View Full Version : [ubuntu] Create XP Bootable USB in Ubuntu 11.04
sammya
June 6th, 2011, 02:51 PM
Hey guys I have a WinXP ISO file and was wondering which is the most noob friendly way to creating a bootable USB with it to re-install XP onto my netbook via Ubuntu 11.04.
I haven't found any tutorials out there explaining anything on the lines of this.
Thanks a heap
ILoveYorkies
June 6th, 2011, 03:14 PM
Hi,
Try doing a a web search for unetbootin .
sammya
June 6th, 2011, 03:48 PM
i stumbled across it actually and attempted to do this but once i chose to restart and boot from the usb (from the bios) it came up with the unetbootin and had an option to choose "default" with a count down timer coming down from 10 and it gave me the option to press "tab" to change the settings.
it gave me no option to install a fresh copy of windows xp
*edit*
i reformatted my usb to fat 32 in linux and tried unetbootin again but got the same problem. it came up with the same page as before when i booted from the usb.
it would say automatic boot in: 10,9,8 etc and keep coutning down then resetting once it hits zero or if you hit a key.
it also has this in the command line under automatic install box:
/ubnkern initrd=/ubninit
no idea what happened =(
oldfred
June 6th, 2011, 05:21 PM
I have never done it but saved a couple of links:
Copy Windows XP to usb
Please note this tutorial works on all computers not just the Asus EEE PC.
http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installing-windows-xp-from-usb-thumb.html
USB install of XP
http://komku.blogspot.com/2008/11/install-windows-xp-using-usb-flash-disk.html
(http://www.ngine.de/article/id/8)
mfalmog
January 21st, 2012, 01:17 AM
Hey i'm also trying to do this, any luck?
anilmarella
March 14th, 2012, 01:19 PM
I have a similar problem and I found this
www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/winusb-create-bootable-windows-installer-usb-in-ubuntu-linux/
which worked for me.
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