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you will have to copy a bootable image ( winPE , Bart PE ) &nbsp;into it first.<br />
copy the winxp installation files as well ( i386 )<br />
then boot from your pendrive and run win32.msi from i386
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you will have to copy a bootable image ( winPE , Bart PE )  into it first.
copy the winxp installation files as well ( i386 )
then boot from your pendrive and run win32.msi from i386

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Problem is Booting from pendrive. You can only boot from devices recognised by Bios. Personally I don't know of any at present that will allow you to boot from a pendrive. Check available Bios settings before doing anything drastic, If usb device is not available in list of boot devices then you wont be able to do this.
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Problem is Booting from pendrive. You can only boot from devices recognised by Bios. Personally I don't know of any at present that will allow you to boot from a pendrive. Check available Bios settings before doing anything drastic, If usb device is not available in list of boot devices then you wont be able to do this.

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my PC's optical drive is not working i need to format my system and install a fresh copy of window xp .. can I use my pendrive somehow to format and install the window ?
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my PC's optical drive is not working i need to format my system and install a fresh copy of window xp .. can I use my pendrive somehow to format and install the window ?

format and install window from pendrive

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