How to install Windows using a USB Pen Drive and WinToFlash.

[Jelly Bean]

WinToFlash is a software that makes your USB pen drive into an installation option.You can install any Windows version via USB pen drive by using this simple software.It is the easiest software that I have found on the internet.

This is a good tool to use to install windows were a laptop/netbook or computer is without a CD/DVD drive.

You will need:

A working computer with a CD/DVD drive.
4 gig bootable pen/flash drive.
Full Windows install disk.



Step 1:
Download WinToFlash
Save to your desktop.

Step 2:
Extract the zip file, then double click on WinToFlash.exe



Step 3:
Click Accept button...



Step 4: Click the button to enter Wizard mode...


Step 5:
Use wizard mode instead of advanced mode, so click Next...


Step 6:
On Windows files path click Select button


Step 7:
Select CD/DVD drive that contain Windows XP CD or folder that contain Windows files... then click OK


Step 8:
USB drive click Select button

Step 9:
Select USB Flash drive ... then click OK

Step 10:
Click Next button...


Step 11:
Select "I Accepted the terms of the license agreement" then click Continue...



Step 12:
Warning! Formatting will erase ALL DATA on target disk. To format press OK, to quit press Cancel.




Click OK

Step 13:
Please wait while WinToFlash transferring Windows setup to flash drive


Step 14:
Finished... click Next then Exit
USB Flash drive ready...




On computer without CD/DVD drive (e.g. Aspire One)
you must change the first boot order to USB Flash drive from BIOS. How to do this?

Change Boot order from BIOS:


Step 1:
Plug a Flash drive into a USB port on your computer/laptop



Step 2:
Turn on your laptop then hit F2 rapidly (or Del for some other machine)
then go to Boot tab > change boot order > then hit F10 key to Save and Exit



Now you can boot from USB Flash drive, first select

1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)
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then... on the first restart, select

2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows

Install Windows XP as usual...


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Using a USB pen drive to install windows will take more time than using the original install disk.

This software is excellent and I used it yesterday to install on my babies Acer Aspire netbook with no issues at all.