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In my Previous article I discussed how to make USB bootable Windows Vista/7 installation. Here I shall discuss how to make USB Bootable Windows XP Installation. A USB Bootable Windows XP installation is very useful when your Installation CD fails to run, or when your DVD drive is giving you nightmares. Just follow these very simple tips that i have mentioned here to make USB bootable windows XP installation.<br /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>What you will need:</b></span><br /> <ul> <li>One USB Drive, 1 GB or more. (2 GB recommended)</li> <li>Windows XP Installation Files</li> <li>WinToFlash software.</li></ul> Before you wonder what is WinToFlash, let me tell you it is a very useful tool that makes bootable USB drives. You can download it from <a href="http://wintoflash.com/download">http://wintoflash.com/download/.</a><br /> Now once you are ready to go just follow these instructions.<br /> <span></span><br /> <ol> <li>Get your Windows XP installation files and extract them to a specific location.</li> <li>Once these files are extracted, download the WinToFlash Software from the link given.</li> <li>Install the software as administrator.</li> <li>Follow the on-screen instructions.</li></ol>For a more complete and comphrensive instructions and more tips please visit <a href="http://www.dhakkan.co.in">my blog.</a><br />

To Install Windows 7 via USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive)
You need:

USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) minimum 4 gb for windows 7
Windows 7 ISO image file.
UNetbootin software download from here UNetbootin

Download the Unetbootin software, and open the file and click "RUN".
below window will pop


You can aslo install other OS's like linux etc etc. for Windows 7, click "Diskimage" radio button, locate or browse the ISO file of your OS by clicking "..." button.
select Drive: (in my PC usb drive is "I:" and press OK.

Next window looks like below picture


Wait till Installation Compleate.
after compleation. Click "reboot" to install to the same PC, or remove the Flash drive(Pen drive) and plug it to another PC or Laptop USB
and boot that System by USB Flash drive.
To do this Select the USB boot option from the BIOS. Or to boot from USB go through your Motherboard User Manual.

This method works on most of Machines with USB booting option.
I personally installed 100's of PC's via this method
thank you. Keep smiling. aaarwind

for other OS setup's via USB drive refer to below Website:

UNetbootin - Homepage

what if you don’t have DVD-ROM and you are running Windows XP, you might have guessed in this case we can’t install windows 7. Since Windows 7 ISO size is around 2.24 GB so its obvious that you will need to burn windows 7 iso on DVD and another issue is you can’t start windows 7 installation by mounting ISO file on windows XP as Windows XP upgrade to windows 7 is not allowed. In such situation installing windows 7 from USB pen drive is feasible solution.
Here is small guide on how to install windows 7 from USB flash drive or USB pen Drive for Windows XP users.
How to Install Windows 7 from USB Flash Drive Requirement:
USB Pen Drive (Min 4 GB)
Windows 7 ISO (32 bit or 64 bit)

MBRwiz Download and Extract it on your hard drive (Diskpart utility for Windows XP doesn’t detect USB drive as Disk hence we need to use this free utility to make bootable USB drive).
1. Connect your USB Flash Drive to your computer Format USB drive
2. To Format USB Flash Drive Go to My Computer -> Right click on USB drive and select Format from context menu.
3. Now go to Start Menu->run->cmd (Open Command Prompt) and Type following command
convert i: /fs:ntfs (Where “I” is your USB drive latter)

4. Mount Windows 7 iso as drive (You can use Freeware MagicDisc download from here).
5. Type Start->run->cmd
Now dir to directory where you have extracted MBRWiz and run following commands

mbrwiz /list (note down disk number of your USB Pen drive)
mbrwiz /disk=X /active=X (X is Disk Number of your USB Drive)
exit
6. Now open another command window and type following command
J: (Drive letter of Windows 7 iso mounted with demon tool)
CD boot
bootsect /nt60 Y: (Y is drive latter of your USB drive )

7. Now copy all files from drive where you have mount Windows 7 iso
8. Now reboot your computer and press F9 to get your BIOS screen and select USB drive as your boot drive.
9. If every thing goes fine, Your Windows 7 Installation should start from your USB drive.