PEbuilder forum,

Windows XP Home Edition version 2002 SP3

I used nLite to build an iso file and want to copy it to a usb
flash drive. I found some instructions on the internet that
said peinst.cmd can do this but when I enter the path to the
iso file in the cmd tool I get an error message that reads:
"The path C:\winxp\isoFile\WinLite.iso does not contain BartPE
or any other PE> files"

This path is correct but it seems like it won't accept a .iso
file name.

Also does the flash drive partition have to be set as bootable
and how do I do that.

Thanks for any reply,

jerryd

It would be easier if you would state WHAT you want to do (final goal) as opposed to what you attempted to do and failed.

Citing " some instructions on the internet" is pretty much unuseful, you EITHER list the EXACT steps you followed OR post a link to the instructions you followed.

The result of using nlite wil be an INSTALL .iso, NOT a PE one, not really a surprise that it is not recognised as such, but many other things may be the actual problem.


jaclaz

jaclaz,
Thanks for the reply.

I'm trying to make a bootable usb flash drive that will
load windows to a new HD when my current one dies.

I used nLite to make an iso file that contains all the
files from my Windows cd and integrated all the MS updates.

Now I want to copy that iso file to the flash drive and
make it bootable.

My laptop is a super light that only has an external
read only CD drive but it will boot from the usb port.

jerryd

So, you want to be able to Install Windows XP from USB device.
Things are MUCH more complex that you might think , with all due respect , this is not going to happen any soon if you follow your current approach.

Go here:
http://www.msfn.org/board/forum/157-instal...ndows-from-usb/
read about the various available methods, choose the one that suits you better.


jaclaz

jaclaz,

I got this to work but had to use WinSetupFromUSB.

Steps:
1. Copy everything from the Windows CD to a file.
2. Integrate all MS updates into the I386 folder in that file.
3. Construct a bootable and installable USB flash drive
containing an updated version of Windows.

1. First copy all the files from the Windows CD to a
file in your HD. I named it winxp. Remove the
Windows CD, it's no longer needed. Note the size
of the I386 folder in winxp for reference later.

2. Next download and extract UDC-03.13.12.zip from
http://xdot.tk/updates.html and double click on the
batch file.

This will download all the MS Hotfix, Add-ons and Update
Packs to a folder called UDC-03.13.12.
Note: The folder name will reflect the current date.

Next download and installed nLite. When you run nLite
it will first ask for the location of the Windows
installation. In my case it's c:\winxp. Click next
and nLite will display information about your windows
installation CD. Click next and decide if you want to
"import other or load previous settings". I skiped this
step. Click next to get the "Task Selection" menu. Click
on "Hot Fixes, Add-ons and Update Packs" and click next.

At the Hotfix, Add-ons and Update Packs menu click on
insert and then browse to and open the UDC-03.13.12(name
will change depending on the date you downloaded). This
folder should be full of windows update files. I found
2 files in this folder I had to delete:

WindowsXP-WindowsMedia-KB2378111-x86-ENU.exe
and Copy of Adobe.Flash.Player-v11.1.102.63.cab.

Also delete the Obselete folder if it's present.

Now click on the first file name and hold down the shift
key, navigate to and click on last file name and let up
on the shift key. This should highlight all the files in
this folder. Click Open. All the file names should now
be in the nLite window. Click next and answer yes to
"Do you want to start the process". On my system this took
a long, long time. When it's done note the size of the
I386 folder in winxp. It should be many MB larger since
all the updtates are now integrated into it.

3. Now download and unzip WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta7. This is
a .7Z file so you may need to download some decompression
application. I used WinZip.

Insert a flash drive that's at least a couple of GB. Mine
was 4GB. Start WinSetupFormUSB and follow the directions here:
http://myeeeguides.wordpress.com/2008/11/1...sb-flash-drive/

Before clicking on the "GO" button I had to turn off my
AV(avast) or I got an error message.

There are probably other ways to do this but this worked
for me.

Thanks for the replies.
jerryd