download win. xp pro usb iso How can I recover Windows XP without Boot Disk? I have a Compaq NW8240 with Windows XP Business with Service Pack 3. The Laptop PC will not boot. It give me the ability to enter BIOS and the hard drive is there and passes BIOS Tests. I have a CD that allows me limited access to the hard drive (a type of DOS Boot). All the files are still on the disk. I believe that the boot record is missing or damaged. I do not have boot disks or recover disk for this notebook PC. Is there a way to create or download a boot disk that will allow me to correct the problems on my hard drive? Subscribe Subscribe to RSS feed. Report abuse. 1.Did you make any changes to the computer recently? 2.What is the exact error message you get when trying to boot normally? 1-Turn off the computer you want to recover. Restart the computer, pressing the " F8 " key after you start the computer, but before Windows starts to load. The computer will display boot options, including safe mode. 2-Use the arrow keys to navigate to and highlight safe mode . Press the " Enter " key to boot the computer into safe mode. 3-Click the " Start " button in the safe mode environment, and then click " Help and Support " to open the Help and Support page. 4-Click " Performance and Maintenance " on the Help and Support page, then click " Using System Restore to undo changes ”. 5-Click "Run the System Restore Wizard." This starts the wizard. Select a restore point from the list of restore points in the wizard, and then click the "Next" button. 6-Follow the prompts in the wizard. The wizard will roll back the system to a known good state, reversing the damage and restoring the system to a working condition. The computer will restart after the roll back is complete. Bootable Windows USB Drive: Guide for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. Creating a bootable USB drive will allow you to install Windows from the USB drive directly. To be able to install Windows from a USB, you need have one of the following: the ISO image of the Windows version or the original installation disc of the Windows version. Prerequisites. Before you start creating a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10), you need to make sure that: The USB drive is empty and properly formatted The USB drive is bootable Your BIOS/UEFI is properly configured to boot from the USB flash drive first You have the ISO image of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1. If you have the original Windows installation disc, you can use that instead of the ISO image. Software needed to write the ISO image to the USB drive or alternatives, such as Easy USB Creator 2.0 by NeoSmart or the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool by Microsoft. USB Drive. The USB drive you want to make bootable should have at least 4 GB in available size. BIOS/UEFI configuration. 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If you have the installation disc (CD) If you have the original Microsoft Windows XP Professional installation CD, you can use the CD to create a bootable USB using PE Builder. It’s important to have the following before you start: The Windows Server 2003 SP1 archive. If not, download from Microsoft now: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (32 bit) The PE Builder software (BartPE). If not, download BartPE The original CD of Windows XP Professional, not a Windows XP Home CD. A Windows XP Home CD will not work. To create the bootable drive with Windows XP, follow these steps: Boot into the system Download the PE Builder software from http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ Install the PE Builder to C:\ . The final path should be C:\PEBuilder to make the next steps easier. Inside the PEBuilder folder, create a new folder named SRSP1 . This folder’s path should be C:\PEBuilder\SRSP1 . Download the Windows Server 2003 SP1 archive from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1143… Rename the archive downloaded from Microsoft to MS-WS-SP1.exe Open Command Prompt . You can also open it by typing cmd in the Run dialog box and pressing Enter afterwards. Type the cd command to go to the folder where the MS-WS-SP1.exe file exists: Don’t type MS-WS-SP1.exe in the path above. You only need to go to the folder where the file exists. PEBuilder: Extract Files. If you created a new folder for the extract files, say Extract, in c:\downloads, update the cd command to go to that folder: PEBuilder: Check that you have the files copied. BartPE: Configuration for Windows XP USB. At the Source field, type the letter of the drive for the Windows XP CD, e.g. e:\ At the Output field, type BartPE Leave the Custom field blank Media output should be None. If your computer doesn’t boot into the USB drive directly, go to Prerequisites > BIOS/UEFI configuration or read the Boot from USB drive guide to configure your BIOS menu to boot from a USB device first. Create a Windows Vista bootable USB. Depending if you have the ISO image of Windows Vista or the original DVD, you can use Easy USB Creator 2.0 or the diskpart utility to create the bootable USB. If you have the ISO image. Using Easy USB Creator 2.0. Easy USB Creator can quickly convert the ISO images into bootable USB drives, with just a single click : To burn Windows Vista to a USB drive using Easy USB Creator 2.0, simply follow these steps: Easy USB Creator 2.0 supports both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. It’s compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 plus the Windows Server editions (2003, 2008, 2012). You must have .NET Framework 2.0 or higher in order to use Easy USB Creator 2.0. Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. 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