How to install a cd-rom bootsector to a usb flash drive?

I want to install windows xp via a usb flash drive but I need to boot xp setup from it. I've tried extracting the boot sector and use mkbt to install it to a usb flash drive but in vain. Now I have


to reformat my ufd because it damages the file system.

How to install a cd-rom bootsector to a usb flash drive?
Hello,





This is new to me I'm actually learning from your question, Did some research and maybe this article can help you:


http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/510...





If you can't find the HP Drive Key or DiskOnKey USB Device software


Try http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/...


Copied a portion of the article I found interesting:





You can access your computer's BIOS by pressing a specific key immediately after you turn the PC on. The key varies, but it is usually either [F1], [F2], or [Delete]. Once you are in the BIOS Setup, you should verify that all of your computer's USB options are enabled. This might include things like support for legacy USB devices or support for USB 2.0. If there is a time out setting for USB devices, you should set it to the max to insure that the system doesn't time out while waiting on the USB device to boot.





Next, find the section on boot device priority. Normally, a USB flash drive (which is usually listed as USB-HDD, but may be listed as a removable device) will have a very low boot priority. If the USB flash drive's boot priority is lower than the hard disk (listed as HDD) then the only time the computer would ever boot off of the USB flash drive is if the system were to fail to boot from the hard disk. You must therefore rearrange the boot device priority so that the flash drive has a higher priority than the hard drive.