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I have a 16GB USB stick, and I am on Ubuntu 13.04 OS. I want to place XP.iso into one of the partitions and then use it to install XP from within USB stick. I searched for the web but I didn't find a reliable guide for Linux OSs. Would anybody here direct me on the right path?
kenn
Posted 2014-02-25T11:49:45.903
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I believe you can boot XP ISO directly from USB without unpacking using grub4dos. I have done it myself. It is not very straightforward but it definitely can be done. The trick is to boot into grub4dos and then load entire iso into RAM. You will also need an image of boot disk that will act as boot floppy.
If you want to achieve it all in a simple way, I recommend using YUMI, (please do not consider this as advertising). Visit original developers website and download installer. Then all you will need is XP ISO and a pendrive.
Be careful though and follow instructions precisely as booting XP ISO is different then generic ISO boot.
Good luck
Art Gertner
Posted 2014-02-25T11:49:45.903
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You can't boot XP setup directly from USB flash IIRC, but you can make USB flash DOS-bootable and put (extract) ISO contents (files) there. Then you'll be able to start XP Setup from DOS.
How to create DOS bootable flash from Linux: https://askubuntu.com/questions/176141/how-to-create-dos-boot-usb-flash-drive-with-xubuntu
LogicDaemon
Posted 2014-02-25T11:49:45.903
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