Instructions for creating a USB drive contain the Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10 installer

Have you ever thought about creating a USB capable of Boot Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10? If not, please refer to the following article of Network Administrator.

1. Prepare

1. ISO file or DVD installation of Windows XP

1. ISO file installed by Windows 7 ISO

1. Installation ISO file of Windows 8 / 8.1

1. ISO file installed by Windows 10

1. A 16 GB USB flash drive

2. Steps to take

Step 1:

Connect a 16 GB USB drive to your computer and perform a backup of all data before taking the next steps.

Step 2:

Download the free WinSetupFromUSB software to your computer and install.

Step 3:

After installing WinSetupFromUSB, start the program:

Step 4:

After WinSetupFromUSB runs, select USB Flash Drive under the USB disk selection and format tools section and then select the Auto format it with FBinst option as shown below.

Also, you should choose FAT32 as a file system instead of NTFS for USB compatibility with BIOS and UEFI.

Step 5:

You can skip this step if you do not want to add the Windows XP installer to USB.

Check the option under Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 Setup, then click the browse button to browse to the i386 folder in the ISO file of Windows XP installation or in the Windows XP installation disc.

Note:

If you use the Windows XP ISO file, you must mount the ISO file using the 3rd application or use the Mount feature built into Windows 8 / 8.1.

With Windows 7, to mount the ISO file, follow the steps below:

First download Virtual CloneDrive to your device and install

Download Virtual CloneDrive to your device and install it here.

Right-click the ISO image file you want to mount and select Mount (Virtual CloneDrive (drive letter)).

Now you can see the new virtual disk in Explorer (usually My computer).

After selecting the i386 folder, continue to follow the steps below.

Step 6:

Next, select the option under Windows Vista / 7/8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO, click on the browse button and browse to the location where you store the Windows installation ISO file 7. Then select the ISO file and then click Select the Open button .

Step 7:

Next, check the Advanced Options option to open the Advanced Options dialog box. In the Advanced Options dialog box, select the Custom menu names option for Vista / 7/8 / Server Source . This option allows you to add a specific name for Windows 7 Setup and Windows 8 Setup in the Boot Menu.

After selecting, proceed to close the Advanced Options dialog window again.

Step 8:

Finally click on GO .

If a warning dialog box appears, click Yes to finish.

Also if you select the Custom menu names option for Vista / 7/8 in the previous step, on the screen you will see a small dialog box asking you to enter a specific name for Windows Setup. All you need is to enter a name and click OK .

Step 9:

The Job Done message will now appear on the screen to announce that the job has been completed.

Note:

If you want to add Windows 10 and Windows 8 installation files to USB, do not close WinSetupFromUSB quickly and perform the steps below.

Step 10:

To add a Windows 8 or Windows 10 installation file, select the option Windows Vista / 7/8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO then select the ISO file to install Windows 8/10.

Step 11:

Activate the Advanced Options option, then select Custom menu names for Vista / 7/8 / Server source .

Step 12:

Finally click on GO .

Click Yes when the warning window appears and proceed to enter a specific name for Windows Setup.

So, you have created a USB drive that has successfully installed Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10.

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. Instructions for completely removing Onedrive application on Windows 10

2. Trick to speed up Windows 10 computers

3. Trick to speed up Start Menu on Windows 10

Good luck!