Installing Windows XP Via USB or other methods

[fchung0712]

My Laptop was running windows vista, and then two days ago, the computer said that vista was missing, so I took the hard drive out and plugged it into my working desktop. so this is my question, is it possible to install windows XP through the desktop? because, my laptop has a broken disk drive. another thing I am wondering about is, can i install windows XP through a usb drive? i have tried a few methods already. i tried taking my hard drive, plugging it into my computer, and i copied all the XP install files, but my computer would not boot, so i tried using the windows 98 and smartdrv.exe, but it would not detect my internal hard disk, so i installed it to my usb drive, but when i try to finalize the installation, the install screen turns blue.
Thanks so much if you can help! =D

 

[RealBeast]

You cannot do the install on another machine -- XP will have issues with all the wrong drivers getting installed. You can make a USB installer and do the install on the laptop itself like THIS.

 

[fchung0712]

You cannot do the install on another machine -- XP will have issues with all the wrong drivers getting installed. You can make a USB installer and do the install on the laptop itself like THIS.

Thanks so much! I was able to create a bootable windows XP install disk, but when I try to install or repair an installation, the blue screen turns blank and then, I think it freezes, because, hours later, the screen is still blank

 

[RealBeast]

Are you sure that your HDD is working? You said that it had a Vista install, have you cleaned that off?

 

[keristo58]

I was installing windows XP on laptop but it no sound. no drivers sound installed. I want to find some sound drivers for play my music and video. Thanks you.

 

[RealBeast]

I was installing windows XP on laptop but it no sound. no drivers sound installed. I want to find some sound drivers for play my music and video. Thanks you.

Please start your own thread, your question will get lost in this thread.

 

[fchung0712]

The way i cleaned off the hard drive was by plugging it into another computer, then formatting it. The recovery partition is still there though, but i cannot boot from it because it is not one of the options in the boot menu, and the system recovery button does not work

 

[RealBeast]

Since it is a Vista recovery partition it does you no good and that is likely the issue, if you really want to put XP on the drive boot from the XP disk and get a command prompt box then use diskpart to fully erase the drive and all partitions, then it will be available to install XP:

diskpart
list disk
select disk n
clean