Serious Minibook help needed [+Rep]

[HotelUser]

Wait what? No way will it take 5GB up.

Your problem is that you haven't created the bootable USB stick properly, you cant just drag the files over. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb You want method 1.

I was just going to point that out. That's how I did it on my 701, that and Tiny XP Rev 09 of course

[lazerman]

Wait what? No way will it take 5GB up.

Your problem is that you haven't created the bootable USB stick properly, you cant just drag the files over. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb You want method 1.

omg I hate you, I knew what the problem was and then I scrolled down to see your reply.....

[Markeh]

Do remember that depending on how much space XP takes up, you'll not have THAT much left for documents. Your best idea would be to get a large SD/SDHC card (i don't know if the EEE can read SDHC cards, someone here will, though), and use that for data storage.

[Firehorse]

Wait what? No way will it take 5GB up.

Your problem is that you haven't created the bootable USB stick properly, you cant just drag the files over. http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb You want method 1.

oh, booting from the usb is another thing. Thought he wanted to install xp... and yes that will take up 5gb, also remember that a 4gb hard drive will have some space you can't use aswell making it 3.Xgb.

[xzl.]

Thank you so much, you've greatly helped me +rep

[Recursion]

oh, booting from the usb is another thing. Thought he wanted to install xp... and yes that will take up 5gb, also remember that a 4gb hard drive will have some space you can't use aswell making it 3.Xgb.

No, He wants to boot the XP installer from USB, he does want to install XP to his Eee PC, no it will not take up 5GB for XP Pro + SP3 and drivers, there is enough room, but as others have said, I would recommend an SD Card for data storage.

[The Professor]

No, He wants to boot the XP installer from USB, he does want to install XP to his Eee PC, no it will not take up 5GB for XP Pro + SP3 and drivers, there is enough room, but as others have said, I would recommend an SD Card for data storage.

Why have evil netbook manufacturers moved away from SSDs & SD cards for storage anyway? It made so much sense when I first heard about EEE PCs having them and now having a normal spinning breakable hard drive seems normal. Surely they're much heaver and less reliable and noisier? How gay

[Markeh]

Why have evil netbook manufacturers moved away from SSDs & SD cards for storage anyway? It made so much sense when I first heard about EEE PCs having them and now having a normal spinning breakable hard drive seems normal. Surely they're much heaver and less reliable and noisier? How gay

Too much moolah.