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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
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PEbuilder
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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]
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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)
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GRUB4DOS 0.4.4 "http://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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