Can i transfer the contents of XP CD to my computer and transfer it to 1GB USB and use it to install XP to another computer? I have other PC but it has no cd rom, but it has usb port. Is this effective and have anyone tried this before?
2007-05-26 11:27:48 · 3 answers · asked by Black Mamba 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Yes this should be fine it is just an alternative form of storage medium. Use the flashdrive or whatever your 1GB drive is, open it on the other PC and load the set up files.
Done this several times in the past.
cheers
Gray
2007-05-26 11:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by grahamohanlon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible but not recommended from USB devices (because the Xp installer reinitializes all usb devices after the first reboot so you'll lose contact with the source files required for the installer to continue.
You can however change the default installer to BartPE or use the unattented version, which btw it's opensource.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/
2007-05-26 18:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can not legally install windows (same copy) onto another computer, if it is all ready installed on one.
your going to have to activate it once it is installed, that then would make the other illegal to use, and if it is on the net MS would know your using two computers with the same activation ID,
not a clever thing to do, MS are wise men think twice before you proceed with this action.
if you want the other computer working then go linux with it, everything is free, to download and it is better than MS windows, XP/Vista
do some research into Linux it will surprise you
2007-05-26 19:42:05 · answer #3 · answered by Carling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋