How to install xp on asus eee pc

No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article Steps. Tips and Warnings. Things You'll Need. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: March 29, Create a USB boot disc. A Command prompt box cmd will appear. Press any key to continue. Format the USB drive. First, type H and an HP disk-storage format tool screen will open.

Follow the instructions to format the USB drive. Make sure to check the Quick Format box. On the command screen, change your drive type and give XP setup a source path. If you receive a message about "winnt. On the Unattended Install screen, enter all the necessary values and your serial license key. If you fill out the fields now, Windows will not ask you for any information during the installation. Now you need to enter the correct information for numbers Press 1 and then enter. A folder browse window will open for you to browse to the location of you XP setup files aka your cdrom drive with xp cd in Press 2 and enter a letter not currently assigned to a drive on your PC Press 3 and enter the drive letter of your USB stick Press 4 to start the process.

The script will ask you if its ok to format drive T:. This is just a temp drive the program creates to cache the windows installation files. Press Y then enter. Once it's done formating press enter to continue again You can now see the program copying files to the temp drive it created. Once this is done press enter to continue again.

Once the script has completed copy files a popup window asking if you would like to USB drive to be preferred boot drive U: select YES on this window.

Now select yes to unmount the virtual drive. Then the boot was normal - strange. If you boot from the stick, you will first see a boot menu. Select 1 to start the XP-install. Now the XP install will hopefully start. Install XP as normal. After the first reboot press again ESC to select the stick again as the boot-device. Then select "2" from the menu, to continue the install.