how to boot windows xp from a fat32 formatted a usb flash drive

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How to Boot Windows XP from aFat32 Formatted a USB Flash DriveEdited by Lael Rapier, TJ, Maniac, Minealways and 11 others

A bootable USB key is a handy tool for a variety of purposes. Most of the people useBartPE to install light-weight windows on their USB key. Booting from 2GB+ (4/8/16GB)

FAT32 formatted flash disk (thumb-drive) needs a work-around procedure. (NTFS

formatting a USB key is discouraged because it wears out the memory sooner and

shortens its life).

Steps

1. 1Get the following things:

UtilityHP USB Disk Storage Format
http://www.wikihow.com/Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drivehttp://www.wikihow.com/Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drivehttp://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/0a20aaed3950de6c3052d73201d6f4c6/4dbd8770/100123786/software/hdd/HPUSBDisk.exehttp://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/0a20aaed3950de6c3052d73201d6f4c6/4dbd8770/100123786/software/hdd/HPUSBDisk.exehttp://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/0a20aaed3950de6c3052d73201d6f4c6/4dbd8770/100123786/software/hdd/HPUSBDisk.exehttp://www.wikihow.com/Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drivehttp://www.wikihow.com/Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drive


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PEbuilder
http://www.nu2.nu/download.php?sFile=pebuilder3110a.exehttp://www.nu2.nu/download.php?sFile=pebuilder3110a.exehttp://www.wikihow.com/Image:Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drive-Step-1Bullet1.jpghttp://www.nu2.nu/download.php?sFile=pebuilder3110a.exe


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Windows XP(SP2 or SP3) setup/installation CD or XP setup files located on local drive.[Note: If you have got XP-SP1 then you must download SP2 or SP3 from Microsoft

website (FREE) and slipstream it to SP2 or SP3]
http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drive-Step-1Bullet2.jpg


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srsp1.zip "http://users.atw.hu/livexptuning/Plugins.html"(2 files inside)
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Windows 98SE Bootable Floppy Disk


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pe2usb-f32.cmd "http://usb.smithtech.us/pe/plugins/pe2usb-f32.zip"(A replacement for

BartPE's default "pe2usb.cmd file)
http://usb.smithtech.us/pe/plugins/pe2usb-f32.ziphttp://usb.smithtech.us/pe/plugins/pe2usb-f32.ziphttp://usb.smithtech.us/pe/plugins/pe2usb-f32.ziphttp://www.wikihow.com/Image:Replace-the-Boot-Drive-on-a-PC-Using-Norton-Ghost-Step-2.jpghttp://usb.smithtech.us/pe/plugins/pe2usb-f32.zip


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GRUB4DOS 0.4.4 "http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/"
http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/http://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Boot-Windows-XP-from-a-Fat32-Formatted-a-USB-Flash-Drive-Step-1Bullet6.jpghttp://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4dos/files/GRUB4DOS/


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2.

2Insert your USB key and your Windows 98SE Bootable Floppy.

[Note: if your PC does not have a floppy drive then you may usevirtual Floppy

Diskalong with awin98 floppy image
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3.

3Run the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool"

Select your USB key

Set the file system to FAT32

Check "Create a DOS startup disk"

Select win98 Floppy (or Virtual-Floppy) drive location A:or B: Click "Start"
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4.

4Install PE Builder

[Note:just install, don't run it yet.]

If you like to have same look and feel as XP then you have to replace two files:

(otherwise skip to Step4)

1- Take your favourite wallpaper file, convert it to bmp and save it as "bartpe.bmp" in

your PE Builder installation directory.

2- Download "http://jdfoxmicro.com/resource-center/articles/logging-off-

windows/WindowsXP_Start_button.bmp". Save it as "nu2go.bmp" in "\plugin\nu2menu"

subdirectory in PE Builder installation directory.
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5.

5Extract srsp1.zip to PE Builder installation directory. [i.e. "srsp1" is a sub-directory

with 2 files in it (ramdisk.sys and setupldr.bin).] Note: If you want to add applications to

your bart PE, then you have to do it at this point. It is not very easy step for a beginner,

specially creation of the menu tree.


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6.

6Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe). If you don't have your windows XP setup/installation

files on your system you must insert the original Microsoft Windows XP

installation/setup CD at this point. [Note: The files you have at c:\windows are not

installation files. They are already installed files!] Select "Source" path to XP(SP2)

setup CD or setup files location. Leave "Custom:" location empty. "Output:" field must

be filled as "BartPE" (without quotes) Click "Build" button. PE Builder will now start

building BartPE. This will take a few minutes.


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7.

7Extract pe2usb-f32.cmd out of pe2usb-f32.zip to PE Builder installation directory.

Open command prompt in PE Builder installation directory. run command "pe2usb-f32

J:" ("J:" is just example, it should be your USB Key drive letter) It will take a while, and

create an iso file in your USB key.


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8.

8Rename the "ntldr" file to "usbntldr" in root of USB.(Because grub will search all

drives for this file name and will boot from the first drive where it finds the bootloader,

so we change the name to avoid conflict with one on hard disk)


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9.

9Step-8:Select all the files for GRUB4DOS and copy them to the root of the USB key.

Open config.sys and edit the second line to read: device=grub.exe --config-file="color

black/cyan yellow/cyan;timeout 0;default 0;title find and load NTLDR of Windows

NT/2K/XP;find --set-root /usbntldr;chainloader /usbntldr" delete himem.sys and

emm386.exe lines "Wow, DONE!" Boot from your USB key!!! (Note: You would have to

either specify USB as first boot device in CMOS/BIOS, or manualy select USB device

while bypassing the default boot sequence/order by pressing appropriate key e.g.

F12/F10/F2/F1 or Del etc. at beginning of boot.)

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