How to install Windows XP using USB flash drive

Hi guys, today I will teach you how to install Windows XP using a USB flash drive. Actually I use this method some years ago when the CD drive of my computer was broken and I need to reinstall Windows XP. Also there are some benefits of using this method. For example your installation time will be less than the usual because as you may know USB flash drive are faster than CD/DVD drives. So if you're ready lets get started.

Before we begin we need some tools that we will use for this task.

1. A USB flash drive (1GB or more).
2. PeToUSB - we will use this for formatting our USB flash drive.
3. USBprep.zip - we will use this for making an installer.
4. Windows XP installation disk.
5. CD/DVD drive - we will use this for copying the Windows XP installation disk files to our USB flash drive.

Procedure:

1. First using PeToUSB format your USB flash drive. Make sure that "Enable Disk Format" and "Enable LBA (FAT16X)" options are check before using it.
2. Next insert the Windows XP installation disk to your CD/DVD drive.
3. After that extract the content of USBprep.zip to desktop. You will see a new folder called usb_prep8
4. Now inside that folder open usb_prep8.cmd.
5. Press any key.
6. Next press 1 and hit the ENTER key. A dialog will open.
7. On that dialog select the location of your CD/DVD drive where you inserted the Windows XP installation disk. Then press the OK button to dismiss the dialog.
8. Next press 3 and then type the drive letter of your USB flash drive. For example drive F and then hit ENTER key.
9. Next press 4 and then hit the ENTER key.
10. Next press y and then hit the ENTER key.
11. Press any key and wait until copying of Windows XP installation files are complete.
12. Next press any key again.
13. A new dialog will open asking you if you want to copy the files from TempDrive to your USB flash drive. Just click the Yes button.
14. Next a new dialog will open again just press the Yes button.
15. Again a new dialog will open. Just press the Yes button.
16. After that press any key. Now you're USB flash is ready for use in installation of Windows XP.
17. Next remove the Windows XP installation disk from your CD/DVD drive but don't remove your USB flash drive.
18. Next while your USB flash drive is plug restart your computer.
19. Then go to BIOS setup by pressing the DEL key while restarting.
20. While on BIOS setup change the boot priority. Make sure that your USB flash drive will boot first.
21. Then save your changes before exiting.
22. Now if your successful you will see your USB flash drive boot instead of your CD/DVD drive or your Hard disk drive. Now press the option 1 to start the installation of Windows XP.
23. That's it the rest procedure is the same as an ordinary installation of Windows XP using CD/DVD drive. Like formatting your Hard disk. That's why I assume that you already know how to do that.