Jun 28, 2014 windows XP install from USB I am trying to install windows XP SP 3 from a USB and discovered its not easily done because XP doesnt support it, so i got software that enables me to do it from a USB, but each time i try to start up the process from the USB i get a message saying 'no bootable partition in table' or something close to that, so im.
In this Guide is described How to Make a MultiBoot USB-stick, where bootoptions as MS-DOS, FREEDOS 1.0, GRUB4DOS, BartPE, TXT-mode Setup Windows XP,WinPE 2.0 and SYSLINUX can be used directly from boot.ini Menu. In this waya powerfull Admin's Swiss Army Knife is obtained.
The USB_MultiBoot5.cmd Batch Program can now be used for making suchMultiBoot USB-Drive, instead of the Manual Procedure as described below. TheAttachment gives USB_MultiBoot5.zip file. The USB_MultiBoot5.cmd programcan be used for making MultiBoot USB-Drive for Install of Windows XP withExtra Boot Options for System Recovery with Ghost.
All Editable Configuration Files for making a MultiBoot USB-stick are givenin the MULTI_CONTENT folder. The content of MULTI_CONTENT folder is copiedto USB-Drive by the USB_MultiBoot5.cmd program. Adapt the configurationfiles and the content of the MULTI_CONTENT folder to your personal needs.
Where USB-stick is mentioned in the description, USB-Harddisk with 2 GB FATPartition can be used as well. USB-sticks of 1, 2 and 4 GB have been usedsuccessfully, e.g. Apacer HT203 OR Buffalo FireStix RUF2-R2G-S Booting fromMS-DOS is not available on 4 GB Apacer HT203, whereas 1 and 2 GB sticks areOK.
Making Bootable USB-stick or USB-Harddisk with boot.ini Menu and NTLDRBootsector
First Test if your PC is Booting from USB-stick:
Example 1. File boot.ini
If USB-stick is not bootable:
Check BIOS bootsequence settings or use different USB-stick / computercombination, OR Instead of PeToUSB use HP USB Disk Storage Format ToolVersion 2.0.6 and use FAT filesystemhttp://download.chip.eu/en/USB-Disk-Storag…0.6_176935.html
If you did prepare your USB-stick with usb_prep8.cmd so that it can be usedfor Install of Windows XP, than you had already a stick with boot.ini Menuand the required bootfiles, and you don't need to do steps 1-4
Instead of an USB-stick one can also make a Bootable USB-Harddisk using thesteps 2-6 given above.
For USB-Harddisk make 1900 MB partition at beginning of the USB-Harddiskusing e.g. Partition Magic. Use FAT Format and Set Active OR use PeToUSB toFormat such partition. Without Set Active you will get DISK BOOT FAILURE.
Adding New Boot Options - e.g. Booting the USB-stick via boot.ini directlyinto MS-DOS
This requires making a Bootsector File for each specific Boot Option andAdding a rule to boot.ini mkbt.exe of Bart Lagerweij is very handy to makesuch Bootsector Files. See: http://www.nu2.nu/mkbt/ mkbt.exe is so handybecause it can change the Bootcode in the Bootsector, while keeping the BIOSParameter Block and the Extended Parameter Block unchanged. This means theDrive geometry and File System (FAT) is maintained ! For this purpose the 6bs_***.bin files are supplied in folder makebt as Source Code BootsectorFiles.
The boot.ini file in the Root Directory of the USB-Drive making all BootOptions available is given by:
Example 2. File boot.ini
Not all options are available on all USB-Drive Devices. So you can editboot.ini to your needs. Booting from MS-DOS is not available on 4 GB ApacerHT203, whereas 1 and 2 GB sticks are OK. A lot of FREEDOS Bootsectors don'twork and even the supplied FREEDOS Bootcode only works on USB-stick and noton USB-Harddisk.
TinyHexer or HDHacker are usefull to View in detail and to Save theUSB-stick Logical Drive bootsector. The Logical Drive bootsector is usuallylocated 63 sectors from the beginning (MBR=sector 0) of the USB-disk.HDHacker see http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ TinyHexer 1.8 seehttp://www.chip.de/downloads/c1_downloads_13014623.html HDHacker can also beused to Load Bootsector Files and to Write as Bootsector on USB-stickLogical Drive.
BootSect.exe can be obtained from the very large VISTA WAIK download (almost1 GB). The Windows Automated Installation Kit with the program bootsect.exeis available as download from Microsoft:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-679830D629F2&displaylang=en
The booting mechanism of NTLDR with boot.ini Menu and the use of BootsectorFiles in boot.ini has been excellently explained by jaclaz and is reproducedbelow: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16980&st=8
The way to have a BartPE selection in boot.ini is to have an alternateBOOTSECTOR, peboot.bin, that loads PELDR (i.e. a renamed SETUPLDR.BIN)INSTEAD of NTLDR.
So the booting goes like this:
You cannot load anything else but an ARCPATH or a BOOTSECTOR fromNTLDR/BOOT.INI!
Using GRLDR or GRUB.EXE makes it possible to load DIRECTLY (i.e. chainload)NTLDR or SETUPLDR.BIN without need for renaming the latter to NTLDR orPELDR.
Note Added: Bootsector File peboot.bin is equal to our PELDR.bs Bootsector file.
GRUB4DOS is added to boot.ini Menu as follows:
Download grub4dos from http://grub4dos.jot.com/WikiHome andhttp://download.gna.org/grub4dos/ Copy grldr and grub.exe to the Rootdirectory of the USB-stick and make Custom file menu.lst Launching ofGRUB4DOS Menu via grldr is obtained by simply adding to boot.ini the rule:C:grldr='Start GRUB4DOS Menu - DOS Boot Floppy Images + Linux'
Use WinImage http://www.winimage.com/ to Inject Files and to Save a DOS BootFloppy Image.
Download ready-to-run DOS Boot Floppy Images fdubcd.img and msubcd.img madeby Erwin Veermans http://www.veder.com/nwdsk/ These images are based on theModular Boot Disk of Bart Lagerweij http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/modboot/ andwere made for Ultimate Boot CD http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ BootDisk.comhas also a lot of Info and bootdisks available, See http://www.bootdisk.com/
Use the grub4dos tutorial to make menu.lst and add menu.lst to USB-stickhttp://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.htmlhttp://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Grub4dos_tutorial
Use Disk emulation with Direct mapping in menu.lst:
Example 3. File menu.lst
Besides DOS Floppy Images, it is interesting to add to menu.lst of grub4dosalso Puppy Linux (NTFS Read/Write support) and DSL Linux (Knoppix with NTFSRead only support) , as described by diddyhttp://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=18846
Download the latest Puppy Linux ISO file - Tested using'puppy-2.12-seamonkey.iso' http://puppylinux.org/user/news.php
Download the latest DSL Embedded .ZIP file - Tested using 'dsl-3.3-embedded.zip'http://damnsmalllinux.org/
E. TXT-mode Setup of Windows XP - Software Install Extra Info
TXT-mode and GUI-mode Setup Windows XP
The procedure for Install of Windows XP from bootable USB-stick using aLocalSource was developed by ilko_t , jaclaz , cdob and porear and isdescribed by ilko_t in MSFN Forum:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61384&st=199 The automaticmaking of a bootable USB-stick for Install of Windows XP can be realisedwith the USB_MultiBoot5.cmd batch command program.
The TXT-mode Setup of Windows XP includes the possibility to use theRecovery Console. The Recovery Console is of very limited use as comparedto BartPE having Mini XP Desktop with very powerfull Program Menu.Nevertheless it is worthwhile to mention the Recovery Console within thescope of this subject.
Further Improvements of MultiBoot USB-stick:
BartPE of Bart Lagerweij is a MINI XP with very powerfull Program Menu, andcan simply be added to boot.ini Menu using the peinst.cmd of BartPEhttp://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
For a MultiBoot USB-stick combining BartPE ( minint folder ) and theLocalSource of Windows XP Setup (see below), I found the following solutionto make BartPE boot from the minint folder, instead of launching Windows XPsetup. Hexedit peldr using TinyHexer. Change in peldr the first occurrenceof txtsetup.sif in notsetup.sif Now BartPE will boot from minint folder andwill not use WinXP txtsetup.sif from root directory.http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=61384&st=224
Thanks to jaclaz for his helpfull advice to use gsar.exe for Hexediting ofpeldr in USB_MultiBoot.cmd program. Download gsar fromhttp://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gsar.htm
This construction was used because gsar Deletes an existing output file whenno changes are necessary on input file.
Install of SYSLINUX is drive specific and it is not possible to ReinstallSYSLINUX by simple filecopy. File ldlinux.sys made in USB Root directoryuses the Custom made files syslinux.cfg and menu.txt Bootsector Files areonly recognised by SYSLINUX as such when they have the extension .bs
Example 4. File syslinux.cfg
Example 5. File menu.txt
It is worthwhile to note that also direct booting with MS-DOS from SYSLINUXMenu is possible in this way.
SYSLINUX Menu requires a Drive Specific Install and is in general bootingFaster than GRUB4DOS Menu, but boot.ini Menu is the most versatile BootMenufrom which all other Boot Options are available !
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Edit 8 jan 2008: Added PeToUSB.exe
Changed GO_WINTOOLS_MENU.BAT and Added nu2menu.exe inMULTI_CONTENTwintoolsNu2Menu folder Double-click on GO_WINTOOLS_MENU.BATprovides WinTools Menu from GO button. Added FREEDOS + DOSDEV drivers,grldr and grub.exe, VC, some tools
EDIT 5 feb 2008:
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Removed %_mypath% in Making BootSector Files causing program crash whenUSB_MultiBoot2 folder was deep nested in Documents and Settings whichresults in a path with spaces. Added /r option in xcopy of $WIN_NT$.~LSFolder from usb_xpbt Folder to USB-Drive , needed in some cases wherepresetup.cmd was Read Only.
EDIT 14 feb 2008: Attachment Updated to USB_MultiBoot3.zip
Edit 20 feb 2008: New Release USB_MultiBoot4.zipPossible DOSNET.INF Parsing Error (biosinfo.inf not found etc.) was removed.
Edit 28 feb 2008: New Release USB_MultiBoot5.zip
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ren_fold.cmd was changed such that $OEM$$1 and $OEM$$$ folders are copiedas usual to systemdrive (usually C:) and systemroot (usually C:WINDOWS)respectively. Format Menu was added allowing to use HP USB Format Tool formaking USB-sticks (greater than 2 GB) with NTFS Format allowing Install ofXP in 16 minutes. USB_MultiBoot5.cmd has now Option for Adding BartPEinstead of using PeToUSB. Possible source of Error in SOURCE Pathes isDetected e.g. when XPSOURCE path contains SPACES.
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