How to install Windows XP from Ubuntu via USB. Ask Question. Asked 13 years, 1 month ago. Modified 10 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 69k times. 4. I need to install Windows XP on my machine that currently runs Ubuntu 10.10. I have a slipstreamed ISO for XP and only a USB to boot from. 2 Answers. Sorted by: 1. I installed Windows 7 from a USB HDD because my USB CDROM drive didn't work. Here's how I did it: create a partition on my USB HDD slightly bigger than my CDROM (i.e. 4GB) Step #1: Prepare Your USB Thumb Drive to Create Bootable USB Drive. Requirements: USB 2.0 (Minimum 2gb drive space) Windows XP bootable installation CD/DVD or ISO. WinToFlash (download link) free app. Now, follow the below guidelines so that you can easily create a USB flash drive for Windows XP installation. 1. I have Windows 7 installed on my laptop, instead of it I want to install Windows XP. I have created bootable USB using Rufus from Windows XP iso file (GetIntoPC website). My first boot device is set to my USB which is recognized by BIOS. However, the USB just skips and BIOS boots Windows 7. (1) Select your USB Drive Letter from the dropdown list. (2) Select Windows XP Installer towards the bottom of the list of distributions. (3) Browse to and select the ISO file you created earlier. (4) Click Create. Once the process is complete, reboot your PC, set your BIOS or UEFI Boot Menu to boot from USB, and then proceed to boot your computer. Answer. Elizabeth23. Replied on June 4, 2013. Report abuse. if you already have the iso on your desktop or on your drive, then you can use rufus. Download RUFUS 1.20 from here (read some stuff on the page so you can know more about it): .

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