using linux to make XP bootable flash drive

[linuxlearner20]

i have tried using the default program that comes with LM9 to make bootable flash drives and for some reason it is not working for me, i also tried unet bootin as well, does anyone else know of a program that can make an XP bootable flash in linux...i do have the XP dvd so i just need a good program....thanks

[BoscoBearbank]

i have tried using the default program that comes with LM9 to make bootable flash drives and for some reason it is not working for me, i also tried unet bootin as well, does anyone else know of a program that can make an XP bootable flash in linux...i do have the XP dvd so i just need a good program....thanks

Just to clarify, are you trying to create a live XP installation on a flash drive? If that is your goal, I don't believe there is a tool in any Linux distro that will do this for you. Unetbootin boots a live CD image. All of the XP install media I have do not contain a live image; they contain a bunch of compressed files to be installed.

[linuxlearner20]

i am trying to create a bootable XP flash drive using linux so that i can install XP on my netbook as i do not have a USB cd drive

[piratesmack]

I haven't tried XP, but this works to create a Windows 7 USB installer from Linux:

-Use gparted to create a NTFS partition on the USB drive.
-Now make the partition active (In Gparted: Right-click the partition > Manage flags > Check 'boot')
-Mount the partition and copy the files from your Windows DVD to it.
-Install syslinux:

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sudo apt-get install syslinux

-Write the syslinux MBR to the USB drive:

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sudo dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX

[nono]

In case you cannot find a software that does what you want in Linux, I will recommend WinToFlash.
It is for Windows though but is easy to use and free.