Installing XP via a USB stick... |
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 Nov 12 2007, 23:49
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage  |
A good tutorial here from demon-knight on eeeuser... worth keeping here for posterity!
P What you need - PeToUSB - Copy of Windows XP - 1GB USB flash 1: Put your Windows disc in your drive. 2: Insert your USB flash. 3: Load PeToUSB 4: Configure it with your sources and destination like this  5: Click start 6: Once it's finished remove the USB flash and insert it into your EEE PC. Set the BIOS to boot from the USB flash. 7: Watch it install! 
-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 12 2007, 23:56
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 Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 29 Joined: 26th May 2004 Member No.: 44,556 Device(s): Atom Life |
AWESOME. So easy. Defo XP for eee pc. Might even experiement with two or three instals before perfection.
-------------------- Orange SPV -> Orange e100 ->SPV c500 -> c550 -> c600 -> e650 -> Atom Life
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Nov 12 2007, 23:57
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
I'm gonna play with the default setup, then play with getting Vista on, then likely settle with XP I think...
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 13 2007, 00:03
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,579 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
To be honest there's nothing Vista offers that isn't in XP in this case. I'm up for playing from a curiosity point, but as this will have to be my workforce for the next month or two i think i'll stick with a nice simple XP install
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Nov 13 2007, 00:04
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
I like the idea of an Intel TurboMemory card in the miniPCI-E slot you see... and it only works with Vista  http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/turbomemory/index.htm P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 13 2007, 00:12
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 Addict  Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 886 Joined: 17th March 2003 From: UK - Burton on trent Member No.: 3,541 Device(s): P750 / IPHONE / I780 |
So do you think with the standard 512mb ram
XP lite is possible? -------------------- |
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Nov 13 2007, 08:27
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Yeah, I reckon so...
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 20 2007, 20:44
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Addict Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 886 Joined: 17th March 2003 From: UK - Burton on trent Member No.: 3,541 Device(s): P750 / IPHONE / I780 |
I've nlited a version of xp installs fine on my main pc but when i try and install it via a USB stick on the eee
it starts to boot then comes up with: 'File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded. The error code is 18 Setup cannot continue.Press any key to exit.' As anyone any ideas as to what the problem could be? -------------------- |
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Nov 20 2007, 23:20
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Addict Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 886 Joined: 17th March 2003 From: UK - Burton on trent Member No.: 3,541 Device(s): P750 / IPHONE / I780 |
I've tried everything now just cant get xp installed...Ive followed your guide above Paul...but keeps popping up with the error above.
I've even tried a full version of xp not an nlite version...still get the same. -------------------- |
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Nov 21 2007, 04:00
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,579 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
Is it an OEM version of XP (Dell/HP/Acer/etc)?
-------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Nov 21 2007, 08:41
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
I had one of my USB sticks refuse to work, and switched to another...
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 21 2007, 13:46
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 Did I say that out loud? Group: News Team Posts: 4,527 Joined: 20th August 2003 From: Kent, England Member No.: 13,469 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch |
How well do these things run with XP?
Can you run Outlook on it reasonably, and will it sync with Exchange (no reason why it shouldn't I guess) |
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Nov 21 2007, 18:20
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,579 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
Yeah i'm running OL2k7 on Exchange with no problems
-------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Nov 21 2007, 23:23
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 29 Joined: 26th May 2004 Member No.: 44,556 Device(s): Atom Life |
QUOTE(J273 @ Nov 20 2007, 20:44)  I've nlited a version of xp installs fine on my main pc but when i try and install it via a USB stick on the eee it starts to boot then comes up with: 'File \$WIN_NT$.~BT\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded. The error code is 18 Setup cannot continue.Press any key to exit.' As anyone any ideas as to what the problem could be? I indeed feel your pain. When I got my eeepc, I tried several versions of nlited XPs. That error was my worst enemy. Even full versions of XP wont instal. The conclusion I ended up with was that the error existed in how PeTo USB copied files to the USB stick. WinFLP however works, but I feel is lacking. It also has some unnecessary files that CANNOT be removed via add/remove programs. Will explain more when I get home. -------------------- Orange SPV -> Orange e100 ->SPV c500 -> c550 -> c600 -> e650 -> Atom Life
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Nov 21 2007, 23:26
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Addict Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 886 Joined: 17th March 2003 From: UK - Burton on trent Member No.: 3,541 Device(s): P750 / IPHONE / I780 |
Great thanks alot fella...Ive tried everything ,Just cant get xp to install no matter what i try.
Ive been pulling my hair out for the past few hours trying to figure it out. If you could explain hot to get round the error matey that would be great. Thanks alot -------------------- |
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Nov 22 2007, 23:05
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 29 Joined: 26th May 2004 Member No.: 44,556 Device(s): Atom Life |
QUOTE(J273 @ Nov 21 2007, 23:26) Great thanks alot fella...Ive tried everything ,Just cant get xp to install no matter what i try. Ive been pulling my hair out for the past few hours trying to figure it out. If you could explain hot to get round the error matey that would be great. Thanks alot Well, for the meantime, I haven't got an answer. I am stuck with Windows XP For Legacy PCs. That iso seemed to work even with PeToUSB. The easiest way to sort this out is to get an external optical drive. That way, there's no need for emulation as the external usb drive can take a burnt iso made from
This post has been edited by leonxki: Nov 22 2007, 23:07 -------------------- Orange SPV -> Orange e100 ->SPV c500 -> c550 -> c600 -> e650 -> Atom Life
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Nov 23 2007, 08:25
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,598 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
The problem is with WinFLP... is it's illegal.
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Nov 23 2007, 21:20
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Addict Group: MoDaCo Ad Free Posts: 886 Joined: 17th March 2003 From: UK - Burton on trent Member No.: 3,541 Device(s): P750 / IPHONE / I780 |
Ive tried everything now.....3 usb sticks ,2 SD cards
Nlited + full xp home and PRO Nlited + full xp home and PRO OEM Still get the same error. I've just ordered an external optical drive....I hope that's gonna work As anyone installed Ubuntu on the eee? This post has been edited by J273: Nov 23 2007, 21:21 -------------------- |
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Nov 24 2007, 14:47
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,579 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
Not here i dont think, but there are a few vids with k/ubuntu on youtube...
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Nov 30 2007, 11:23
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 Addict Group: Posters Posts: 576 Joined: 29th May 2003 From: Sale, UK Member No.: 7,007 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
I'm going to give this a go since I don't have a USB CD. I'm currently copying a Windows installation CD to a USB stick. Once I've done this and hopefully gone through the installation process, how do I get the device drivers from the ASUS DVD?
Bugger, I get the error code 18 with my USB stick. This post has been edited by Phil Lee: Nov 30 2007, 11:48 |
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