Comments on: How To Make Bootable USB

By: Tonmoy

Tonmoy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:48 +0000

Thanks man, It was perfect.

By: bhavin

bhavin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:31:57 +0000

i use vista basic. i want to run xp in my usb. can any one help me?

By: thaffaroy

thaffaroy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:04:50 +0000

impressive

By: martin

martin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:42:35 +0000

hi guys i would like my usb to be bootable so i could go and get my ghost image how do i do that please email please m_cubaynes@yahoo.com

By: martin

martin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:41:26 +0000

hi guys i would like my usb to be bootable so i could go and get my ghost image how do i do that please

By: user

user — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:11:34 +0000

when i enter “LIST DISK” command, i see only HDD, not usb flash.
what can i do?

By: tvshub

tvshub — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:26:15 +0000

Maybe this will help, no warranty that this info is accurate, but some of it is.
-bootsect.exe is on Vista disc, not on XP disc.
-XP uses NTLDR, Vista uses BOOTMGR (OS setup different between xp & vista)
-USB stick format must be what system BIOS can recognize as bootable — some older BIOS version only boot devices with FAT16, and there’s some other stuff that we are still learning about. So, this is why everyone may get different results. Computers are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get, and they melt in your hands if you’re not cool.

By: Sobaixu

Sobaixu — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:43:58 +0000

Alternatively, use this handy application that does it all for you, even makes XP bootable usb drive.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/08/27/make-a-bootable-usb-installer-for-windows-xp-vista-7-with-wint/

By: Sobaixu

Sobaixu — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:39:48 +0000

I followed this guide and it is not accurate. I have made some minor edits to help others who have the same issue as me after following this giude. aka. Boot mgr is missing error…
So here’s the REAL working guide.

Guide to making a bootable USB drive using Vista or Windows 7

(Note: this guide will not work on WinXP.)

1. Insert your USB stick into USB port (MUST be 4GB or higher).

(Note: Backup the data on your USB drive as we are going to format it.)

2. Open the Command Prompt: (follow steps listed below to do this)

Go to Start Menu >

All programs >

Accessories >

Right click on ‘Command Prompt’

Select ‘Run as Administrator’

3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:

DISKPART (hit enter)

LIST DISK (hit enter)

(Note: Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk numbers of all drives connected to your PC)

4. In this step, enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter:

SELECT DISK 1 (Replace “DISK 1″ with your USB drive’s disk number, For example: If your usb is 4GB,
and Disk 2 shows 4000mb disk size, type SELECT DISK 2, as that is your usb drive)
CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=FAT32 (Format process may take a few minutes, depending on the size of the USB drive)

ASSIGN

EXIT

(Note: Don’t close the command prompt as we need it for the next step. Just minimize it)

5. Insert your Windows DVD in the DVD drive.
Note the drive letter of the DVD Drive and USB Drive.
(Here I use “D” as my DVD drive letter and “F” as my USB drive letter)

NOTE: Drive letters can be assigned or changed. In the start menu right click “Computer”,
select “Manage”. A window will open. Select Disk Managment (Near the bottom of the list
on the left side panel), Right click a drive to assign, change or remove the drive letter).

6. Go back to command prompt window and execute the following commands:

D: CD BOOT (Where D: is your DVD drive letter) And hit Enter.

BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 F: (Where F: is your USB drive letter) And hit Enter.

XCOPY D:\*.* /S/E/F F:\ (Where D: is your DVD drive, and F: is your USB Drive) And hit Enter.

8. Wait for DVD contents to copy to USB.

You are done with your bootable USB. You can now use this bootable USB as bootable DVD on any computer
that comes with USB boot feature (most of the current motherboards support this feature).

By: Zeb Sanders

Zeb Sanders — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:36:52 +0000

How to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows xp