install win xp on my USB flash drive...

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Philip Lucas

When I tried to install win xp on my USB flash drive, it
could recognize the partion (NTFS format) which is on the
USB flash drive but when I press enter to choose the
partition to put win xp on it comes up with the following
error message:

NOTE:
·My computers first boot devise is the USB flash disk.
·USB boot enabled
·USB flash drive is NTFS formatted

"Your computers startup program cannot gain access to the
disk containing the partition or free space you chose.
Setup cannot install windows XP on this hard disk.

This lack of access doesn't necessarily indicate an error
condition.
For example, disk attached to a SCSI adaptor that wasn't
installed by your computer manufacturer or to a secondary
hard disk controller, are typically not visible to the
startup program unless special software is used. Contact
your computer manufacturer for more information.

On x86 - based computers, this massage may indicate a
problem with the COMS drive type settings.
See your disk controller documentation for more
information."

Do I need to install a third party driver from a floppy
disk to make the USB flash drive bootable by pressing F6
while the win xp CD is loading? If so where could I
download one from?
 
Philip said:
When I tried to install win xp on my USB flash drive, it
could recognize the partion (NTFS format) which is on the
USB flash drive but when I press enter to choose the
partition to put win xp on it comes up with the following
error message:

NOTE:
·My computers first boot devise is the USB flash disk.
·USB boot enabled
·USB flash drive is NTFS formatted

"Your computers startup program cannot gain access to the
disk containing the partition or free space you chose.
Setup cannot install windows XP on this hard disk.

This lack of access doesn't necessarily indicate an error
condition.
For example, disk attached to a SCSI adaptor that wasn't
installed by your computer manufacturer or to a secondary
hard disk controller, are typically not visible to the
startup program unless special software is used. Contact
your computer manufacturer for more information.

On x86 - based computers, this massage may indicate a
problem with the COMS drive type settings.
See your disk controller documentation for more
information."

Do I need to install a third party driver from a floppy
disk to make the USB flash drive bootable by pressing F6
while the win xp CD is loading? If so where could I
download one from?
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I do not believe you can install Windows XP on a removable USB device.
 
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I do not believe you can install Windows XP on a removable USB device.

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Thanks Shenan, i think your right i just read an earticle
( http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/7/7/577a5684-
8a83-43ae-9272-ff260a9c20e2/usb-boot.exe )which said:
"... Current versions of Windows should not be installed
to USB hard disk drives because Windows does not support
USB hard disk drives as the primary boot device..." :(
 
Shenan said:
I do not believe you can install Windows XP on a removable USB device.
Click to expand...

Shenan is correct. A Windows OS *must* be installed on a fixed disk - i.e. a
hard drive.
 
Just for the sake of playing around, why don't you try to 'paste' an image
of an already installed barebone XP on the USB flash drive?
Let us know what you get. I remember seeing ad ad on the web for a PC with
no HDD and only 8GB PCI RAM disks - about $6000. The trick is to have/write
the drivers, might work around for USB.

Have fun, and don't take "no" for an answer.

Michael

When I tried to install win xp on my USB flash drive, it
could recognize the partion (NTFS format) which is on the
USB flash drive but when I press enter to choose the
partition to put win xp on it comes up with the following
error message:

NOTE:
·My computers first boot devise is the USB flash disk.
·USB boot enabled
·USB flash drive is NTFS formatted

"Your computers startup program cannot gain access to the
disk containing the partition or free space you chose.
Setup cannot install windows XP on this hard disk.

This lack of access doesn't necessarily indicate an error
condition.
For example, disk attached to a SCSI adaptor that wasn't
installed by your computer manufacturer or to a secondary
hard disk controller, are typically not visible to the
startup program unless special software is used. Contact
your computer manufacturer for more information.

On x86 - based computers, this massage may indicate a
problem with the COMS drive type settings.
See your disk controller documentation for more
information."

Do I need to install a third party driver from a floppy
disk to make the USB flash drive bootable by pressing F6
while the win xp CD is loading? If so where could I
download one from?
 
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