Hi ritmanis, the easiest way I have found is with USBOOT is requres a working installation of XP to start with but that doesnt have to be on the same machine you want to boot USB with. Not much documentation but the forum there has answers to most questions on usage. Basically you want to press space key (enters 'recommended' default selections which are usually sucessfull on most systems) each time you are prompted for input on your first try but after that you can try different set ups. Thank you for your response! I actually tried out USBoot and it is quite a hassle.

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Tried it three times but always failed. And even after it's done I can't copy the files to my flash drive since Windows won't let me. Any way to install Windows directly on the flash drive? Or something that wouldn't need copying of the current operating system. I also would prefer if I could save the changes I've made back to the flash drive when I shut down the computer or reboot it.

I'm not even sure it's possible, many people on this forum say it is, but I can't find any exact information on how to do it. I will really appreciate if you educate my noob ass. Thank you for your response! I actually tried out USBoot and it is quite a hassle. Its not as simple as it could be that is for sure but it is the 'easiest way' Tried it three times but always failed. And even after it's done I can't copy the files to my flash drive since Windows won't let me. If you made it this far and it wont copy from inside windows then you can use a boot cd then you can literally copy/paste your windows (make sure hidden and system files are visible) to the USB FD.

Try it, sometimes on first boot after doing this you will get blue screen freeze but from my experience it boots successfully after that. Indian International Driving Licence In Saudi Arabia there. Any way to install Windows directly on the flash drive? Or something that wouldn't need copying of the current operating system.

I also would prefer if I could save the changes I've made back to the flash drive when I shut down the computer or reboot it. I'm not even sure it's possible, many people on this forum say it is, but I can't find any exact information on how to do it. I will really appreciate if you educate my noob ass.

Saving changes (persistant) is normal but if you dont want to save changes you need to install and enable ewf (different topic) USBoot is the easiest and by far but its not completely simple. Dont give up on it because that will be wasted time and all the other methods are not without issues either and from what I have found the other methods increase the extra issues (errors) you have to to deal with. Boot from cd, copy your now usboot'ized windows and paste it onto the usb drive. Its not as simple as it could be that is for sure but it is the 'easiest way' if you made it this far and it wont copy from inside windows then you can use a boot cd then you can literally copy/paste your windows (make sure hidden and system files are visible) to the USB FD.

Try it, sometimes on first boot after doing this you will get blue screen freeze but from my experience it boots successfully after that. Saving changes (persistant) is normal but if you dont want to save changes you need to install and enable ewf (different topic) USBoot is the easiest and by far but its not completely simple. Dont give up on it because that will be wasted time and all the other methods are not without issues either and from what I have found the other methods increase the extra issues (errors) you have to to deal with. Boot from cd, copy your now usboot'ized windows and paste it onto the usb drive.