Install XP on flash memory

[Raptor_i]

well i'm trying to install and make a flash memory as a bootable disk I'm doing so for two reasons: 1: to make portable xp for maintenance purposes (I know there is portable&bootable xp on cd) 2: just to see what will happen to performance .................... well lets start i tried install xp on NTFS flash memory and it did pass the first main part of installing and when it comes to the second main part... the PC froze with the blue screen...... so I'll try install on FAT32 and I'll keep you updated.

 

[Raptor_i]

O by the way if any body did it before ..... share us with info

 

[Silverel]

Flash memory is typically very slow in comparison to pretty much anything else... Also, less durable with the tons of read/write ops that go on with an OS at every millisecond. Interesting concept, but I can't imagine performance is going to be pleasant.

 

[alexp999]

Flash memory is typically very slow in comparison to pretty much anything else... Also, less durable with the tons of read/write ops that go on with an OS at every millisecond. Interesting concept, but I can't imagine performance is going to be pleasant.

So whats this big thing about Solid State Drives all about?

@ raptori, I dont see any reason not getting it working. I have made one of my drives bootable with DOS, so if you have a memory stick with enough free space, I should imagine you could do XP too, alot of it depends on the mobo and bios booting from USB. I'll have a look for the guide on getting a USB bootable and get back to ya

 

[Raptor_i]

So whats this big thing about Solid State Drives all about?

@ raptori, I dont see any reason not getting it working. I have made one of my drives bootable with DOS, so if you have a memory stick with enough free space, I should imagine you could do XP too, alot of it depends on the mobo and bios booting from USB. I'll have a look for the guide on getting a USB bootable and get back to ya

thanks man... my mobo and bios does booting form USB device and I'm installing XP now on my second pc ........... and i think the SSD based on flash technology so way not installing on flash memory with enough free space

 

[Wile E]

Flash memory is typically very slow in comparison to pretty much anything else... Also, less durable with the tons of read/write ops that go on with an OS at every millisecond. Interesting concept, but I can't imagine performance is going to be pleasant.

You can get around that by making the install use a ram disk for caching, just like a live cd.

 

[Silverel]

So whats this big thing about Solid State Drives all about?

@ raptori, I dont see any reason not getting it working. I have made one of my drives bootable with DOS, so if you have a memory stick with enough free space, I should imagine you could do XP too, alot of it depends on the mobo and bios booting from USB. I'll have a look for the guide on getting a USB bootable and get back to ya

SSD's are a whole different beast. Typical USB sticks are nowhere near them in performance. It'll work, and there's no reason that it wouldn't. A high end USB flash stick will get something like 6 MB/s write and 35 MB/s read

Whereas SSD's are along the lines of 30 MB/s write and 150 MB/s read.

 

[Raptor_i]

well it didn't work also on FAT32 flash memory it gave "read disk error" after installing the main 1st part of xp

 

[Deleted member 3]

USB bus gets reset during boot, won't work.

I've seen some USB adapted versions of XP on the web though.

 

[iStink]

I've seen this before. I know its possible. I found something from a few minutes of googling a long while back, you probably will to. Good luck

 

[warup89]

try googling "Windows xp portable"

 

[RizkyB]

Need A Bulletproof XP Pro

Thank You for this excellent post as I have learned some new ideas.
I was wondering what is the best "Bulletproof" method of using an XP Pro OS to test software? For Example: I want to try many different old and new software programs. Then, after I am done testing I want to quickly wipe out the old Win XP Pro OS and then have one quickly re-installed to try another program. Would the Solid State Hard Drive be the best option? Are there other methods to achieve this?
Windows XP Portable?