Easy2Boot. I can,t get it to work

[Greenslade]

Trying to get Easy2Boot it is not easy for me.I did all this guy did. This is what comes up Step 1.Install Load in to memory mouse and keyboard not working so i can.t say yes .It seems to load stuff anyway.
Next this you must press f6 then press WINVLOCK driver Firadisk driver Ahci driver i have no idea what there taking about Examples Winblock Atom Netbook dq67 series 6 Firadisk +Desktop Workstation server what has all that stuff got to with XP?
Now press F6 when prompted by XP and load the drivers
If Fieadisk giver problems ,reboot and try option 3 Winvblock
IF you still have problems, use option 2 but press F6 and add all the drivers listed by XP set up. Does any of this stuff make sense? Has anyone else had problems with this? I have no idea why the keyboard and mouse don't work? How come Phil did not have any of these problems? It did say on here that the ISO had no drivers?

Install Windows XP from a USB Flash Drive with Easy2Boot

 

[Mussels]

To start with, could you tell us what you're trying to do, why, and with what hardware?


Rufus apparently supports Xp without any hassle, if you use the older version 2.18 found here

 

[johnspack]

I agree with Mussels above, find an older version of Rufus. Or burn a dvd if you can. Must be people in here with retro builds that know how?

 

[Caring1]

PS2 keyboard required as USB drivers aren't installed.

 

[Greenslade]

PS2 keyboard required as USB drivers aren't installed.

It does not have a PS2 connection.

To start with, could you tell us what you're trying to do, why, and with what hardware?


Rufus apparently supports Xp without any hassle, if you use the older version 2.18 found here

I am trying to get XP on my Dell620 mt for Retro Gaming. I did put it on a CD on my other DELL 580
but it had no drivers. I have downloaded Snappy drivers
This version is ideal if you want to be able to use the tool on the go without any Internet connection.
You need to use a torrent client to download the whole package for offline use.

Source	Size	Version	DOWNLOAD
Torrent	24,9 GB	1.21.2 (R2102)

Snappy Driver Installer for Windows 2021 Guide

Or should I just go for the Lite version?
And will this work it keeps on asking for the CD for the drivers? That is what happened before on the Dell580.I have just put it on the PC it says no internet connection it is working on my Win10 on the same PC.On Win10 it asked me to restart but it went to XP and it has been doing check and replacing invalid security files?Thousands off files Why?For some reason that checking has affected my Win 10 drive which is on another disc?It is repaying it, very weird. I could understand if they were both on the same drive.There was over 300,00 thousand invalid files on there and it was still going when i turned it off.

 

[Mussels]

PS2 keyboard required as USB drivers aren't installed.

Wow i'd forgotten that was a requirement, but yeah XP sure wont support USB 3.0 ports out of the box

I do not use, trust or recommend any driver download programs - period.

 

[Greenslade]

Wow i'd forgotten that was a requirement, but yeah XP sure wont support USB 3.0 ports out of the box

I do not use, trust or recommend any driver download programs - period.

I tried the cd disc I burned even that one failed to work it loaded everything but failed to Reboot back I don,t know why but even one done with RuFus failed to work I am sure the Snappy Drivers will work fine.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

So personally I would still use Rufus, download the drivers you need as well as your windows xp iso and nlite, run nlite and impregnate the windows iso with the drivers you need then copy the new iso to usb via Rufus if you don't have any working usb you can copy the new iso to cd. This should mean the drivers you want are imbedded in during the install.

 

[Mussels]

So personally I would still use Rufus, download the drivers you need as well as your windows xp iso and nlite, run nlite and impregnate the windows iso with the drivers you need then copy the new iso to usb via Rufus if you don't have any working usb you can copy the new iso to cd. This should mean the drivers you want are imbedded in during the install.

^ That's the best way, it's been a long long time since i used Nlite, but integrating drivers is the way to go (or just using a VM)

 

[SteveSi]

Why not go to the E2B website and look at the XP pages?

Install Windows XP – Easy2Boot

easy2boot.xyz

Install XP 32-bit using DPMS drivers – Easy2Boot

easy2boot.xyz

A link to a tested and recommended XP ISO is provided in the 'Tested Payloads' page (e.g. 2018 ISO)
You MUST use the E2B+DPMS version of E2B
Free help and online chat from the author (me!) is available on the website.
Other XP videos are available.
Check that Legacy USB is enabled in the BIOS and use a USB 2 port if possible.

 

[Greenslade]

Why not go to the E2B website and look at the XP pages?

Install Windows XP – Easy2Boot

easy2boot.xyz

Install XP 32-bit using DPMS drivers – Easy2Boot

easy2boot.xyz

A link to a tested and recommended XP ISO is provided in the 'Tested Payloads' page (e.g. 2018 ISO)
You MUST use the E2B+DPMS version of E2B
Free help and online chat from the author (me!) is available on the website.
Other XP videos are available.
Check that Legacy USB is enabled in the BIOS and use a USB 2 port if possible.

Hi, Steve thanks for all that info I looked on your youtube and watched your video about it. Unfortunately with all that stuff I did to get XP on my PC. It seems to have mucked up my Windows10
which is on another drive. I could not get it to boot to say it needed to repair it in the end
all I got was flickering from this - to the dell startup boot-up screen.I have a Dell Windows7 disc just installed it but no internet connection no Ethernet controller and no GPU showing. Nothing seems to go write.

 

[SteveSi]

You cannot expect XP setup to know about windows 10 as it was invented 15 years later! Equally you cannot expect win7 to know about windows 10 either.
If you want to install different versions of Windows, you must do it in chronological order, so start with XP, then win 7, then win 10.

 

[chrcoluk]

I use easy2boot, great for multi purpose boot usb device.

Basically there is two different types of images you can put on there, you can just drag and drop the iso files, if you do that it will boot in some cases but not for all types of boot media.

The better way is to convert to a PTN image, which will when you use it, convert the partition table on the USB stick so it boots of the primary and it will be like as if you using a dedicated boot device but whilst also having conveniance of multi boot.

Its a bit too much to explain how to do it on here though, its a case of read the manual I am afraid, the easy2boot website has massive pages of text documentation.

Easy2Boot The USB multiboot solution (legacy, UEFI, Secure Boot)

The free USB multiboot solution for professionals (legacy+UEFI, Secure Boot, automate Windows installs, DOS, XP, Ventoy)

www.easy2boot.com

Also I am not currently using the latest version, there was some changes that had me confused.

 

[Tetras]

Be careful with the Windows boot loader, it's unfortunately very easy to mess it up accidentally.

In reference to the drivers, if I recall correctly, because XP was around when SATA started being a thing, it can't cope with non-legacy installs unless you slip a SATA driver onto the disc.

Not having ethernet/wireless drivers available at first boot used to be pretty common too, it's pretty much the only driver CD I still keep

 

[Greenslade]

You cannot expect XP setup to know about windows 10 as it was invented 15 years later! Equally you cannot expect win7 to know about windows 10 either.
If you want to install different versions of Windows, you must do it in chronological order, so start with XP, then win 7, then win 10.

I realise that ,but the Windows 10 was on a seperate drive.I would understand if they were on the same drive but not on a seperate drive.How do i go about instaling the Ethernet adapter?It says it is not available. Is that right that you have to sign in conect broadband before you get an internet conection?I put my password in then it says *Conecting though WAN minipost (PPPOE)
Error 651 the modem (or other connecting device)has repored an error.I will do it but have to use another Windows pc to get the Easy2boot and ISO and the other file you mentioned in your video.

I use easy2boot, great for multi purpose boot usb device.

Basically there is two different types of images you can put on there, you can just drag and drop the iso files, if you do that it will boot in some cases but not for all types of boot media.

The better way is to convert to a PTN image, which will when you use it, convert the partition table on the USB stick so it boots of the primary and it will be like as if you using a dedicated boot device but whilst also having conveniance of multi boot.

Its a bit too much to explain how to do it on here though, its a case of read the manual I am afraid, the easy2boot website has massive pages of text documentation.

Easy2Boot The USB multiboot solution (legacy, UEFI, Secure Boot)

The free USB multiboot solution for professionals (legacy+UEFI, Secure Boot, automate Windows installs, DOS, XP, Ventoy)

www.easy2boot.com

Also I am not currently using the latest version, there was some changes that had me confused.

Thanks for your input on this I am a newbe on this tech stuff as you can tell .

Be careful with the Windows boot loader, it's unfortunately very easy to mess it up accidentally.

In reference to the drivers, if I recall correctly, because XP was around when SATA started being a thing, it can't cope with non-legacy installs unless you slip a SATA driver onto the disc.

Not having ethernet/wireless drivers available at first boot used to be pretty common too, it's pretty much the only driver CD I still keep

So i am not the only one with that ptoblem.I would have thought it would have been included in the Windows 7 disc.Thats like me banging my head against the wall with all this.

 

[Mussels]

I realise that ,but the Windows 10 was on a seperate drive.I would understand if they were on the same drive but not on a seperate drive.How do i go about instaling the Ethernet adapter?It says it is not available. Is that right that you have to sign in conect broadband before you get an internet conection?I put my password in then it says *Conecting though WAN minipost (PPPOE)
Error 651 the modem (or other connecting device)has repored an error.I will do it but have to use another Windows pc to get the Easy2boot and ISO and the other file you mentioned in your video.


Thanks for your input on this I am a newbe on this tech stuff as you can tell .


So i am not the only one with that ptoblem.I would have thought it would have been included in the Windows 7 disc.Thats like me banging my head against the wall with all this.

In the olden days you were meant to use a floppy/USB/CD to add the needed drivers, at the formatting disk/drive selection screen for SATA/IDE/RAID drivers - anything else needed to be manually installed, usually via the floppy or CD that came with the hardware after you were in the OS

It's only very recently, that being able to just plug in and go with automated driver updates with a modern OS has become truly viable thanks to generic universal standards, but that of course requires the basics of storage, user input, and network drivers to begin