Discs can be easily scratched, while well-built USB flash drives can generally handle a bit of abuse. Ever walk around with a disc in your pocket? It looks a bit odd. To give an overview of what to expect from each solution, refer to this success table:.
For starters, modern UEFI-equipped machines are not designed to support such an old OS, so chances are that it will not even install, or even be detected in the first place. If the motherboard in question happens to support a legacy BIOS mode, then it might work.
Different version of Rufus explained later have better luck with the XP process than others. We strongly suggest you skip to the dedicated part of this article that explains the problems with Windows XP and USB support. What about Windows Vista? But first…. Some solutions listed on this page require a Windows disc image.
ISOs are available from a number of sources, but most people will acquire them after purchasing the OS online through Microsoft, or through some other related Microsoft service. Only the ISOs directly supplied by Microsoft would have static hashes. How the image was captured as well will have an effect on how the final boot drive turns out, so stick to official sources where possible.
Other tools exist that accomplish the same thing, but these are the only ones we can personally recommend. However, we prefer Rufus because we find it loads a lot quicker, and feels a bit faster, too. For a great many reasons, this is still our preferred method of creating USB boot drives. To load the Windows. NOTE: As the program will state, doing this will erase all data off of the flash drive — so backup first.
If you have any issues, be sure to check out our Common Problems section below. Be sure to read all the write-up first though. It will give you a step by step as to how to go through the installation. As for editing the windows installation. Try Nlite, its a free program. Chris Marcoe Try this. The command prompt is still a powerful Windows tool.
Here are the most useful CMD commands every Windows user needs to know. You can download it here. The utility will allow you choose Windows PE architecture and version. It is suggested to select bit architecture and Windows PE 3. Click "Next" to continue. Select USB drive for output device, and select the correct drive from the list. The utility will start creating rescue USB drive. It will check necessary component and automatically download missing component from the server.
Please notice that all existing data on the USB drive will be destroyed during this step. The program will alert you before writing the USB drive. Click "OK" to continue. Please note that you'll only need the i folder. Instructions for doing so vary wildly from system to system, but generally entail the following:. Hotkey instructions are generally provided on the screen. Assuming that it is supported as is the case with virtually all modern hardware , promote your USB drive to the primary boot device.
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