install windows xp over xubuntu

[Karan S]

please guide me how to install windows xp over xubuntu through xp live usb.
i made a bootable xp usb but my netbook wont recognize it.i have checked on other pc itz fine.
please help

 

[jackstrr]

You need to change the USB to primary boot device in BIOS

 

[Paul NZ]

Go into the BIOS see if it detects it. You have to select it as the bootdisk. But if it needs drivers unless you slipstream SATA drivers, it'll crash if AHCI is enabled in the BIOS

 

[Karan S]

i have changed boot to usb. i have also used F12 to make selection but it wont recognize it and would move to next option in boot order.my bios detects my usb

 

[Paul NZ]

How did you put it on the flash drive? I dont think copying it from a cd will make it bootable

 

[Karan S]

i used rofus

 

[Karan S]

it is bootable. i checked it on my laptop which has windows 7 . could it be possible that xubuntu is not recognizing it due to different filesystem?

 

[Paul NZ]

Umm shouldnt matter if you're doing a clean install. You should still get to the setup screen. But I maybe wrong. If this is the case, remove the hdd put it whatever Win7 is on and format the hdd then try again

 

[Karan S]

thankx but is there any other alternate cause hdd is in my netbook. i cant open it. can i do format with gparted ?? cause it detects a gparted live usb though.if yes please tell me how to format with gparted cause it has lot many options.

 

[Paul NZ]

I've heard of gparted but never used it

 

[Karan S]

ok. i will google it.!!

 

[Alabalcho]

Whatever you have installed on your netbook does not prevent it from booting over USB. There us a chance your netbook just cannot book over USB.

Get an external CD/DVD drive, and boot your Windows DVD from there.