Make a Windows XP Bootable Flash Drive

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Ever want to take Windows XP (or any version of Windows, really) with you wherever you go? Maybe you'd rather use XP than the OS installed on a public computer. Maybe you just want to prank your friends and watch as their computer boots into a 16 year old OS.
Whatever the case, today I'm going to show you how to create a bootable flash drive that will launch Windows XP in a virtual machine on (almost) any computer you plug it into.
Download Links:
sourceforge.ne...
www.virtualbox...
www.ubuntu.com...
Commands:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
vboxmanage startvm “Windows XP” --type GUI
cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
vboxmanage clonehd [source file path] [destination path] --format RAW

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@Larry 6 лет назад

I got an email last week from a company selling brand new PCs with XP on them, it is bizarre that it's coming back from the dead.

@MrJaylensaur 6 лет назад

I swear nearly every video I watch you've already wrote a comment on it

@BertGrink 6 лет назад

Hey Guru Larry

@fewl6607 6 лет назад

surreal, maybe its some kind of low cost budget type-pcs?

@sean2606 6 лет назад

lol

@Larry 6 лет назад

Oh, sorry I got it wrong. It's Box (doc) co (dot) uk, and they're selling brand new Windows 7 PC's

@homesquared 6 лет назад

*goes through the extra effort of installing BonziBuddy on a Windows XP Virturalbox just for the memers*

@Leurak 6 лет назад

Expand

@EricZhang456 6 лет назад

7:00

@isaacduran2915 6 лет назад

You are seriously A under rated youtuber love your content please keep it up

@isaacduran2915 6 лет назад

Nasaq Licos I don't think much really matters

@mooheadummm9414 6 лет назад

I was here since about 30k subs. He has pretty interesting videos!

@isaacduran2915 6 лет назад

Moohead Ummm I don't think he cares how long you've been here I think he just cares you are here

@royal__twistt12cringealert91 6 лет назад

@isaac duran ... fuck!

@baenbo3486 5 лет назад

*an

@ocass66 6 лет назад

Now you gotta slap Windows 2000 on Windows XP, and then Windows 98 on Windows 2000.

@autisticboi2992 6 лет назад

yes

@BilisNegra 6 лет назад

Doubt you can run a virtual machine under Win 9x, no matter what hack you try.

@BUFFJOE 6 лет назад

You skipped windows mistake edition uh I mean millennium edition

@jahinzee 6 лет назад

@@BilisNegra You can actually. Any operating system can run on VMs. However, Windows 9x systems *do* run into some compatibility issues regarding screen resolution, sound and network drivers, etc. and you can't install Guest Additions (or other equivalents) to fix it as they won't work. The oldest version of Windows I managed to install with full VM support was Windows 2000.

@blockarchitech9070 5 лет назад

@@BilisNegra i have 6 vm's for many 9.x os's

@sylviahi__ 6 лет назад

7:04 YoUr CoMpUtEr MiGhT bE aT rIsK

@sylviahi__ 6 лет назад

yey I got a heart and i love ur vids

@HerewardDundasTaylor 5 лет назад

WhEr3 a c0Nd0M

@theodoros_1234 6 лет назад

I love that Windows XP Tour music! I also love the welcome music. *memories*

@jahinzee 6 лет назад

If you're planning to install Windows 8 or above on a USB, use Windows To Go, which is Microsoft-approved for maximum stability and security. This does come with some caveats though, for example installation only works with Enterprise editions of Windows if you want to do this legit (if you're using Windows 10 Creators Update or above, that restriction is moved to Windows 10 Pro) and Microsoft have pre-approved certain USBs as fit for Windows To Go, only about a dozen. That being said, these restrictions can be bypassed with third-party tools but you *will* need a retail copy of Windows and not a copy from the Media Creation Tool. Hope this helped!

@imslackingrightnow9765 6 лет назад

Long live Windows XP! Surviving the manual extinction by Microsoft since 2015!

@daeyvidd 6 лет назад

Emir Tulumcu wasn't it 2014?

@imslackingrightnow9765 6 лет назад

+Sam Davy It might’ve been 2014

@daeyvidd 6 лет назад

April or so if I remember right

@larrybraun3038 6 лет назад

Yup it was April.

@gaminggamer1353 6 лет назад

April 2014

@Exponaut_R-01 6 лет назад

Great video as always, and of course XP is probably going to outlive the common cold.

@mitailic1462 6 лет назад

-Microsoft stoped suporting Windows XP -.... It's not very effective.

@gauravsrao8887 4 года назад

@Plainpebble 128 Well, although it won't provide updates anymore, you could get the updates that applied to Windows POSReady 2009 (basically a version of XP designed for stuff like billing machines, etc)

@lapielazoolie 4 месяца назад

I remember there being a company that was selling a live bootable USB of Windows XP and I found it amazing as a kid

@MarcellDAvis1103 6 лет назад

Ive been searching for a tutorial like this a long time! Thanks!

@alivape 6 лет назад

How is this not a meme

@Szbx 4 года назад

idk

@jasminejohnston6393 6 лет назад

Whenever I find a computer running on Windows XP and it's already logged into an account, I tend to sneakily open the Control Panel, open the Mouse settings and turn the cursor from an arrow to an animated banana. I think it's funny, but I usually get in trouble and annoy the actual owner of the computer!

@bananabananae 4 года назад

Keep doing it :)

@lucarea3226 3 года назад

awesome

@SummonerArthur 6 лет назад

thats how i did it some years ago. i was using a VM in my phone and with it came a 212mb win xp portable iso. ive used rufus on it on my 512mb sd card and worked great! Used it on my school pc for 2 month

@cedarthemidiguy 4 года назад

*Windows XP* was my first computer now im going to try to *install it again.*

@proximitea 6 лет назад

Oh my gosh, why so many hate comments? This is just showing you one way to do this. I'm sure he knows there are many other ways but this video talks about one way.

@TheJoebus666 6 лет назад

Pretty cool idea, though I personally would have gone with a lighter variant of Ubuntu such as Xubuntu or Lubuntu to minimise boot time.

@Vogel42 6 лет назад

Agree, or simply installing a different desktop environment like openbox or iceWM.

@aprofondir 6 лет назад

Is xubuntu lighter than lubuntu?

@TheJoebus666 6 лет назад

aprofondir - No, but in my opinion you sacrifice a tiny amount of performance for a much more polished and professional interface. On decent hardware you'd be hard pressed to notice much of a difference.

@nikolaszisoudis8408 3 года назад

Will those 2 work will the method shown on the video?

@mauromerconchini 6 лет назад

You know, since you mentioned that you can do this as a harmless prank, why don’t you consider making a list of your favorite computer pranks to play on people? This video was pretty nice though, a VM inside a VM is a funny concept

@crowhair 3 года назад

Here's 2 problem I faced during my setup of ubuntu: 1. You need to use the 32 BIT version of ubuntu (I had no idea) 2. For some reason the UI chips off the screen during the setup where you choose your language (and onwards). The fix for number 2 is to press Enter twice (Like enter + enter) and will progress automatically (or double click when choosing your language your choice.) hopes this helps someone facing the same problem.

@jasminejohnston6393 6 лет назад

I miss Windows XP because I grew up with that OS and when Vista came out XP was still being used and I was a preteen just starting high school and basically thanks for this video!

@cannedbeverage7687 6 лет назад

In case anyone's wondering, the fastest CPU for Windows XP on the Intel side is Core i7-3770K (I'm not sure if XP also support Sandy Bridge E, if it does, the true fastest CPU is Core i7-3970X) and on the AMD side is FX-9590. As far as the GPU goes, on the NVIDIA side, fastest GPU is GeForce GTX Titan X, for AMD I have no idea.

@askhowiknow5527 6 лет назад

Also using the newest version of Ubuntu is a terrible idea because GNOME 3 will be running in the background when you use your VM, wasting system resources.

@estebanzd9434 6 лет назад

Use MATE or Xfce as Desktop Environment instead of the default.

@RFLCPTR 6 лет назад

EstebanZD *L X D E*

@StraberrYKiler6789 6 лет назад

There was a version of Linux stripped down to be a basic as possible, Therefore perfect for a system that only loads 1 program! Damn Small Linux, ceased development a while back but i think its being revived now!

@amarioguy 5 лет назад

I think MS natively supports installing Windows ONTO a flash drive with 8 and later using Windows to Go (And no, it's not a vm solution, it's running straight off the drive, AND works on more than 1 computer, thanks to Windows 8 and up supporting a feature called "respecialize" during the OOBE.

@myopinionsarefacts 6 лет назад

This operating system is almost as old as I am. How is that even possible?

@misa3483 6 лет назад

Well.... it's called Time :P

@AAa-iw7zd 4 года назад

It's pretty simple the OS was created a short while after you were born

@partitionpenguin 6 лет назад

Great video as always, but I'd just like to point out that school computers (at least the ones at my university) and public computers tend to have BIOS passwords/administrative locks set on them so that people can't completely trash the systems. In that case, a BIOS password would preclude the use of this method entirely, as I think you need to enter it before entering a boot menu or changing the boot priority.

@louist103 6 лет назад

Nice attention to detail using the windows XP tutorial music as the background

@palonguyen9436 4 года назад

Wow man I just love it. I bought one of the old Sony Vaio laptop from early 2000s with pre-instaled Win XP, but sadly when it arrives the HDD wasn't working and it needs to be replaced. But this sound like super alternative and I do not have to be worried about new HDD. I just want to play GTA San Andreas and NFS Underground 1 so I'll be fine :D thumbs up!!!

@christinaandwena8917 6 лет назад

I've waited 6 years for this thank you so much

@XavierKatzone 6 лет назад

I still miss XP. Have had a MacBook Pro since 2010 and has been nothing but frustration ("Get Info'? WTF? How ABOUT just plain old PROPERTIES?)

@estebanzd9434 6 лет назад

Really liked this, although like everyone is saying, use a lighter Desktop Environment (MATE or Xfce are great for this). Or no at all, just commandline!

@AlbatrossCommando 6 лет назад

3:34 it whould actually be better to use sudo apt install virtualbox cause it looks better it whould also be wise to use sudo apt install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso so you can get things like usb 2.0 support

@Natalie-ez1zc 6 лет назад

Obligatory "keep up the good work" comment

@NextinHKRY 6 лет назад

I was searching for a way to install Windows XP and Windows 7 and you my boy fixed my entire problem, I was already subscribed, but now I'll put you into my favourite list!

@otoayana 6 лет назад

I reduced the whole desktop to just a shutdown button and a restart button. Perfect.

@gerrybasso5081 6 лет назад

If you don't want to have to deal with cmd you can just select to make the hard disk a vhd file open it with 7zip and then use either imgburn or poweriso ro make an image and then write it

@stanleybowman-hood6194 3 года назад

Everyone: XP died XP: my death was, greatly exaggerated

@theRealChadWarden42069 6 лет назад

christmas has come early.

@theRealChadWarden42069 6 лет назад

lmao

@HDSQ 6 лет назад

Ocean Man you stole my reply :(

@Waves-26 3 года назад

the tutorial i was looking for this entire year.

@leg1187 2 года назад

Thank you so much! I kinda missed windows 7 mostly because of memories. I'm pretty sure I got a "acpi is not compliant" error? I searched it up, and it means my bios was not compatible with it. This video really saved me, thank you! I remember going to my dads garage and just seeing a container for old computers. I picked one up, and it had windows 7 on it. I used that thing to death..

@jameslawson1 6 лет назад

After my beloved XP died two years ago, your channel has made me happy again! Thanks!

@Browningate 6 лет назад

Yeah, the virtual machine is probably the best way to do it. The main disadvantage of this process is probably the fact that you can't readily access the computer's storage as easily without first mounting it in the VirtualBox software.

@sdm-mix9872 Год назад

You can use lightweight linux like bodhi or lubuntu so its save more space in flashdrive

@jan_harald 6 лет назад

use tinycore linux, or, if it doesn't work, debian minimal, with wmii or fvwm or icewm as the window manager

@perozdero55 6 лет назад

He is really underrated, very good content. Its a shame that people dont see this channel!

@JulianBo188 5 лет назад

This is a really nice tutorial, but not really what I was looking for, since I was trying to revive a junkyard pc without a hard drive

@chamber_hiro256 5 лет назад

Install ubuntu onto the usb then do everything you just did. This actually helped me make a bootable ubuntu usb.

@harrydean9723 4 года назад

Science Elf: you should know how to set up a virtual machine Me: *crashes laptop after setting 8gb of ram on a 4gb laptop*

@Peek-a-berries 6 лет назад

I'm learning so much! Thanks for the great content. : )

@RFLCPTR 6 лет назад

When you just installed Windows XP onto a Thin Client with USB and this video comes up...

@aheiiv 6 лет назад

This would help me, if this video was on RU-vid 2 month ago. Oh well. Good video as always, by the way.

@SheepKid12 6 лет назад

Since virtualbox has usb support, you could try installing Ubuntu right to the usb drive.

@sugarfree_ 6 лет назад

While I have no intentions to do this, I really enjoyed the video. You definitely deserve the extra sub.

@idontplugthingsinprofessio9612 3 года назад

For the more "technically inclined" as some would say, i suggest using KVM if you can for better performance

@mihailazar2487 6 лет назад

I think I'd rather have a Linux Mint usb lying around to use on old school computers (by this I mean the actual old computers we have at school)

@supermariobros423 6 лет назад

usboot.org would have been fine as well. I once even got Windows 2000 installed before as well.

@chamber_hiro256 5 лет назад

the site is undermentioned

@Mainnn1 4 года назад

THIS SITE IS DEAD HUH?

@BedroQuendoTV 6 лет назад

Lol a bonzi buddy on-the-go 😅

@superbored4576 6 лет назад

@Smithstirini 😂

@crusty_bunny 6 лет назад

Very intriguing for me. I may not be able to do it on my mac, but it's still interesting.

@yamacbayin 5 лет назад

For those who use Lubuntu 18.04, here is how you launch VirtualBox at start up: 1 - Create a file containing this code #!/bin/bash vboxmanage startvm “Windows XP” --type GUI 2 - Save the file as WinXP.sh 3 - Open lxterminal and execute the codes below sudo chown root:root /path/to/WinXP.sh sudo chmod 4775 /path/to/WinXP.sh 4 - Go into Preferences -> Default applications for LXSession -> Add new entry bash /path/to/WinXP.sh All credit goes to Xian @ ubuntuforums.org. As a Linux newbie, trying to get this working stole my night. Hope it helps you.

@flip889RoR 6 лет назад

so, does that mean that you can put Windows XP on a Chromebook?

@FreddieMoffat 6 лет назад

Windows XP shall never die.

@zachariah74 6 лет назад

Well, looking back on your old vids. I can say that these are way better as we can actually hear you. I really enjoy these videos and they are just super good. Try and upload a bit more tho

@jobminer 6 лет назад

love the background music, very xp-like xD

@Optiplexations 4 года назад

The background is the same of mines We probably have the operating system or something to the same version. (Default)

@realvivifromloona 6 лет назад

Wow great job! I didn't know this was possible at all!

@larsvassenjansen1651 6 лет назад

Not true, i've tried to run XP SP2/3 on older h/w - on VMWare Workstation and most time i get hard errors and the install won't even begin. Getting XP to work from usb media is a coin flip as to whether it works or not, at the best of times.

@ZinfinityX 6 лет назад

Great concept for presentation. I haven't figured out how to get XP to browse the internet unfortunately. Do you use for older programs or software development?

@Andrew-gu8uw 6 лет назад

I wanted to run windows xp on a school Mac for April fools day but I couldn’t figure it out And then you came along...

@JohnTFitness 4 года назад

When i try to start windows XP i get the message : Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Windows XP. Details: VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX). This only happens in Ubuntu with virtualbox

@user-tj7hk1ss8d 5 лет назад

Guru: *starts VirtualBox machine* VirtualBox: Guru Mediation required Guru: since im a guru i can fix this VirtualBox: no, still guru mediation Guru: I'm a guru!? VirtualBox: you are not a guru Guru: argh i need VMware because no guru mediation errors in it VMware: yes, a new user

@yinan02 6 лет назад

You make fantastic videos, and you should never Change your format of your videos to include ads at the beginning like “square space”. Keep it up!

@omorganstudios 4 года назад

This will keep my Lexmark x75 running for a few more years....

@ScarlettStunningSpace 6 лет назад

Lol I have never thought of doing something like this before, what a great concept! I'll have to try it out someday when I get bored, maybe I can do it at school...

@Kyle1444 2 года назад

Windows xp not being compatible with hardware anymore is so foreign to me. I used winxp on everything for 12 years, and only reluctantly switched to win 7, 9 years ago because of video drivers and web browsers. I still miss Classic theme brick color and GDI+ drawing instead of composite

@sayantanmaiti7705 6 лет назад

Damn you did it, I gave up at the blue screen when directly installing XP. You can use one of those stripped down tiny ISO's of Windows XP (not legal though) to make the installation faster and install only necessary components.

@arbitercs 6 лет назад

Please do a video explaining your background!! I'm very interested in your background and how you're able to know alot of these stuff! Thanks!

@EricZhang456 6 лет назад

*I think you should install Deep Freeze/Shadow Defender/etc.*

@kbhasi 6 лет назад

Why don't the user just install a lighter variant of Ubuntu like Lubuntu or Xubuntu, or, if they're more experienced, install a distro without its graphical environment by installing from its "netinstall" (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE should have those available), then install a display manager, configure that to automatically log in, then install a window manager, and then configure its "autostart" file to load VirtualBox? (sees hidden message at 7:36) No, no it doesn't.

@nintenda6313 5 лет назад

I can't convert my .vdi to .img for some reason. Why.

@palonguyen9436 4 года назад

I was having the same issue. After googling I tried typing vboxmanage.exe instead vboxmanage in that command and it worked!

@16BitDoggo Год назад

An easier way, is to run a version of Windows 7 (meant to be run on a flash drive) and putting games on it, and running it

@GG-43 6 лет назад

YASS NEW VIDEO!

@SalvageData 2 года назад

Love the video - great suggestions here! If the viewers still having any issues - give us a call and we can help with most complex recoveries.

@FennecTECH 6 лет назад

I suggest using a virtual box centric OS designed for this. IE an os with no window manager that starts this automaticly

@t3ch-1t89 6 лет назад

I think the efficient way is to put a Linux distro without GUI and then put Windows XP

@retrozvoc6189 5 лет назад

I think a better way would be to use PuppyLinux because I had the best luck with that one. PuppyLinux + VirtualBox + Windows XP. I just never tried VirtualBox on the Puppy. I hope it works out well.

@knuxify 6 лет назад

I think Etcher is a good alternative for Win32DiskImager. I'm not sure if it will work out with this tutorial, but it helped in a few cases for me.

@Stoney_Eagle 6 лет назад

Cameyo let's you make a portable app from any installable application. Including apps with cracks or serials. Nice tutorial tho I'll give it a try this week😎

@TMesquita18 6 лет назад

Sounds a great idea. But Win XP is expired like 3 years ago. Instead we can use Win7.

@cirkulx 3 года назад

Well, actually no, because some PCs *don’t support* virtualisation, and then running a VM in a VM would just crash both VMs. And, with Windows 7 and later, you can run Windows directly FROM the flash drive with WinToUSB.

@theurbanzone9545 3 года назад

ever heard about nested vm's?

@cirkulx 3 года назад

@@theurbanzone9545 I heard of nested virtualisation, but the option is greyed out.

@cirkulx 3 года назад

@Nhật Minh "And, with Windows 7 and later" Didn't I state that?

@Gatzgold97 5 лет назад

The command to clone the vdi to img has changed a bit, here's an updated version: vboxmanage clonemedium disk "C:\Users\Jimbo\VirtualBox VMs\Debian\Debian.vdi" "C:\Debian.img" --format RAW

@tomrow32 6 лет назад

its definitely worth my time to install ubuntu to a usb disk just to run bonzibuddy

@AirknightTails 5 лет назад

The only problem I can see with getting XP going like this is the Activation nowadays.

@aprofondir 6 лет назад

Hiren's Boot Disc had MiniXP built in and it was a bootable XP flashdrive. Just download thath

@thomascarlsen8097 5 лет назад

It could be nice if you had some instructions on which settings the VM has. F.ex. have much CPU, RAM etc. you gave it. :) Otherwise, seems like a cool project and I will surely try it out!

@LiaBiscuit 6 лет назад

there is a method that lets you install only widows 10 on to a thumb drive using rufus but that need a USB 3.0.

@luckymeyt 6 лет назад

Run windows 7 on Ubuntu on windows 7 on ububtu on windows 7. Is it even possible?

@yoshibros1111 5 лет назад

Your computer will groan in pain, belch out black smoke, light your house on fire, say "not responding", and then blow up. :D

@hanoi97 6 лет назад

Nice video !

@xunxekri 6 лет назад

Cruzer Dial? Of all the USBs you could've chosen, you picked the Cruzer Dial?

@tomaszgasior772 5 лет назад

3:40 You could also install software on Linux graphically, using software manager. :)

@GinMacdraugas 6 лет назад

It may have problems with computers older than Windows XP because they have USB 1.1 or they lack it and the processor may not support virtualization instructions (AMD-V, INTEL VT-X, etc)

@tomrow32 6 лет назад

AMD-V/VT-X are not necessary as VirtualBox can emulate in software if configured to do so.