How to Setup Windows XP from USB drive? How to Setup Windows XP from USB drive? You are here: Tutorials > How to setup Windows XP from USB drive? Step1: Creating Rescue USB Drive. First, we need create a rescue USB drive which can boot the computer. Please follow the steps, Run PowerISO rescue media utility. You can download it here .
1 Windows XP installation disc. Assorted files that I'll describe as we go along. Preparing the flash drive. First up, we need to prepare the flash drive. Download and unzip this file ( Step #1: Prepare Your USB Thumb Drive to Create Bootable USB Drive. Requirements: USB 2.0 (Minimum 2gb drive space) Windows XP bootable installation CD/DVD or ISO. WinToFlash (download link) free app. Now, follow the below guidelines so that you can easily create a USB flash drive for Windows XP installation.