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genuine209
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posted on Jun 21, 2009
Directions for Making Usb OS for windows 98,me,xp,2000,2003
You will need to saerch for a little program called Komku-SP-usb so get going and also a working computer with an actual cd/dvd rom drive.So if you need go use your buddys computer.
After you found the program as stated abovce download it and follow the rest of these directions I have left. Curtosy of someone else of course.
1.Open and install Komku-SP-usb on a working computer other than your Acer One.
Make sure that the Usb Stick you may be using has at least 2GB.
2.Locate folder C:\Komku\PeToUSB\ and double click PeToUSB.exe
3.Select USB Removable,make sure enable disk format and enable disk format are all checked.
If you feel the need you may put something to name your usb in the drive label area.And uncheck
enable file copy if it is checked.
4.Click Start
5.Click Yes
6.Click Yes Again
7.After Operation complete you can exit out of that program.
8.Next open Ms Dos command promt.Click Start > Run > type cmd > click OK
9.On Command Prompt window, go to directory C:\Komku\bootsect\
how to do this?
first type this cd\ and press Enter
10.then type cd komku\bootsect and press Enter
11.on command prompt window, type bootsect /nt52 and whatever your drive letter is {Mine was H:}
12.press enter
13.now type this cd.. and press Enter
14.then type cd usb_prep8 and press Enter
15.type usb_prep8 again... and pres Enter
16.Press any key to continue and the usb_prep8 welcome screen will appear
17.now, insert your original Windows XP CD, or Windows XP with sata ahci driver to your CD/DVD ROM
and back to Command Prompt window
18.type 1 then press Enter and "Browse For Folder" window will appear, select your CD/DVD drive and click OK
19.the result... "XP Setup Source Path" changed to G:\ (yours may be different)
20.now for point 2, if letter T is currently assigned to a drive in your computer,
you must change it.... if not, leave it as it is
To change it type 2 and press Enter...
21.Enter Available Virtual DriveLetter"
for example you doesn't have drive S
so you type S and press Enter
back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...
now type 3 and press Enter...
22.Please give Target USB-Drive Letter e.g type U" Enter Target USB-Drive Letter:
because my Flash drive letter is H
23.so, type H and press Enter...
after back to usb_prep8 welcome screen...
now type 4 and press Enter to make new temporary image with XP LocalSource and copy it to USB Flash Drive
please wait a few seconds..
24.WARNING, ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE T: WILL BE LOST! Proceed with Format (Y/N)?"
type Y and press Enter
please wait....
when format virtual disk complete, press any key to continue...
25.when you see "Making of LocalSource folder $WIN_NT$.~LS Ready"
Press any key to continue
26."Copy TempDrive Files to USB-Drive in about 15 minutes = Yes OR STOP = End Program = No"
Click Yes, and wait...
27.Would you like USB-stick to be preferred Boot Drive U: bla... bla..."
Click Yes
28."Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ?"
Click Yes, wait a few seconds, and press any key....
press any key again to close usb_prep8...
29.Now, insert your USB Flash Drive/Flash Disk/Thumb Drive to your notebook (e.g Acer Aspire One)
go to BIOS and make USB HDD (or USB ZIP in some other machine) as primary boot device....
30.then boot form your USB Flash Drive....
and select "TXT Mode Setup Windows XP, Never unplug USB-Drive Until After Logon"
31.After Hard Disk detected, delete all partition, create single partition...
and install Windows XP on that partition...
and wait...
32.once text mode setup is complete, computer will restart....
this time select "GUI Mode setup Windows XP, Continue Setup + Start XP"
33.Continue Windows XP setup.... and Done!
Windows XP Installed....
34.Remember, you can use this tutorial to install Windows XP on all other computers..
not just Aspire One and Asus EEE-PC....
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