Monday, September 29, 2014

boot - Installing Windows XP (SP3) from USB stick on a Netbook with only FreeDOS

Recently I bought an Asus X201E-KX179D netbook and it has no Windows installed on it, only the BIOS. No DVD Drive, no OS installed.


When I start my netbook, I get three options:



  1. Load FreeDOS with maximum RAM free using EMM386

  2. Load FreeDOS including HIMEM XMS-memory driver

  3. Load FreeDOS without drivers


And I get the option to press:


F5=Bypass startup files
F8=Confirm each line of CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT


I copied the Windows XP (SP3) .iso image file to my pendrive (Scandisk-8GB) using Rufus and made my USB ready for boot as well.


However, when I insert my USB and enter BIOS setup for changing boot priority, USB Boot is not shown in the boot options, or it is not recognising the USB. When I restart my netbook with the USB inserted, again it goes back to Freedos mode.


Kindly help me to install windows xp (SP3) or Windows 7 (Which is the best option?).


Additional info: USB Ports (Unlocked) in BIOS Setup

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