Create Windows Xp Sp3 Usb Installer Linux
In this tutorial, we will show you the method to create a bootable ubuntu usb stick in windows operating sytem. Meanwhile, let’s check out the minimum requirements or tools that you must have to create a bootable stick. Minimum 2GB or larger USB drive. Windows 8 ( It will work perfectly even if you have Windows XP running). USB Bootable Maker Software.
And ofcourse ISO file of your choice.You need to download the latest version of Ubuntu operating system and you can get your copy of distro from this. Well at this point, we assume that you have rufus software installed in your windows operating system along with Ubuntu ISO file.
Windows Xp Bootable Iso
How To Create A Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick In Windows. Launch Rufus. Insert your USB stick or pendrive. Select your usb stick. If you are installing ubuntu in latest hardware configuration then it’s better to keep the Partition scheme and target system type set as MBR partition scheme for UEFI.
However, It is recommended to keep it as MBR Partition Scheme for BIOS or UEFI if you are going to install it in older hardware configuration.To select the Ubuntu ISO file, click the optical drive icon alongside the enabled Create a bootable disk using field. This will open a file requester from which you can navigate to, and select, the ISO file.Leave other option to default mode and proceed for the next step.
Meanwhile, you will be alerted with the message saying that Ubuntu ISO is an ISOHybrid image. Choose the option “Keep Write in ISO Image” and click on OK to continue. Now wait for the completion of the process and start booting from your USB 😉Make sure that your USB stick have enough space and not any important files.
/makelocalsource - Instructs Setup to copy all installation source files to your local hard disk. Use /makelocalsource when installing from a CD to provide installation files when the CD is not available later in the installation.
Install Windows Xp From Usb Rufus
The i386 files will be taken from the same folder that winnt32.exe is located when it is run./noreboot - Instructs Setup not to restart the computer after the file-copy stage of Setup finishes, so that you can execute another command./syspart - On an x86-based computer, this parameter specifies that you can copy Setup startup files to a hard disk, mark the disk as active, and then install the disk onto another computer. When you start the computer onto which you have installed the disk, it automatically starts with the next phase of Setup. You must always use the /tempdrive parameter with the /syspart parameter.You can start Winnt32.exe with the /syspart option on an x86-based computer running Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Professional.
The computer cannot be running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition./tempdrive - Directs Setup to place temporary files on the specified partition. For a new installation, Windows is installed on the specified partition. For an upgrade, the /tempdrive option affects the placement of temporary files only; the operating system is upgraded in the partition from which you run Winnt32.exe./unattendnum:answerfilePerforms a fresh installation of Windows in unattended mode using the specified answer file. Setup downloads the Dynamic Update files from the Windows Update Web site and includes these files in the installation. The specified answerfile provides Setup with your custom specifications.
TIP: The XP files are many and the file copy is thus quite slow (and very slow if using FAT32 on the UFD). You can speed this up by using 7zip instead of a file copy. Just zip up the XPPRO folder and place the zip file on your USB drive instead of the XP I386 files, then extract the files to the hard disk using the 7zip e or x option. You can also extract a zip file from a network as pulling a zip file across a network is a lot less data than pulling over all of the i386 files and therefore much faster!
Remove the /makelocalsource switch if you do this.