Step 1 - Download and extract Easy2Boot. First download and extract Easy2Boot+DPMS. This is a special version of Easy2Boot with the mass storage drivers required for Windows XP install: With the files extracted, run MAKE_E2B_USB_DRIVE.cmd as Administrator: Step 2 - Prepare USB drive. 8GB (or larger) USB stick; WinSetupFromUSB; Windows XP ISO; Step 1 - Format USB stick. First, insert the USB stick on a modern PC and format as NTFS. Step 2 - Extract Windows XP ISO. Using an archival tool like 7-Zip, extract your Windows XP ISO to a folder. Step 3 - Download and extract WinSetupFromUSB. Download and extract WinSetupFromUSB. 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): Install Windows XP from USB with WinSetupFromUSB (New and better method) PhilsComputerLab. 137K subscribers. Subscribed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. 1. 2. 3. Materials: The ultimate guide for installing and running Windows XP from a USB stick / HDD drive. Original Cabinet SDK download page: www.pixelsplasher.com/_downloads/software/Microsoft-Cabinet-SDK. Requirements: An existing Windows install for carrying out the steps in this tutorial. Opened Parts Manage. Formatted the partition in FAT32 (important! When formatting in NTFS, BIOS don't see the USB) Left Parts Manage, Bootice. Selected Windows 2000/XP/2003. Selected my CD-diskdrive as the resource. Clicked GO. Waited until the end and removed the USB. Inserted into the laptop (DIGMA) (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. How to install Windows XP in 2021 (USB) - YouTube. 0:00 / 8:13. •. Intro. How to install Windows XP in 2021 (USB) Hardware Shenanigans. 852 subscribers. Subscribed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Follow Below Steps:- Plug in your Pen Drive into USB Flash Port. To make a Windows bootdisk (Windows XP/7) select NTFS as file system from the drop down. Then click on the buttons that looks like a DVD drive, that one near to the checkbox that says "Create bootable disk using:" Choose the XP ISO file. Click Start. Done! Reference. 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) RgLRR.