Topic: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

This may have been asked before but I just failed to find it in the forums anywhere.

Step 1.

I have been trying to create a bootable USB flash drive with DriverPacks slipstreamed using DPBase and automated using nLite.


Step 2.

I then use Komku's PeToUSB, bootsect, and usb_prep8 to create a bootable USB flash drive using the locally stored slipstreamed Windows XP folder on the hard drive (which I created in step 1)

After the USB drive is prepared, I try to install XP and after the TXT Mode is finished and the computer reboots and the GUI Mode is selected...I get an error saying c:\DPBxxxx.exe file could not be found...and setup continues without decompressing the drivepacks, like it does from a CD/DVD.

Is there an easy way to slipstream a USB flash drive that works? If so...how?

Thanks

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

I am going to guess that the method you are useing is running winnt32.exe and not setup.exe... that will fail.

if in fact it does use winnt32 then take a look at RogueSpears AutoImage... (RIS)
AutoImage will make DriverPacks somewhat compatable with winnt32 based installs.

PS I am not surprized you found no documentation here
- your method is not supported smile - But thanks for using the search feature!
Please take a look over at the MSFN forums... I am sure you will get lucky there!

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Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Thanks Overflow for replying.

TO be honest with you, I don't really know whether the program I'm using is using setup or winnt32. I'm just trying to create a bootable USB flash drive with a slipstreamed Windows XP Pro SP3 with Driverpacks, RyanVM's Post SP3 updatepack and automated through nLite.

It actually took me a whole day to try to figure it out and I finally did just an hour before going to bed.

After searching for applications that would enable me to create a slipstreamed (with driverpacks) bootable USB flash drive, I finally found one that works.

If you like I can give you further information about it. Don't want to break any forum rules or anything here. You mentioned you don't support that procedure.

Cheers.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Try this link, should tell you everything you wanted to know and then some:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=157

I use this program and it seems to work pretty good, works on about 80-90% of hardware that supports booting from a USB device:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=3 … pic=120444


My current disc setup is XP Home or Pro OEM SP3, slipstreamed using Siginet's RyanVM Integrator with Onepiece's EN-US Windows XP Post-SP3 All-in-One Update Pack (http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6438) , then nlited the way I like (basically just the repetive stuff, time zone, language, etc and also removal of all extra keyboards and a few UI tweaks, a few addons like .NET All in One, MS signed themes and Fox It). After that, I run DP Base on my dir, then I run the Integrator again and use mr_smartepant's OEM activation addon (http://siginetsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=541) and then I create my ISO w/ nLite. This is the ISO that I use when I run WinSetupFromUSB. And it works great, much faster than DVD.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

I knew the answer would be posted at msfn... Thanks for the links and details soo_smitty - Well done!

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Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Thank you guys

I have already checked out MSFN. Most of the info there was kind of lengthy, confusing sometimes and requiring a lot of reading.

But as mentioned in my previous post, I managed to get it to work.

Thanks again OverFlow and soo_smitty

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

You could also use a method created by a user named "wimb".  The name of the application he created is called USB Multiboot 10.  It is a great application.  Below is the link to the site with a tutorial.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=111406

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Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Hi Echo Platoon,

That is the exact same application I have already used to successfully create my bootable USB.

But thanks for the info dude.

At least now we have some posts on Driverpacks forum in regards to the issue.

And I'm loving my RyanVM's Post SP3 updated, Driverpacks slipstreamed, nLite automated bootable USB XP Pro SP3.

The only thing that didn't work for me with the USB Multiboot 10 application was that when I formatted my 4GB USB 2.0 flash drive with the HP USB Drive Key format utility in NTFS format and went through the whole process...it did not work. Would give me a No boot device present error.

So then I just used the PEtoUSB to format using FAT16X...even though my USB drive is 4GB. And it worked.

It just couldn't be as fast as NTFS but it still works.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

DriverpacksJunkie wrote:

So then I just used the PEtoUSB to format using FAT16X...even though my USB drive is 4GB. And it worked.

FAT16X is supposed to be able to format up to 4 GB drives.  It is FAT16 that could only format up to 2 GB drives.

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Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

I see

I thought that you are better of using NTFS to format USB drives bigger than 2GB. Am i right?

That makes them run faster. But I wasn't able to format my 4GB usb drive using NTFS. My computer wouldn't read it.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Did you try quick format? Or vice versa and do a normal format?

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

i did a quick format...i will try normal format and see what happens...thanks for the info

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

It actually took me a whole day to try to figure it out and I finally did just an hour before going to bed.
After searching for applications that would enable me to create a slipstreamed (with driverpacks) bootable USB flash drive, I finally found one that works.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

So, are you going to share or is this a secret.

Please others out, they may help you in the future.

Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

I think below link will resolve all the problem
i succeeded with this
here you go

http://www.msfn.org/board/install-xp-usb-t111406.html

Last edited by Tarak Bhavsar (2009-10-06 15:34:11)

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Re: Can I create a slipstreamed bootable USB flash drive?

Just create your apps/driverpacks/... enabeled iso with nLite and use the above method to create a usb xp installation disk.

Last edited by Tarak Bhavsar (2009-10-06 15:40:49)

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