How to make Windows XP bootable USB Flashdrive

Bootable USB Windows XP Installer

Does your computer doesn't have CD/DVD Drives? Or your CD/DVD drives are defective? Or you have mini laptop and you want to re-format or do a fresh install of your operating system? Well, you are in the right place. Here, you will learn how to make a bootable USB flashdrive installer for Windows XP.

Making a bootable USB Flashdrive Windows XP installer will allow us to install our beloved Windows XP without using an optical disk drive (CD/DVD-ROM drive). It is handy and very useful for those who want to format or do a clean installation on their computers. It works like we were installing using an optical drive.

This method has been tested and working with many devices like Asus Eee PC, HP mini Laptops, Desktops, and other similar computers. This is also a known alternative method if you don’t have an external optical disk drive.

Read carefully and prepare the following:

• Must have your own copy of Windows XP and save it inside a folder anywhere in your computer. 
• USB_Prep8 – This is the tool that we are going to use creating the bootable usb flashdrive installer. You can find it easy over the internet or you can just download here.
• USB Flashdrive (less than 2GB is recommended) – more than 2GB is also working but sometimes we encounter more errors using more than 2GB.

Creating USB Windows XP Installer

1. Extract usb_prep8.zip anywhere in your computer.
2. Open usb_prep8.cmd 
3. Press any key to continue…

4. Select your USB Flashdrive
• Select source path of your XP Installer

• Click Start

 

5. A window will appear, just click yes.

6. Close PeToUSB Window

7. Type number “1” (without quotations) and press enter, then select the location of your Windows XP Setup.

8. Type number “3” (without quotations) and press enter, then type the drive letter of your USB Flashdrive.

9. Now, type number "4". If a window appear and ask to delete temp image file, just click yes.

10. Proceed with format? Press Y and Enter.

11. When format is complete, just press any key to continue.

12. Copying of files will start.

13. Making of LocalSource folder $WIN_NT$.~LS Ready• Press any key to continue.

14. A window will pop out asking you to copy file to your USB drive.

15. The files will start to copy to USB drive. It may take several minutes, just wait until it finish the process.

16. Another window will pop out. Would you like USB-Stick to be preferred Boot Drive U? Just click yes.

17. Would you like to unmount the Virtual Drive ? Just click Yes and press any key to continue.

Your USB Flash Drive is now ready.

To install Windows XP using your bootable USB Flashdrive, you must enter BIOS setup and go to boot options then set your USB Flashdrive to boot first in boot order. Save changes that you've made and exit BIOS.

When you boot on your USB Flashdrive, a black screen with text will be displayed. It is a selection menu that will bring you to the process of Windows XP installation. Just select the text mode setup.

The Windows XP setup will now begin. Just follow the steps just like you were using a real CD of Windows XP.

Tutorial : How to run Turbo C in DosBox ?

Many are asking where to get Turbo C that is compatible for their Windows 7 computers. Turbo C is still running on Windows 7 but it doesn’t allow me to enter full screen just like the old days of windows. But using some applications like DOSBox, will allow us to use Turbo C in fullscreen mode.

Follow this guide on how to run Turbo C with DOSBox.

In this guide, I have already installed Turbo C on my computer.
Now, let’s proceed to the guide.

You must have DosBox installer first. You can download it from the link below.
Dosbox DL link : http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1

Dosbox Installation:

1. Run DosBox installer.

2. Just click Next until the installation folder selection then click Install.

 

 

 

3. After the installation process is completed, close the installation window.

You are done installing DOSBox.

We are now going to make DOSBox to run Turbo C everytime you run DOSBox.

I have read the manual of DOSBox and found out the following procedure that will let us run Turbo C much easier, instead of typing commands just to run Turbo C or any program.


4. After installing DOSBox, right click on DosBox shortcut icon on your desktop and click Properties.

5. In Shortcut tab, we will edit the target textbox and put the following command:

"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" C:\TC\BIN\TC.exe -c "mount T C:\TC\BIN "

6. Click Apply and OK to close the window.

You can now run Turbo C and use it like old times.

NOTE: The instructions above (Step 5) will work only if the installation path of DOSBox and Turbo C are correct, or you will have to edit the path where you installed DOSBox and Turbo C.

Installing Backtrack 5 r3 in Virtual Machine

This tutorial will help you how to install Backtrack 5 r3 in virtual machine. I will assume that you have already done setting-up your virtual machine (If not, you can follow my guide click here).

1.    Installing the Backtrack 5 r3 Operating System in Virtual Machine.
Prepare your Backtrack 5r3 Installer, it’s either an ISO Image or a bootable LiveCD. You can download it here (link).

2.    Select your Virtual Machine and click settings. Go to Storage, you will see the virtual hard disk that you created earlier and an empty disc. Click the empty disc and click the disc icon on the right side, choose a virtual CD/DVD and browse for the ISO. The image file of Backtrack 5 r3 will be mounted and this will act as virtual CD/DVD of your virtual machine. Click “Ok”.

3.    Start the virtual machine. Wait for backtrack to boot until the selection menu screen.
Select the “Backtrack Text – Default Boot Text Mode” and press Enter.

4.    Backtrack is now running. You can start using backtrack on this mode, but our tutorial is to install backtrack so we will proceed and enter to the GUI.

·         To do this, just type:               startx

5.    You will be on the desktop screen of backtrack. You will see an icon with the name “Install Backtrack”. Open it to run the setup and complete the steps.

·         Select Language (English)

·         Select Time Zone (You can click it on the map)

·         Keyboard Layout (just click forward)

·         Prepare disk space (just click forward)

·         Click Install

6.    Wait until the installation is finish and click “Restart Now”.

  

Download: Freeware - Turbo C 3.0

Turbo C for XP / Windows 7 / Windows 8

Turbo C is an IDE(Integrated Development Environment) and a compiler for the C programming language from Borland. It is 1st introduced in 1980's. Turbo C is known for its outstanding features and easy to use. It was developed and released with many versions. It has a small size that is easy to install, a fast compiler that helps the programmer to build their programs faster, and a it is very cheap.

It is one of the most popular and used by lots of the programmers during its time. Year 2006, it was re-released as freeware. But until now, Turbo C is still used for teaching C programming in computer schools.

And still, lot of programming students or beginners in C programming or those who want to learn C programming are looking for Turbo C Installer. You can find a link below and download this freeware program.


NOTE:
• Latest version of windows doesn't support full screen on Turbo C. If you want to run this in FULLSCREEN, you have to use DOSBox as emulator. (See link below)

DOWNLOAD HERE

• Tutorial : How to run Turbo C in DosBox ? (Turbo C in Full Screen Mode)