RE: Tutorial how to boot from any USB

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Hi Dietmar,

Please clarify step 8.
Where is new ntdetect.com coming from?
Are you saying to replace the XP Pro version with the XP Embedded version?

Thanks,

Andrew

"Dietmar" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> here comes a short tutorial for XP(E) USB boot from any medium:
>
> 1.) Set in Bios boot from USB harddisk and disable hyperthreading.
>
> 2.) The fresh XP has to be installed as first partition with NO other
> harddrive or USB device together. Floppy, CD or DVD drives can stay.
> Install XP on a normal harddisk, dont put Intel INF5 or so on it because
> this generates new drivers which may not be compatible to USB boot.
>
> I installed only extra network drivers and my soundcard. All the others
> things can be installed later.
>
> 3.) Set pagefile on fresh XP to disabled.
>
> 4.)Then You HAVE TO plug in your USB device, from which You want to start
> later.
> Let it be detected from the fresh installed XP!!!
>
> 5.)Here is the copy of the extra registry entry in Services, load and
> unload hive SYSTEM (of your fresh installed XP) from another working XP,
> or do the changes to the fresh installed XP direct with regedit in
> commandline.
>
> Dont change other USB entries!!!
>
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\usbehci]
> "Start"=dword:00000000
> "Type"=dword:00000001
> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
> "ImagePath"=hex(2):73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,64,72,69,76,65,72,73,5c,75,73,62,\
> 65,68,63,69,2e,73,79,73,00
> "Group"="Boot Bus Extender"
> "DisplayName"="Microsoft USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller Miniport
> Driver"
> "Tag"=dword:00000012
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\usbhub]
> "Start"=dword:00000000
> "Type"=dword:00000001
> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
> "ImagePath"=hex(2):73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,64,72,69,76,65,72,73,5c,75,73,62,\
> 68,75,62,2e,73,79,73,00
> "Group"="Boot Bus Extender"
> "DisplayName"="USB2 Enabled Hub"
> "Tag"=dword:00000013
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\USBSTOR]
> "Start"=dword:00000000
> "Type"=dword:00000001
> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
> "ImagePath"=hex(2):73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,64,72,69,76,65,72,73,5c,55,53,42,\
> 53,54,4f,52,2e,53,59,53,00
> "DisplayName"="USB Mass Storage Driver"
> "Group"="Boot Bus Extender"
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\usbuhci]
> "Start"=dword:00000000
> "Type"=dword:00000001
> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
> "ImagePath"=hex(2):73,79,73,74,65,6d,33,32,5c,64,72,69,76,65,72,73,5c,75,73,62,\
> 75,68,63,69,2e,73,79,73,00
> "Group"="Boot Bus Extender"
> "DisplayName"="Microsoft USB Universal Host Controller Miniport Driver"
> "Tag"=dword:00000011
>
>
> The ImagePath is the path to your driver in HEXCODE and you dont need to
> change this in your registry.
>
>
>
> 6.)In Registry, after You installed XP on harddrive, You HAVE TO delete
> whole key
> MountedDevices in the registry of that fresh XP.
>
> 7.)In the windows\system32\config\ of the fresh installed XP delete all
> entries with
> *.sav *.log *.evt This is only possible from outside (another
> installed XP).
>
> 8.)Delete old ntdetect.com and set the new one from me into the fresh XP.
>
> 9.)Verify that boot.ini is like
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=30
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
>
> 10.)Copy and past all files and folders from the fresh XP to your plugged
> USB drive. Recyled (Bin) and System Volume Information copy not.
>
>
> Thats all.
> Good luck.
> Dietmar
>
>
> PS: Format your USB stick with the HP format utility hpusbfw.exe , which
> gives You a FAT or FAT 32 or NTFS (I think, all those work, I took FAT)
> partition and the file allocation table and sets the first partition on
> the USB stick itself as aktiv.
>
> There may be errors in the tutorial. You should have to know, what you are
> doing.
> I am doing my best.
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