How to boot xp from 32gb pendrive on my laptop DELL dual coreakeb

[satinder]

I have a Dell laptop 1014 Vostro (Duo Core) with 320GB HDD. It crashed. Now I want it to boot xp from a pen drive of 32 gb (sandisk). How it is done? Please guide. I have lost my drivers also...

 

[topgear]

^^ booting the OS from pen drive will be painfully slow - instead why not get SSD/HDD drive - if you use the pen drive to install XP on it.

anyway, have a look at here :
Windows In Your Pocket : Introduction

 

[satinder]

^^ booting the OS from pen drive will be painfully slow - instead why not get SSD/HDD drive - if you use the pen drive to install XP on it.

anyway, have a look at here :
Windows In Your Pocket : Introduction

Thanks.
I have no budget now. I want a good HDD of 500GB at least.
I want to install XP in a pen drive for some immediate jobs only.
For emergency purposes only, I want to deal with such situations fast.
Any fast options anybody knows...pls help...
I have lost my drivers too for DELL Vostro 1014. Where I can get these for xp...

 

[topgear]

your laptop has a DVD drive - so for some immediate job why not use some linux distro ( just download and write it on a CD ) which comes with some most useful apps - after you are done with your work just save the file to the pen drive.

Main Page - Linux Mint

 

[satinder]

There are new methods to boot from USB Drive.
Please share, if anybody used these utilities to boot from USB.

1.
Boot From A USB Flash/Pen/Key Drive

HP Programmes support.
HP Drive Key Boot Utility - HP Business Support Center

2.

MakeBootable is a free software which lets you convert your pen drive into a bootable media, After making your pen drive bootable with makebootable you can use your pen drive like a windows xp bootable cd.

Read more: Make your pen drive bootable with MakeBootable


There are many Methods & links written there.
Any easy way as it is difficult for me to understand these.

What is the best & Free way to Boot from USB Media.

Any other way, that is easy, Please Share.

 

[topgear]

if you want to Install your entire OS ( say XP ) n a USB PD then follow the method on post no. 2.

If you only want to make a bootable PD then get this :
windows : WinToFlash - Install Windows from usb - Home page
Linux : *www.linuxliveusb.com/

 

[d6bmg]

TO boot for pendrive, you need to change the priority list of the boor drives and you need to assign the highest priority to the USB drive.

 

[satinder]

Thank You, Both.

I want to make some point clear:
1.
I want to Install (Say XP or Linux) from Pen Drive.

2.
I want to install (Say XP or Linux) in a Pendrive, i.e. in substitute of Hdd, in case Hdd gets error to boot from Hdd.
This can be installed from a pen drive.
It should be a dedicated Pen Drive for OS (Say XP or Linux).

This will help in getting the files (save the file from formatting of C Drive) from a corrupted OS (Say XP or Linux).
3.
I want to install portable OS (Say XP or Linux).
This can be used in any PC or Laptop or
I have to use it as for a particular System only..

What is the meaning / purpose of 'HP Drive Key Boot Utility'.

Sorry again, Please help in answering again to clear this point from Post No.5.

 

[topgear]

there's no need to install the entire windows OS ona PD specific to your pc on a PD .. this can be done but the process is very complex .. the thing you need is a PE windpows and make a bootable PD from it and live linux on a PD .. that's it.

1. Post No. 6 (using normal windows install disc iso )
2. For Linux ( live distro ISO ): Install any linux on USB flash drive | Unixmen
For Windows - you have to make/find a winPE ( using either Xp or win 7 ) ISO and use wintoflash to make a bootable PD.