Running WIN XP from USB

Posted by ADMINISTRATOR On 1 September 2009 2 Commented

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There are times when a minor error in the Windows Registry or a Virus Infection, can make your system unbootable. In such a condition a properly configured USB drive on hand with Bart Lagerweij’s free utility (BartPE), is a handy replacement for windows operating system.

BartPE will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800×600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file systemsupport.

Don’t confuse BartPE with Microsoft’s Official Windows PE. BartPE has got some interesting features as compared to Windows PE and it’s a freeware.

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Requirements To Install BartPE :

* USB Flash drive with at least 256 MB of storage capacity.
* The files from your Windows Installation CD-Rom.

How It Works :

* PE Builder, condenses the original setup data for Windows XP into a slender operating system that is ready to run from or a USB flash drive.
* This compact, portable version of Windows includes all the important system tools for dealing with a PC emergency.
* You can even add other programs to this collection, such as the media writing tool Nero Burning ROM or an anti-spyware package such as Ad-Aware SE Personal, during the installation process.

Steps Involved :

* Download the latest PE Builder version (self-installing package) and install it.
* Start PE Builder (pebuilder.exe) and insert Microsoft Windows XP installation/setup CD, it will condense the setup files into your pen drive.
* At the main PE Builder dialog, select the “Pen Drive” option. Hit the “build” button. PE Builder will now ask you to create a BartPE directory, answer with “yes”.
* PE Builder will now start building BartPE. This will take a few minutes. You will see a lot of files getting copied and/or decompressed, into your pen drive. If the data verify was correct and there where no errors reported you can boot the Pen Drive.

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