying fail to boot from c:/windows. please help me on this again :(

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  14. Re: mr cahya..regarding to my prob..still it is not working. i can't find the icon..but instead when i log on to my windows..i saw this word pop out at above left of laptop saying fail to boot from c:/windows. please help me on this again :(

    hmmmm... I think you should reinstall your windows... :(

    can you do this by yourself?

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  15. uninstall? how is it? i'm kinda blur for this kind of stuff :D

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  16. Re: uninstall? how is it? i'm kinda blur for this kind of stuff :D

    ok.. I will make a post about "How to install Windows" in this blog...

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  18. Hmm it seems the wintoflash link does not work. Do you know if this method would work on an Acer Netbook with and SATA drive?

    i don't think my xp setup disk is full version, just upgrade. So I was going to try and install 98, update to xp and dload all updates for it.

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  19. Wintoflash link is work now....

    Actually I want to upload wintoflash files to my server... but the author said :

    Please, DO NOT hotlink! If you want to share WinToFlash - copy address of this page:
    http://WinToFlash.com/download/en/

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  20. mr cahya untuk bikin flash bott vista and 7...bisa gk pake software ini

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  21. Yes you can use it for Windows Vista and 7... :)

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  22. could you please explain why there are 2 boot options, i mean why do you have to boot the 1 option first, then the 2 option 2 times ?

    thanks
    Acestu

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  24. after the "setup is starting windows" screen... the computer goes to Blue screen of Death... is there something wrong?

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  25. Re: could you please explain why there are 2 boot options, i mean why do you have to boot the 1 option first, then the 2 option 2 times ?

    thanks
    Acestu

    first we must boot from flashdisk.... then after reboot, boot from HDD (2nd option)....

    after all installation steps completed, you can change boot order to boot the hdd first instead of removable disk (USB HDD)

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  26. Re:
    after the "setup is starting windows" screen... the computer goes to Blue screen of Death... is there something wrong?

    try to change sata mode (from BIOS)...
    then reinstall XP...

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  27. is this guide is use for acer laptops? coz i need this guide but i have no acer laptops or desktop.is there any guide for msi or gigabyte desktop pc?

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  28. Re:

    is this guide is use for acer laptops? coz i need this guide but i have no acer laptops or desktop.is there any guide for msi or gigabyte desktop pc?

    it is not for acer only... you can do this on dell, hp, gigabyte, msi.... etc

    good luck

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  29. this is a recovery installation not a full installation of xp?because i cant find any guide for full installation of xp using usb flash drive

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  30. Re:
    this is a recovery installation not a full installation of xp?because i cant find any guide for full installation of xp using usb flash drive

    this is xp full installation....

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  31. can i do the format and partition thing on this guide too?

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  32. Re:

    can i do the format and partition thing on this guide too?

    Yes.. of course...
    after the flash drive ready, you can install xp normally and format or create partition on your hdd

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  33. for windows 7 usb boot u need to prepare in windows 7 system its not working if usb boot is prepared in xp or vista

    after 33% says important files missing and installation halts

    its same for vista too i guess someone confirm

    Raj1402(from india , chennai)
    raj.1402@yahoo.com

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  34. THANKS YOU VERY MUCH

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  35. i get to the boot from text part, windows set up appears, then after 30 seconds i get BSOD, i used wintoflash to prepare my USB device, using windows xp home 2002

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  36. I got a problem. After configuring the BIOS to boot from the pen drive, i got an error, when I was in the "1st text mode setup".

    Error: kdcom.dll can't be loaded

    If someone knows what's going wrong please help.

    Thanks

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  37. It was copying the XP files after the "1st text mode setup" but happens a fatal error. The problem was: "process1_initialization_failed"

    Somebody can help?

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  38. can i make this for xp sp2 or it is just for sp3 and higher?

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  39. Re: can i make this for xp sp2 or it is just for sp3 and higher?

    you can install xp sp2 using wintoflash...

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  40. It says the file iaStor.sys could not be found
    Please help

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  41. i followed all he steps ...
    in the blue screen the following message is displayed after windows file loads

    "
    Setup could not read the CD you inserted, or the CD
    is not a valid windows CD.

    Please insert your Windows NT 3.51 Workstation, Windows NT 4.0
    Workstation. Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, Windows 98, or
    Windows Millenium CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    .When the CD is in the drive, press ENTER.
    .To quit setup, press F3 "

    thats the message displayed. please help

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  42. an easy tool ! but it takes alot of time to copy windows files any suggestions plz !

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  43. Thanks for your guide. Is very clear to me. but it seem cant work with recovery disk, izit? i m compaq presario v3000 user. The action fail with my 2 disc recovery disk, because it display the message of "incorrect source of window file". this result also same as in the using of nLite. Any suggestion mount recovery disk into usb drive? thanks your help

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  44. mr cahya, apakah software ini bisa dipake utk install windows xp lite ?
    Soalnya saya dah nyoba trus bsod....
    kira2 kenapa ya?

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  45. There is nothing wrong with boot.ini, you don't need to change anything in that file.

    When you see this page, - which I guess everyone will see that horrible error page! - just reboot the system and select to boot from USB drive again, then you will see the first boot menu again (the boot menu you have seen the first time you boot from the USB) now select the item that says:

    "2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows"

    And damned Windows splash screens appears.

    WARNING : You just need to boot from the USB again this time, otherwise you will stuck in an endless loop of errors and editing boot.ini file.

    Have fun!

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  46. Hi, All:

    I tried all the options (in latest version 0.5.0013) that I can think of with this tool, and it still doesn't work. Here's what I did:
    - Made two 8GB SanDisk USB keys to try both "Transfer XP setup to USB key", as well as "Create Windows XP Emergency Bootloader USB Driver";
    - Also tried "FAT16 CHS" and "FAT32 CHS" as the file system options;

    All 4 of these options only get the laptop screen showing "Remove any media and disk, and press any key to continue". Press any key will only get this message displayed repeatedly.

    If I use the FAT16 LBA and FAT32 LBA options, then the display will show nothing except a blinking cursor.

    I looked the USB key content, it has boot.ini, ntdetect.com, ntldr, #SLDR$, and txtsetup.sif at its root, with $WIN_NT$.~BT and $WIN_NT$.~LS sub folders, which contain i386 and System32 etc. folders, so they looks right. But booting will not proceed after press any key. Tried Ctrl-C or ESC keys will not break the repeating mesage cycle.

    So what was the cause for the "removing media and press key" message? Is there anyway to make this work?

    My laptop is Lenovo's T61 laptop, with BIOS supporting booting from USB HDD and USB FDD options. I tried to move one of them before the other, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. The machine has XP SP2 installed, and due to a change made to the boot.ini file, it blue-screened, and won't boot from safe mode anymore, and its CD drive doesn't work anymore, so I am trying to rescue it by booting from USB key, and hopefully I can edit the boot.ini file to correct the problem.

    Appreciate if anyone has any insight and troubleshooting suggestions.

    Thanks!

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  47. I followed the instructions, but when Windows enters setup it tries to get me to format the USB drive and install Windows there!

    Did I do something wrong??

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  48. Hello,

    I did everything till I changed the BIOS and then rebooted.
    When the USB was getting booted it gave me "reboot and select proper boot device" what's wrong?

    Please help me.

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  49. hi
    i have two genuine cds for my windows xp installation - installation disc 1 and installation disc 2. How do i compile all of them into the one usb flash drive?

    Please help.

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  50. Okay .. I'm running W7 64bit on my PC, I got a buddies laptop (Dell Inspirion) that doesnt have a DVD Drive but can boot from USB .. I first used WinToFlash to make a copy of W7 64bit but the laptop can't run 64 bit and I dont have a 32 bit version. So I found my old Windows XP disk and tried it on WinToFlash, it goes through the process and finishes .. but when I try to run it on the laptop all I get is a flashing __ on a black screen .... any suggestions??

    I know the usb ports work because when i tried it with the W7 it said that it wasnt compatible with the laptop.

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  51. Mau tanya om...
    Saya pake HP mini 1169
    Ga ada buat recoverynya nih,Jai mau nyoba pake wintoflash
    Kemaren udah bisa ampe bboting dari USB,tapi pas mau install hdd netbooknya ga kedetect.Mungkin karena hddnya SATA ya?
    Ada solusikah buat nambahin driver SATA buat HP Mini 1169?
    Thx Before
    Best Regards
    rzqprm@yahoo.co.id

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  52. has anyone solved d BSOD probe/////coz i think many ppl r facing d problem..........
    i get close upto ''starting win xp'' en bsod appears.....
    i tried many diff ways lik multiboot.....boot prep n wintoflash...i get stuck at d same point..
    cn someone pls help me out do i need to install additional drivers......

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  53. Sir, i successfully installed the xp to the device but the problem is my computer now boots from the usb. i tried contacting wintoflash support but they are not responding i hope you can help me with this. i tried repairing the os with the microsoft cd i had copied into the usb but it still the same. its been a week and i cant still find any solution. im so feel so doomed!!!!!!

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  54. Hello, I am experiencing exactly the same problem as Choco (October 5) in that I get the following error after rebooting: >>>>> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
    (Windows root)\system32\hal.dll.
    Please re-install a copy of the above file

    is there a solution to this problem?

    Thank you!

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  55. Very useful guide.
    Thank you!

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  56. I need some help I compressed all my files and got a bootmgr is compressed press ctrl alt delete. So I used wintoflash and my hp startup disc with another pc and got everything setup to restore my computer. I put the USB flash into my computer changed boot order with bios. Ran the first part of setup I deleted some partitions I didn't really know what I was doing or what I deleted. I created a new partition and started the first part of install. ThAt finished and system restarted. When I go to install the second part I get the error system32/Hal.dll. File is missing or corrupt. What do I do can anyone help. I have a hp mini 1115nr. Trying to install windows xp with a USB flash drive.

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  57. I have the same problem as help:

    "I followed the instructions, but when Windows enters setup it tries to get me to format the USB drive and install Windows there!

    Did I do something wrong??"

    When I boot the 1st part of the installation, it tries to format the USB drive, not the actual hard drive of the netbook. There doesn't seem to be an option to change the drive. Its weird.

    any advise is greatly appreciated.

    thanks

    Jim

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  58. I have the same problem as help:

    "I followed the instructions, but when Windows enters setup it tries to get me to format the USB drive and install Windows there!

    Did I do something wrong??"

    When I boot the 1st part of the installation, it tries to format the USB drive, not the actual hard drive of the netbook. There doesn't seem to be an option to change the drive. Its weird.

    any advise is greatly appreciated.

    thanks

    Jim


    just press esc, and you will see your HDD,

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  59. I have the same problem as Jim. It tries to install XP on my flash drive, cant see the HDD.
    Esc doesn´t seem to be doing anything.
    Could someone help

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  60. WHAT IS TXTSETUP.SIF ERROR It does not allow me to install windows

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  62. Dear all,

    i hope you all will be fine

    Dear Reader,

    i have Dell OptiPlex GX 280 Desktop PC,

    BIOS = A04 02/09/05

    Service Tag = 8FRRL1J

    Express Service Code = 18367887943

    RAM = 1GB

    HDD = 80GB SATA

    Processor = 3.0 Ghz Pinless HT

    My problem is , when i install ubuntu from my bootable pen drive all is going very well, but when i install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 From USB FLASH Drive

    Setup Continuous well

    Like " 1. TXT Mode Setup .... ",,," 2. GUI Mode Setup.... "

    when i start setup from TXT Mode Setup or GUI Mode Setup, The Setup Goes and Windows XP Loading Files very well but when it come " Setup is Starting Windows " My system Hangs for a while and give me a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

    Some Errors Like " May B your hard drive is crash or viruses are ... " and some coding errors Like " 0x00000.. "

    Note : Ubuntu Setup Goes Very Well , Pen Drive is Kingston 2GB,



    Hurry Please i am still waiting for your helpful replies...

    mail me at monster_faces@yahoo.com

    Thanks

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  63. Hi I tried to install xp from flash drive. It was booting when time came to install, it says End User Licence Agreement(EULA) not found. So that is stopping me from installing. can you help me out? thanks. my email address: s_khamar@hotmail.co.uk

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  64. Thanks! truly remarkable! smashing!works perferct!

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  65. hello,,why my installation did not success on to this Mass Data Storage NAND-type, 1GB / 2GB P-ATA 1.8-inch format hard disk drive.?? booting was succesfuly but when it come to the windows setup stage my classmate pc was apear bluescreen. pless help.

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  66. nice info, i can install windows 7 now, thanks u

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  67. hi this abbas,
    The ppl who are gettiong "process1_initialization_failed" problem are hereby given a solution that they should copy the system32 from i386 folder to $WIN_NT$.~BT.

    Enjoy

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  68. is there's any configuration to make or just boot on a flash drive. and what im going to choose if i saw the gui mode and txt mode? pls help coz i will try this on acer aspire one

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  69. Hello! Can somebody tell me how to make the process of coppyng installation filles to go faster? Thanks!

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  70. Tradução do português para o inglêsMostrar romanização
    In Boot, I could not continue because the options of the boot of my pc are different.
    Please help me!

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  71. Na Boot, eu não consegui continuar porque as opções do boot do meu pc são diferentes.
    Por favor me ajude!

    Português.

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  72. dear all frends
    I have a big problem in my pc
    after i use the Windows XP USB Flash Edition 2010 SP3 Genuine
    I am can not install or format my windows
    now MY PC not able to boot with CD and he show me this message
    D grldr
    plzz can any help me this is my e mail zhelhazzhelhaz@yahoo.com
    thanks

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  73. i got a big problem...
    at the beginning all the process work fine include setup the win xp into laptop... after install windows xp... when i restart my laptop... i cant boot into my windows without the pendrive!!!! is there somebody can help tell me how to boot into windows without the flash drive....

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  74. I recieve

    "NTLDR missing" message.

    Can anyone help me. I am trying to instal on normal pc I just have broken CD and I thought with usb it would be fast

    Thanks.

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  75. For those having problem with hal.dll missing while booting from the GUI (second restart), the boot.ini file might poiting to the wrong physical partition.

    The original boot ini from the above procedure gave me:

    [Boot Loader]
    Timeout=10
    Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    [Operating Systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2. GUI Mode Setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP" /FASTDETECT

    But should point to partition 2 in my case..(while installing the xp files, see how many partition u have)

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  76. Hey, does someone have it worked? u see a lot of problems here and i don´t want to ruin my little brother´s laptop!

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  77. Concerning the missing hall.dll problem I tried several settings as described above, but without a solution.
    Still missing hal.dll problem.

    Anyone some other solution??
    Thanks in advance.

    rgrds, jannuh

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  78. hey dude you can also use your usb by tranfer file even you put windows in your usb

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  79. Quote: "At March 21, 2010 11:29 AM, Anonymous Wissam said…: the boot.ini file might poiting to the wrong physical partition."

    Thats exactly how it solved my hal.dll missing problem.
    One should try any of the debug options that are listed and if one succeeds, edit the c:\boot.ini file and correct the partition entry in the line

    [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

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  80. i facing this problem also...HOW TO SOLVE IT?....when want to reinstall windows back....at bios can detect hard disk but in setup windows cant find any hard disk partition....only can find usb partition.

    Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
    (Windows root)\system32\hal.dll.
    Please re-install a copy of the above file

    is there a solution to this problem?

    Thank you!

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  81. Great guide. But I can't erase the existing partition, a message 'It contains temporary files needed for the instalation'. So when I try to install windows xp on the existing partition, without having farmatting it, it can' t copy the files from the usb to netbook...

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  82. I have the same problem like some of the other users:

    It tries to install XP on my flash drive, cant see the HDD.
    Esc doesn´t seem to be doing anything.

    Any solution for this ?

    Thx in advance :)

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  83. I tried to install windows xp sp3 via usb on dell inspiron mini 1012. But after the installation files loaded, blue screen appear saying PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED. How to solve this problem?..Please help... inspironmini1012@yahoo.com

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  84. I tried to install it on my acer aspire 4535 but it says: SETUP DETERMINED THAT DRIVE W IS CORRUPTED. HELP ME

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  85. If you are having a problem with getting the hal.dll errors try one of the following.
    Edit the boot.ini file in the root of your usb.

    Correct the partition to one of the following depending on your hard drive partions:
    First Option(This first one worked for me)
    [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

    Second Option
    [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

    Then save the boot.ini file, pop in your usb and you shouldn't get those nasty hal.dll errors!

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  86. I screwed up. When doing the initial windows XP install from the flash drive, I chose install, and then REPAIR...

    On the 2nd boot it went to the welcome screen and I got the msg " "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" when I entered the user password.

    Now when I boot from the flash drive and choose option 1, I get the DOS msg "Windows could not start because the following is missing or corrupt: hal.dll. Please reinstall a copy of the above file."

    Since I can no longer use option 1 or 2, what do I do now?

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  87. Actually, I've got the problem fixed...
    For some bizarre I had the idea to redo the WinToFlash application. It makes no sense to me, since I had used the flash drive only hours before and it bought up all the same info as a CDROM, but when I reformatted the USB device and reran WTF I was able to use option 1 and reformat the drive of the HP Mini on which I was trying to install XP. No hal.dll error. But it makes no sense. How could something in the install process have written to the flash drive?

    Anyway XP is now sucessfully installed onto the Mini. Now I have to put all the drivers from the Drivers Recovery CD onto another flash...

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  88. thanks, changing the boot order was the thing i needed

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  89. PROBLEM-----in my case, i had done the bootable usb flash drive, the usb drive can work, but the only thing is, when during the setup, the message come out, saying " drive D is corrupted and cannot be repair"

    please teach me how to solve this problem.

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  90. PROBLEM--- the previous problem had solve, but now every time i got to load window xp with my flash drive, it can't load automatically from the hard disk

    anyone can help me to solve this problem.....

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  91. Re:
    PROBLEM--- the previous problem had solve, but now every time i got to load window xp with my flash drive, it can't load automatically from the hard disk
    anyone can help me to solve this problem.....

    go to BIOS.. then change boot order... >> HDD first

    btw, you may need to edit the boot.ini file...
    click here
    http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-edit-bootini.html

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  92. gonna say thank you first,now i try to read it first, if can work tell u back

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  93. i had try it, but i still can't work, i know what u meant by change the boot order, this step had done, and the edit boot.ini also had done, but still can't work.

    if i my netbook auto boot, it come out

    "window could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem" and bla bla bla...

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  94. first i wanna say thank you for everybody in this forum,after trying many time i had come out a solution, or maybe saying a sharing season for everyone, hope can help other that is still tension with it haha....actually im the guy previously anonymous asking so many question

    Hello everybody, before I had successfully install window Xp using wintoflash, I had facing many problem. Here I wish to share my experience using the wintoflash.
    Netbook: Hp mini (come with window 7 starter edition)
    Step1:
    Having your window Xp installer disc, by using the wintoflash software, make a bootable USB flash drive.
    Recommendation –choose advance option, at the format tab, under file system choose FAT 16 LBA (previous I had choose FAT 32 LBA, during booting from USB flash drive an error will occur, so try using FAT 16 LBA first if can’t try using other format will solve the problem).
    Step2:
    If your laptop comes with original window, it most probably has made a recovery partition for you. From my experience, I recommend this partition should be deleted, if not it will cause other problem (boot problem, hal.dll error) during the reinstall of window.
    First choose the first option, you will be able to go to the window installation (create partition, delete partion page).
    Recommendation--- deleted all the partition that set previously, than only create your own partition.
    Step 3:
    At this stage after u had created your partition, and install the window at the partition that u had select. The window will be restart automatically for the first time. After restart, the window won’t startup and continues the window installation; this time u need boot the flash drive again and choose the 2nd option. If any error (eg. Hal.dll) occur, try using the other option that had stated.
    Step4:
    By now this window will continue the installation. After finis the installation, window is now functioning. BUT in this state, you will probably facing a problem that the window can’t boot from the HDD, although the 1st priority had been set at the BIOS to boot from hard disk. For me every time I need to startup into window I need to boot from the flash drive.
    Solution---- try using window recovering console, this really help…ok sharing seasons again. As for me, I can boot the recovering console at the window setup page, the solution is I login into window by using my flash drive first, and I make an virtual drive(can be using power ISO) and load the window xp cd (cause hp mini netbook don’t hv cd room) so this step had to be done.
    In order to install the window recovering console u can go http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654
    If you have the recovering console the previous step can be skip.
    After the console had been install by using the method above, the window recovering console will be able to choose after the system is restart. Then follow the instruction from this link http://wintoflash.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=366
    After finish all this step, window Xp will be able to load up normally from the hard disk of your netbook.
    If the window start up screen keep on appears, you can see the reference from this link http://www.theeldergeek.com/disable_the_startup_screen.htm
    My other references
    http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/09/wintoflash-guide-install-windows-xp.html?showComment=1274638970155_AIe9_BFVOwG0FoC1t84DkdzPuhutNkyDVQCIOAm5TWMc-o-8CHZ15Kbtl0cnF0-FPhaL_4WTj50-kq-PaX7qouRditG-Ilfsr9-3d10erF4MmesGYm2-oUudBpCFrBwQh2TpFjOZ8i8k2a5jufO0plAnsJlg0XSq7DzUBGFtCG4jUamfbVbGtG9Ghf4Efj0yC9LfCVmTHdD1bPF4kSYfAaZ8T5wMJ2YnFVOgrUx8GeVyC9CHkaOKY3k#c9223100855113920237

    http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/11/install-windows-xp-using-usb-flash-disk.html (using other software)

    By Shadow_rx

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  95. im trying to install xp on a desk top, dvd drive says its not presant. so i go with the usb option, i do what it all says and all i get is a blinking cursor on the screen, or when i go into the boot setup, and chose usb, it freezes, got any ideas to help? ive tried 3 other websites to help and im not gaining any gound

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  96. I installed my acer one netbook sound driver after xp installation but when i play smthing there is no sound? i mean when i play audio or video file its says install audio driver. but i already install it. My model is acer aspire one kav60. plz help me...:-( & in my device manager there is no realtek audio driver shown....plzz plzz do something for me. :-( is there any problem in my xp cd???? coz i try to install it many time. :(

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  97. Same problem with process1_initialization_failed 0x0000006b
    i cant figured how to fix it. maybe someone can help me.
    i erase HDD with activekilldisk and i`ve got same error
    no i can`t use my HP Compaq Mini 110

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  98. Thank you so Much!!!!!!! I used it on a dell mini and the install went well. Sure it had a few bugs and had to do several attempts to get it to work, but in the end, it pulled through, Thanks dudes. :)

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  100. woww, amazing

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  101. To use USB now a day is really useful, i usually use it for everything and now this new is very important to me because i can install windows XP or What ever program to my computer. this is like when my boyfriend decided to drink buy viagra and it was very easy and wonderful!!!

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  102. Thanks a lot for this great tutorial. I didn't know this was even possible

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  103. Thanks for this useful tutorial.. it is very helpful

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  104. I guess this video can help you out, check out USB Protection

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  105. For all who have a MISSING HDD problem during installation. Just enter BIOS first, and change Your hdd setting from AHCI to Compatibility or Legacy. Now, save changes and reboot from USB. Now You can see Your hard drive. Regards, Lucas.

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  106. THANK YOU to the anonymous person that suggested changing the hdd from AHCI to another type!! I changed it to IDE and it listed my hdd for the first time and now I have it finally installing and NOT to my USB DRIVE!! YES!! thank you so much!

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  107. So.. I installed windows by following this guide. It said restart and continue the setup.

    When i restart I click 2nd GUI and try to continue setup but it simply gives me a black screen...

    This is for a dual boot setup, and now when i load from HD I simply get a black screen with errors on it.

    How do i complete the windows XP setup so i can boot from hard drive and acces both my OS installs?

    Thanks

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  108. Re:

    So.. I installed windows by following this guide. It said restart and continue the setup.

    When i restart I click 2nd GUI and try to continue setup but it simply gives me a black screen...

    This is for a dual boot setup, and now when i load from HD I simply get a black screen with errors on it.

    How do i complete the windows XP setup so i can boot from hard drive and acces both my OS installs?

    Thanks


    before install any other OS, first you have to install XP (using this wintoflash method), then after it installed correctly, you can install Vista or Win 7 on other drive (e.g if XP on C: you install Vista on D:), it will detect Win XP automatically and add XP to dual boot menu.

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  109. Hi,
    There are many threats to your data other than stealing. You can secure your data by using USB Boot Drive

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  110. aku kok gagal ya ?
    I Install win Xp SP3 to Acer Aspire one A0531h using following guide,
    1. txt mode bla bla bla
    2. GUI mode => this is not work, its report that hal.dll is missing or corrupt. coz of I use this mode is fail, i use debug bot rdisk 1 partition 2(another option report that hal.dll missing too)
    after finish my netbook cannot boot from HDD, it can boot if only I use USB in mode debug bot rdisk 1 partition 2 again,
    what's wrong ?
    can somebody help me ?

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  111. I Install win Xp SP2 to Acer Aspire 5310 using following guide,
    1. txt mode bla bla bla
    2. GUI mode
    i choose option 1.
    it loads the setup files but it is showing only the space of usb and not of my hdd for partitioning and installing xp.
    please help

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  112. Thanks a lot.. worked 4 me.. but took almost as much tym as d cd.. thnx neways..

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  113. Dear Cahya,

    I am done with preapring the USB drive with winxp setup files, is there any way I can vaildate this on vmware workstation.

    Regards,
    Swamy

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  114. Thanks, but I just can't install XP. It says NTLDR is missing right after that screen. Help, please!!!

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  115. wintoflash seems to be a great concept, (BartPe is really confusing), but I am having many empty thoughts about what to expect to happen when using the flash. Can it be on a new hard drive or does it need an operating system to function?
    I transfered xp pro and booted it on my notebook xp home. The flash started flashing while home was loading. I hit the panic button and shut down thinking it was replasing my home with pro. Too much about this new program is unknown or unexplained. I need "wintoflash for dummys" Can't wait until I can understand all sequences of operation.
    Any further info would be greatly welcomed.

    Joe

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  116. I receive "NTLDR is missing" message after i boot using windows flash disk (USB Hard disk)..

    please help me..

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  117. Hi all.
    I've followed the steps mentioned above. And copied windows xp professinal to my 2gb Transient pen drive.

    My hardware config is:

    cpu: p4 2.66ghz
    motherboard: Intel D915GLVG
    Ram: 512mb
    HDD: IDE 80 gb
    Cd-Writer: not working.
    Operating System Installed: Ubuntu Karmic Kola (linux)

    Motherboard supports booting from usb. BIOS settings are perfect and first bootable media is the Transient pen drive.
    But when it tries to boot from it, a endless blank screen appears with a text mode cursor ( _ ) and nothing happens then onward.

    I wish to replace linux with windows xp so Plz if anyone can solve the problem then send the steps at my email id:

    vijaypant@ibibo.com

    Thanks in advance!!

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  118. I am trying to install xp on acer aspire one.
    I did part with the USB, Flash drive, but I have a problem when start the installation and have to choose the partition where i will install xp, does not recognize my hard drive, only shows usb memory.
    if anyone can solve the problem then send solution at my email:

    nebojshao@gmail.com

    Thanks in advance!!

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  119. wow great i have read many articles about this topic and everytime i learn something new i dont think it will ever stop always new info , Thanks for all of your hard work!

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  120. can i install windows (xp 64-bit) on my aspire one D250 that comes with pre-installed windows 7 32-bit. windows 7 give lots of troubles to my my acer aspire on i decided to change my os to windows xp. but i am only have original xp cd that 64-bit.?

    please help who tried and successful. i cannot use my aspire one still any one help me.

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  121. NRDLT is MISSING

    what should I do?

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  122. This is the best breakdown ever. I tried using different methods and by far this is the easiest out there. I did it without any problems or issues. Thank you so much. My HP MINI is up and running after 6 months of storage.

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  123. I do 2 of these a week
    Use 2 flash drives
    Set up one to boot win98se floppy image a: from an iso
    Copy i386 directory to second flash drive e:
    Fdisk, Format, install
    Enjoy

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  124. With great pleasure I read your blog. The information is very interesting. my gratitude to you.

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  125. hello ! 1st of all , thx a lot for your tutorial , but when i turn on my Acer aspire One D250 and chose option 1 : text mode setup ....
    he got to upload the windows files , but i got this message :" drive w is corrupted and can't be repaired !" i know that i have to change something in the advanced mode but can you tell me please where i can find this " advanced mode "

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  126. When i begin to format the disk it stops at 96%.
    My notebook is Dell inspiron 1011 and my OS XP

    Thank you

    Lousia

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  127. hello...i just Install Windows XP from USB Flash drive but why my hdd cant display...n want tell u that my bios dont have ahci or ide..pls help me...

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  128. hey man it shows error that ur drive is corrupted and cannot be formatted what to do pls reply

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  129. Dont just change the boot order, also change the hard drive order. In my bios I was neglecting the drive order and just setting the boot order. I had the hard drive selected as #1 in the boot order but I didn't notice it was set as #2 in the hard drive order. Once I changed the hard drive order around, booted right in to it. Having the boot up order the way I did got overrided by the hard drive order. (The Boot up order and the hard drive order are in two different spots in my bios)

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  130. i tried to install Vista with this, and got an error message when it was doing the 'windows cannot copy required files for installtions. make sure all required files are available. error code: 0x80070070 "

    whats the fix for this?

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  131. I have followed the tutorial exactly and every time XP is loading through the USB once it starts loading i get BSOD. What could possibly be causing this? Anyone with any knowledge of this please help. It's driving me nuts.

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  132. "I have the same problem like some of the other users:

    It tries to install XP on my flash drive, cant see the HDD.
    Esc doesn´t seem to be doing anything.

    Any solution for this ?

    Thx in advance :)"



    Sol: try to disable your SATA configuration at BIOS (: it works
    for me.

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  133. Software is good for Win 7 and Vista, for XP it sucks, installation speed is v v v v v slow, further more there is no such option in BIOS to change Full Speed to Hi Speed for USB, better come out with an upgrade version for XP specially.

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  134. Instead of copying your cd from another pc you can also just mount it in a daemon program. That works too.

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  135. boot failed press f3 to exit?

    cannot boot..help me

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  136. Thanks for posting this useful information .

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  137. can u suggest sth on my problem here:
    http://wintoflash.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1492

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  138. I've Compaq 510 machine on which win7 was installed. i tried to install win XP sp3 on other partition using wintoflash, but after first restart when i selected 2nd option GUI, I'm getting black screen and installation is going nowhere. even I'm not able to boot from the HDD with win7. please help me resolve the issue and to start my machine.
    with regards,

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  139. as far as my researching about this topic is concern, i learned that... to resolve the "black screen issue after first restart or selecting the GUI mode", you have to have a clean hdd, meaning u must install XP first before installing other windows.

    and as for "NTLDR is missing" issue, in order for you to log in to xp insert your usb thumb drive xp installer. then follow this instruction to edit the boot.ini file so you can boot to xp without having to insert your usb thumb drive.

    click start > right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Settings button under Startup and Recovery > Edit button.

    then copy and paste this command

    [boot loader]
    timeout=5
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN

    if this works for you then you have the same problem as mine.

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  140. CAN'T SAY NOTHING MORE THAN THANK YOU....... YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!

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  141. Thanks your tutorial it's really2 work fo me :D

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  142. it is not useful at all, setup never continues and it says EULA not found.

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  143. When i use this, can i install without change the old partition of Hard disk?

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  144. Changing BIOS Configuration for USB "Full Speed" to "High Speed" still not work, Copying process is still slow. i tried all the way. i thinks there may be some kind of optimizer is available to speed up the process. what do you think.

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  145. good day when i instal the xp can i put some other data in my usb ?

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  146. Anonymous said...

    it is not useful at all, setup never continues and it says EULA not found.
    August 26, 2011 6:33 PM

    -------------

    Use legit installer!!

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  147. Yes, must I say that the copying process is very slow..between 30-40 seconds for each percent! ;/ It's still in the process of copying..fingers crossed! X

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  148. How do i try and reinstall Xp after I have hit the Text Install? I keep getting a black screen or Xp will crash if i try and start it up.

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  149. This is good site to spent time on .I just stumbled upon your informative blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your very well written blog posts. I will be your frequent visitor, that's for sure.



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  150. I am using Toshiba NB250 and I'm trying to install Windows XP SP3 from Toshiba TransMemory but installation can't find any HDD's? How can I solve the problem?

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  151. i follow all the step when trying to install it show as disk error?

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  152. iwant to install window xp sp2 in sony vio laptop from usb

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  153. AFTER
    1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)

    the following existing partitions and unpartioned space is shown..

    it doesnt show the system disk,, only USB disk is shown,,,how to select the system disk as target for installation of XP

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  154. I've tried this method but MSI U100 Wind does not recognize the USB and hangs up on boot. Then I discovered this program which uses Grub 4 Dos and it works.

    WinSetupFromUSB how-to-use:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRb2D-RVuXg&feature=related

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  155. The link where to download WinSetupFromUSB is in the youtube details.

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  156. Aku mau sharing, Wintoflash keren, mudah digunakan dan sukses!!! Aku menginstall netbook toshiba dengan OS Win 7 Ultimate yang dibuatkan boot nya dari flashdisk dengan menggunakan wintoflash.
    Silahkan dicoba....

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  157. Genius...all attempts at repair with cd/dvd had failed...Now, I'm back in business!!!

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  158. finally !!!!!!!!! first of all thanks for all cos really now i have my netbook works !! i tried this way & it help me alot!!! BUT after alot of work more than one week !! i did what he said first & i used wintoflash v2 it worked well & i have the error hal.dll but there is opations u can cgoose which match with ur laptop for me i tried all of them till one worked :D ... u can not find it in this pic. which in top but it shows u b4 u press 2nd step after u got error that if u got hal.dll ...ect error u can use any ... ---> ! so u just keep trying till it works. then it will setup windows normally & get all . now for other problem which is u can not boot from hdd even if u set the BIOS so i found the silution here http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-edit-bootini.html but from here do not do what man is saying abt blue screen but from here u can change boot.ini to be timeout =0 & in the same time u can change the partitions which u have & then save it cos from cmd it was not able to save & sure rmove ur usb from laptop b4 u do that . then again set BIOS on defult & it will work >>> with me it worked in this way & i used xp not windows 7

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  159. works great!!! Thanx

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  160. well that is not new, I have installed Ubuntu from a cd and from a USB flash drive too and it is very simple, have you done this too?

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  161. Great post I like it very much !!! I will use it on my blogPakistani Dresses

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  162. Cahya,

    Firstly. must say this is a good blog and the instructions could not be more clear.. although!
    I seem to have gone wrong somewhere along the line...

    I created the bootable USB with the windows image etc. this process was completed correctly.

    Although when I boot off the USB, it states

    "Cannot find Operating System"

    The CD I am using is a copied XP PRO CD, I have installed XP on a number of PCs using this same disc, so I know it definately works..

    Any Suggestions ?

    Thanks in advance

    Jon

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  163. Hi,
    I created the bootable USB with the windows image etc. this process was completed correctly.
    but not detecting while booting.
    plz rply me fast.
    thankyou

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  164. Thanks A lot....But it needs about an hour to copy files in the first step, is there any way to boost up the copy???

    Slash

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  165. hi.....my laptop is HP compaq..all ready win vista is there...but i need to repair win vista ..how i repair...i dont have vista source....

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  166. hi.....my laptop is HP compaq..all ready win vista is there...but i need to repair win vista ..how i repair...i dont have vista source....plz help me...this is my email...khnsfkhn@yahoo.com

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  167. ive already finished copying of files and it already restarts and the step where you will choose the 2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows after that this will appear windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt :
    \system32\hal.dll.
    please re-install a copy of the above file.

    please2x help me..what should i do?thanx in advance!

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  168. Some of the files are must in order to proceed installation. When one such file is corrupt then you can only download new os from torrent or copy a fresh copy of window's XP cd/dvd to usb. Make sure that the new os should have all setup files. You can also try an alternate method from the link below.
    install windows xp from usb device in three simple steps

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  169. thanks alot tutorial was informative and easy to understand....wintoflash is a total win! :)

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  170. Hi my notebook is recognising the flash disk but when it boot up i just get a black screen with a flashing cursor....any idea how to fix this??

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  171. Very Brilliant stuff you have posted here. Thanks a lot for sharing this awesome stuff. Keep sharing!

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  172. I try this repeatedly but this is the error message:

    "A problem has been detected and windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.

    If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

    Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.

    Technical information:

    *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF7A88524, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)


    Kenneth
    kp_11@ymail.com

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  173. Tom said...

    So.. I installed windows by following this guide. It said restart and continue the setup.

    When i restart I click 2nd GUI and try to continue setup but it simply gives me a black screen...

    This is for a dual boot setup, and now when i load from HD I simply get a black screen with errors on it.

    How do i complete the windows XP setup so i can boot from hard drive and acces both my OS installs?

    Thanks

    I've Compaq 510 machine on which win7 was installed. i tried to install win XP sp3 on other partition using wintoflash, but after first restart when i selected 2nd option GUI, I'm getting black screen and installation is going nowhere. even I'm not able to boot from the HDD with win7. please help me resolve the issue and to start my machine.
    with regards,

    i have same problem with this two... can anybody help me,.. dont tell me to right click star and properties and whatever coz i cant even log in to my computer right now

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  174. Did not work for me, it said"hit f8 to accept" whe I hit f8 it did not do anything and I had to hit escape, any help would be appreciated.

    Tom

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  175. I tried to install XP from USB and ran into the 'BLUE SCREEN!'.

    !SOLUTION!:

    "If you are trying to install the Windows XP from scratch on the laptop, please BE SURE that you put the Hard Drive on "Compatibility" mode in BIOS, which was defaulted to "AHCI" (Compatibility is also known as IDE).

    Otherwise, you will experience the "blue screen" issue. To change that setting, you need to do the following:
    1. Press F2 when booting up the computer
    2. Select 'Config', then 'Serial ATA (SATA)'
    3. Change controller option to 'Compatibility' / 'IDE'"

    Source: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-118712-blue-screen-while-trying-to-install-xp#top

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  176. By doing all these steps correctky i boot my lap with pendrive
    but i couldnt install xp
    why so?
    any solution?

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  177. Dobry den udelal sem presne vsechno podle navodu a pak sem sel instalovat XP Home Edition a bohuzel sem se dostal do Faze kde mi to pise ze Instalacni program nemohl zkopirovat nejaky soubory a nevim proc mi to pise.....nevim si s tim rady...kdyby nekdo vedel tady je muj email.diky moc za pomoc.....martin.dulovec@seznam.cz

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  178. Hello I made everything exactly as instructed and then I went to install XP Home Edition, and here unfortunately have reached the stage where I wrote that the installer was unable to copy a file and do not know why I do not know ..... he writes with that advice ... if someone knew this is my email.diky much for your help ..... martin.dulovec @ seznam.cz

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  179. Hi
    I tries installing windows xp of the usb. When it comes to coying files it says it may take several minuts but it took around 3 hours to get to 18% and then it just froze. Any help would be much appreciated. Pls email gorniaka08@gmail.com thanks in advance!

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  180. Its is good way to Install windows xp from USB. The Old way of Install Windows XP from is typical and command base but this method is best and much easy.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  181. I aborted on Long Island would've been 40 this yr...I've cried myself to sleep just like ONeal did, believe me. wireless broadband internet .

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  182. "Setup has determined that drive W: is corrupted and cannot be repaired. Setup cannot continue"
    If you are getting this error while using wintoflash to install/setup windows XP; try this version (0.4.0008):
    http://wintoflash.com/download/en/
    Also keep in mind that you need to have ONE partition on the disk and when you creating the USB disk: use Advanced option in "Process Steps" and uncheck "Assing drive letter"
    i hope this helps you as me.

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  183. if your computer configuration handles win7; don't waste time with WinXP. It's really hard to install from USB, if you couldn't get it done in 4-5 hours.

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  184. I have a fairly old PC running on Intel P4, there is no SATA and i think it boots from USB

    I tried using WintoUSB and it did boot from USB but a blue screen of dead came early in the setup.

    While using NOVICORP wintoFLASH...my PC just wont detect it as a USB HDD or as a bootable device...

    PLEASE HELP,,,thanks

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  186. My System specs
    amd athlon x2 64 bit 5600+ 2.89 ghz
    2 gb ram
    motherboard asus m2a-mx
    500 gb sata,150 gb ide harddisk
    ati radeon hd 5770

    When i start up my computer, it goes on well till the splash screen.after that a idiot and mad screen occurs.it is like "physical address error ...starting physical memory dump....ahcpi6xx.xx error"
    then it spews some intruction code in binary and a kind of breakpoint.after that some machine language
    I hate that,b'cos i can't play anything
    But the same system works on mini linux from hiren boot disk.
    I think the ram is BAD but i want to confirm before replacing.
    I also want to know if win xp sp3 32 bit supports 4gb ram

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  187. after creating bootable xp usb.restart pc and go to boot from usb.start setup with 1st text mode setup(Boot from flash.it will start xp setup and after all process comleted it will restart again thn u have to again boot through pendrive ang go to gui mode setupcontinue setup and thts it.n rest process of xp willl continue

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  188. can guide install win xp to usb not copy from cd ?
    I thinks better than can install win to usb from iso file on linux like ubuntu ?
    thanks a lot

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  189. thanks a lot sir it's working nicely on asuss eee pc

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  190. thanks a lot sir, it's has been working on assus eee pc successfully with no error

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  191. very well said, its been a while when i wish to know how to use wintoflash because my computer is always crashing down. and it happened that i saw this site and helped me a lot.. thank you thank you thank you... :)

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  193. saludos...
    deseo saber si se puede instalar windows xp en un disco duro externo ide conectado por usb para una portatil y utilizar dicho disco de arranque...

    agradezco toda la ayuda y colaboración por parte de uds.

    muchas gracias...

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  194. very nice blog to read and to get inform i like it very much and impressed from it you know that you are so beautiful about your work so keep it up

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  198. hello mr cahya..i need your help for my laptop acer aspire 5550..my laptop unable to read dvd and cd. when i try to open up the E: ( for dvd/cd) i can't find the icon..hcan you help me on this. my dvd cd rom is working good ( i guess) coz it has the green light(blinking). i've search all webs to help me on it..when i open up the device manager..it

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  199. hello mr cahya i would like to install winxp in my vesprons722 net book.no cd drive available. pls help me.

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