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Last answer on Nov 19, 2009 10:15:37 am GMT raj, on Oct 6, 2008 1:26:07 pm BST 
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Hello,
Dear sir

i want to format my hard disk via pen drive instead of XP bootable Cd.in short i want to make my pen drive as bootable XP disc.so give me appropiate steps or tell me to copy a file to pen drive from Xp bootable cd so it can work

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xpcman, on Oct 8, 2008 3:03:53 am BST
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REMEMBER, THIS GUIDE WILL DELETE ALL DATA FROM DRIVE C: AND PENDRIVE
( if you can't format your drive C:, install Windows Xp On Your Pen, then move all data needed using Pendrive or Network Area to the other PC )

What do you need?
1. Windows Xp installation disk
2. Access to PC with working CD Cd-ROM DVD drive.
3. This file solution.rar

This guide is for people with basic knowledge of PC hardware and system software
Let's start.

1. Download solution.rar file
2. Unpack solution.rar file on drive C, you should have a folder named C:\Dos
3. Put your pendrive ( at least 1GB) into working PC USB port
4. Go to the folder C:\Dos and run HpUSBformat.exe file
- it should auto detect wyour pendrive disk, if not select form the list ( my pendrive is a drive G: )
- set other options like on the image below and click start.


- now you have a pendrive with bootable dos on it.
5. Copy all other files from C:/Dos to your pendrive. ( you can overwrite existing ones)
- your pendrive should look like that



6. Put your Windows Xp installation disk into Cdrom and copy all files from CD to pendrive.
7. Boot your laptop with pendrive ( if you have problems, just check your BIOS or try to access boot menu )
8. Type sys d: and hit enter
- if you see system transferred - you have luck, FAT32 filesystem on drive C:, you will not lose your data
- go to step 11
- if any problem apears go to step 8
8. REMEMBER, you will loose all data from drive C:/
9. Type format c:/q/s
- accept and if it is formated go to step 11 ( you are lucky, you don't need to make partitions)
- otherwise go to step 10
10. Type fdisk and hit enter
-create new partition ( after restart boot with pendrive in)
-go to step 9 and back here :)
-type pqmagic and set your new partition active ( physical drive 2, Advanced A, ste Active - S, are you sure - Y, Exit - X )
11.Type nc and hit enter, and using Norton Commander, copy all files form pendrive to disk C: ( you can overwrite existing ones)
12. Restart Laptop without pendrive in it ( it should start from harddrive)
13. Type cd i386 and hit enter ( it will enter i386 folder)
14 Type winnt and hit enter

INSTALL WINDOWS :) ( REMEMBER, DURING INSTALLATION - KEEP EXISTING FILE SYSTEM - DO NOT FORMAT, YOU CAN CONVERT IT TO NTFS LATER )

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Prateek, on Nov 2, 2008 2:08:43 pm GMT
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1.How to remove xp & install Linux ?
2.How to install 2 os in one computer ?
Reply soon as possible

your`s
Prateek

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amit, on Nov 4, 2008 9:00:02 am GMT
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Cont... following steps

1. bootable linux cd/dvd in ur cd/dvd rom
2. enter the "ENTER" button to install linux in GUI mode
3. enter the "GRUB loader" password & "ROOT" password
4. disk management
5. remove disk volums of xp
6. make new volume for linux & select parttion with "/" it means root volume(format type= ext2)minimum drive space 5gb
7. make new volume for linux & select parttion with swap minimum 1gb
8. select "/" root partition & select enter
9. in application & services part select defaults & cont..
10. change the cd when it want
11 after complete installation use linux with enjoy or mail me personally

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kislay, on Dec 9, 2008 6:19:54 pm GMT
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TheParoxysm, on Dec 9, 2008 7:21:02 pm GMT
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http://wubi-installer.org/

Easiest way to install linux and keep windows. It also makes a dual boot so on startup you can choose between linux and windows. Good Luck!
If my post was of help, please give me a thumbs u­p to the left, and if this solves it, mark it as­ resolved!

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saurabh dwivedi, on Jun 11, 2009 9:02:58 am BST
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First u install xp and deleate 1 partition and then install linux for more detail contact me by me mail id

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nikk, on Oct 13, 2009 9:00:54 am BST

Hello dear prateek if u want u add two os sam etype


supoose u installed 2k3 in c drive
then u insert a bootable cd of win xp then setuop will be start when u will go on the partition option select partition number just like as

u have c d e g partition

C have win 2k3 server
So select one D,E,F and enter
installtion will be start ok

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jameswakey, on Jan 29, 2009 12:10:14 pm GMT
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Thats all good but where do you get the soloution.rar file from?

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azhar, on Feb 8, 2009 5:24:12 pm GMT
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How to download solution.rar

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deppak, on Mar 8, 2009 5:27:55 am GMT
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How can make bootale pen drive or hard drive

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sabya, on Aug 11, 2009 5:17:38 am BST
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Help me pls

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popup, on Sep 30, 2009 1:06:20 pm BST
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How to make pen drive bootable

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ananda, on Oct 4, 2009 8:15:40 am BST
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Pls send me complete note on my id

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joey, on Jan 29, 2009 5:04:35 pm GMT
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What is solution.rar file and where can i get a copy of it or download, i have the same problem for my dell latitude c400 it has no cdrom and floppy it supports network boot, thanks

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adee, on Aug 30, 2009 8:05:28 am BST
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Please send me the link of the site from where I can download Solution.rar

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BHanu, on Nov 7, 2009 2:56:55 pm GMT

I want to make my pen drive bootable

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venkatesh, on Mar 10, 2009 6:47:59 pm GMT
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Hi u did not gave steps copy data from usb to hard disk using nc. pls specify that.

reagrds
venkatesh

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Rajendra Sharma, on Apr 24, 2009 10:48:08 am BST
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Mai ak student ho. mai yah janana chahata ho ki operating system ko pen drive mai kaise instoll kiya ja sakata hai.aur pen drive ko bootable kaise banaha jata hai.

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Gaurav, on Jul 31, 2009 7:41:46 am BST
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How to Install xp os from pen drive

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trrt, on Jun 6, 2009 6:29:43 am BST
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Tr

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babu, on Jul 31, 2009 8:42:23 pm BST
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How can i get sollution.rar

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ddd, on Nov 19, 2009 6:42:15 am GMT

Tere maa ki chut bhosdi kay galat instruction deyta hai

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amit, on Oct 28, 2008 5:42:32 am GMT
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HELLO BROTHER ITS VERY EASY TO INSTALL XP THREW PEN DRIVE PLZ CONTINUE THESE STEPS TO INSTALL XP THREW PEN DRIVE

STEPS:-
1.

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php­?f=197/</code>

CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE & DOWNLOAD USB DRIVE BOOTABLE TOOL

2. AFTER THAT ON THE ABOVE OF THIS PAGE CLICK ON
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196/</code>


CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE

3. COPY XP FILES ON PEN DRIVE WITH FOLDER NAME(WINXP)

4. BOOT FROM USB

5. AFTER COMPLETE BOOTING U WILL SEE THE PROMP C:/>

6. C:/>SMARTDRV

7. CD WINXP

8. C:/WINXP>CD I386

9. C:/WINXP/I386>WINNT

10 NOW UR COMP START SOME FILES AFTER COMPLETING THIS UR COMP WILL RESTART

11. DOESN,T REMOVE UR PEN DRIVE BUT SELECT OPTION BOOT FROM HARD DISK

12. DONT FORMAT THE C: AND CONTINUE UR INSTALLATION AS A BOOTABLE CD

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vikas, on Nov 9, 2008 1:31:20 pm GMT
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Hello amit .......ya yor trick is working .....n i m very happy to get it ...........but i want a type of utility .that i m chang only boot device a setup up is running from my pen ..............plz try to get it ....

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Piyush, on Nov 24, 2008 7:04:14 pm GMT

When i typed smartdrv it showed invalid command
plz help

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Crazy, on Nov 25, 2008 8:44:57 am GMT
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Hi Piyuh,

even i got the same error,

when i typed SMARTDRV

Instead of typing just SMARTDRV

Type C:/>SMARTDRV

This will work.

it worked for me.

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amit, on Nov 26, 2008 1:47:40 pm GMT

Sorry its my mistake

u need windows 98 files or dump
this file is in it
if u hav 98 dump then do these steps

1. c:\>cd win98(given folder name)
2. c:\win98>smartdrv its work

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amit, on Dec 8, 2008 12:14:41 pm GMT
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Download this file

http://rapidshare.com/files/171425120/smartdrv.rar.html

copy in your bootable pendrive

run command"smartdrv"(run without quotas)

other procedure is same

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Ramesh, on Apr 16, 2009 9:51:16 am BST
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Hello Sir

mene apke saare step kar diya par jab me pen drive se boot karata hu to disk boot failure show karta hi.

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nprajannp, on Jul 14, 2009 6:22:53 am BST

THANK YOU VERY MUCH .........................

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Jay, on Nov 26, 2008 6:30:59 am GMT

Hi Raj...
I haven't file solution.rar
Give me a link for download this file.
Thank You....
I wait for your reply...
Bye..

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epsiman, on Nov 26, 2008 4:41:49 pm GMT
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Is this file solution.rar free?

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Sanju, on Dec 4, 2008 12:29:15 pm GMT
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Get the above mentioned solution along with link to "solution" file from here:

http://any-server.com/xp-install-from-pendrive/

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N.ABDURRAHMAN, on Mar 27, 2009 5:50:58 am GMT

HI SANJU THANKS

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TheParoxysm, on Dec 9, 2008 7:22:46 pm GMT
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http://www.vandomburg.net/installing-windows-xp-from-usb/

Try that. It's much more well laid out, and safer. Good Luck!
If my post was of help, please give me a thumbs u­p to the left, and if this solves it, mark it as­ resolved!

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Zolabloony, on Dec 12, 2008 9:36:18 pm GMT

Hi, it doesn't work for me when i type in WINNT. It tries to install XP to my pen drive. How can you make it install on the physical hard drive?

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punit, on Dec 15, 2008 5:29:05 am GMT

I whant sof

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Niranjan, on Dec 20, 2008 2:57:11 pm GMT
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Hi guys

Why lots of confusion in install OS in pen drive or install OS from pen drive

Here is the simple solution to install a OS in pen drive �.. Guys Its Linux but super working great 256 or larger pen drive is enough

Download This File : download Slax for USB v 6.0.9

Simply unzip it to your USB device and run bootinst.bat (or bootinst.sh) to make it bootable

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Santosh, on Jan 11, 2009 12:22:52 pm GMT

Sorry friend, I have no idea.I have a problem what is the name of web-site where i will get bootable software?

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Santosh, on Jan 11, 2009 12:34:27 pm GMT
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Sorry friend, I have no idea.I have a problem what is the name of web-site where i will get bootable software?

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noob, on Jan 13, 2009 6:28:59 am GMT

Oh noob, is so easy.....i had found the solution from above method.......

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raju, on Jan 18, 2009 8:36:56 am GMT
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HELLO BROTHER ITS VERY EASY TO INSTALL XP THREW PEN DRIVE PLZ CONTINUE THESE STEPS TO INSTALL XP THREW PEN DRIVE

STEPS:-
1.
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php­?f=197/</code>
CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE & DOWNLOAD USB DRIVE BOOTABLE TOOL

2. AFTER THAT ON THE ABOVE OF THIS PAGE CLICK ON http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196/</code>

CLICK ON PRIMARY DOWNLOAD SITE

3. COPY XP FILES ON PEN DRIVE WITH FOLDER NAME(WINXP)

4. BOOT FROM USB

5. AFTER COMPLETE BOOTING U WILL SEE THE PROMP C:/>

6. C:/>SMARTDRV

7. CD WINXP

8. C:/WINXP>CD I386

9. C:/WINXP/I386>WINNT

10 NOW UR COMP START SOME FILES AFTER COMPLETING THIS UR COMP WILL RESTART

11. DOESN,T REMOVE UR PEN DRIVE BUT SELECT OPTION BOOT FROM HARD DISK

12. DONT FORMAT THE C: AND CONTINUE UR INSTALLATION AS A BOOTABLE CD

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sanju, on Jan 22, 2009 2:45:29 pm GMT
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Hwo to install pen draevi to computer os tips
plez send mi sir......

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shashank, on Jan 31, 2009 5:09:49 am GMT

Hi raj,

I had a pen drive of 4 gb.

Now i want to work it as a cd drive.

now i want to act as a cd drive when ever i insert in to cdrom.

Please help.

Rgards:Shash

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Mek, on Feb 18, 2009 9:57:51 am GMT
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Thank you very much Raj. This process is perfectly working.

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dennis_tech, on Mar 28, 2009 10:17:11 am GMT
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Installing Xp via a usb pendrive has been an issue with me. but i have found the perfect solution. the installation procedure and the screen shots are given in the site below:

http://tinyurl.com/XP-from-Pendrive

This process takes less amount of time also. It uses a virtual drive to copy the contents of the Windows CD to Your Pendrive.
Hope this method works for you also. All the best!

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piyushnahar2002, on Apr 18, 2009 1:58:29 pm BST

Thanks dear,
with the help of your solution i have successfully made bootable pan drive.
if you have any solution for install windows xp in usb HDD, so please inform us.
my e mail id is - piyushnahar2002@gmail.com

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Sanjeev, on Aug 14, 2009 2:25:40 pm BST

Search in Google "hiren's Boot CD" and you will find a solution

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senthil62, on Oct 8, 2009 11:24:11 am BST

Yeah its working but in the partitioning screen it dint show my laptop drive, it shows only pen drive partition,

what should i do to solve this problem.


thanks
senthil

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sandeep, on Nov 17, 2009 1:57:40 pm GMT
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Without cdrom and pen drivers to winxp installeshan note

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 omharish sharma,D-219,Inder Enclave,Phase-I,Mubarkpur Road,ND86, on Nov 19, 2009 10:15:37 am GMT

I want to WinXP insttaled from pen drive.

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pramod, on Apr 7, 2009 8:18:03 am BST
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I want to make bootable pen drove for install xp opreting system

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