USB Win XP Portable

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  1. Posts : 1,962
    Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
       #1

    USB Win XP Portable


    Has anybody make a successful Win XP Portable with a thumb drive?

    I have read many websites and "How To's" but to no avail... it is one of those things that I tell myself I must learn to do as it would make my life easier for those times when the computer has a virus or help a friend with a problem, etc, etc.

    I was able to get one going with bartPE but it takes a long time to load the iso file.

    If any of you have, can you point me in the right direction?
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  2. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    Assuming you'd even getting it working, it wouldn't be usable. The USB interface doesn't work well booting a Windows OS. The performance would be bad, and some sites claim it drasticllay shortens the life of the drive.
    AstaLaVista said:
    I must learn to do as it would make my life easier for those times when the computer has a virus or help a friend with a problem, etc, etc.
    I'm not sure how this would help (if it were possible) for either situation. If a computer has a virus, either fight it directly or pull the drive and connect it to a working computer and clean it.
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  3. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #3

    If you are worried about viruses, you can try making a bootable antivirus rescue flash drive. You can download the free rescue CDs a lot of AV vendors provide, then integrate them into a bootable usb using the Shardana utility.

    FREE Bootable AntiVirus Rescue CDs Download List

    Note: I believe all this stuff is legally free. If something to the contrary comes to someone's notice, please let me know.
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  4.    #4

    In addition to bootable AV's Bill linked:

    Use free Paragon Rescue CD: Rescue Kit Free Edition | PARAGON Software Group - free partition software, hard disk partitioning to recover Win7 partition if salvageable, or copy off files as last resort.
    Last edited by gregrocker; 30 Jun 2010 at 23:49.
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  5. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #5

    AstaLaVista said:
    Has anybody make a successful Win XP Portable with a thumb drive?

    I have read many websites and "How To's" but to no avail... it is one of those things that I tell myself I must learn to do as it would make my life easier for those times when the computer has a virus or help a friend with a problem, etc, etc.

    I was able to get one going with bartPE but it takes a long time to load the iso file.

    If any of you have, can you point me in the right direction?
    BartPE works great. Just make a USB BartPE it is an extremely fast boot.
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  6. Posts : 1,962
    Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
    Thread Starter
       #6

    WindowsStar said:
    BartPE works great. Just make a USB BartPE it is an extremely fast boot.
    Can you point me in the right direction? the BartPE I made is extremely slow to boot.

    Thanks
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  7.    #7

    Bill, have you used any of the bootable AV Rescue Disks? I'm wondering if you can recommend a free one.

    My inclination would be toward Malwarebytes based on reputation of the free solution.
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  8. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #8

    AstaLaVista said:
    WindowsStar said:
    BartPE works great. Just make a USB BartPE it is an extremely fast boot.
    Can you point me in the right direction? the BartPE I made is extremely slow to boot.

    Thanks
    Sure:
    Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD
    http://www.collewijn.info/xpe/page/pe2usb.php
    Pe2usb: Installing Bartpe To Usb Flash Disk - The CD Forum
    GoCoding.Com - PeToUSB - Boot BartPE From USB
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  9. Posts : 196
    Windows 7
       #9

    DeaconFrost said:
    If a computer has a virus, either fight it directly or pull the drive and connect it to a working computer and clean it.
    Indeed
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  10. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #10

    Well, what I like to do is put a light-weight Linux distro on my pen drive. The smaller ones like Puppy Linux take up like 100 MB of space, and can be a real lifesaver when it comes to any Windows-related problem. Plus, Windows viruses are worthless against Linux, so no need to worry about getting your pen drive infected as well.
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