Booting from USB Devices

5/10/2007

Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 Feature Pack 2007 and Update Rollup 1.0 for Windows XP Embedded support booting from USB flash devices. Given the wide availability of external USB ports on PC boards and the rapidly falling cost of USB devices, USB boot media are a cost-effective alternative to compact flash.

In This Section

• Requirements for USB Boot
  Specifies the BIOS requirements, and USB media formatting and performance requirements, for booting from USB devices.

• USB Boot Limitations
  Discusses limitations and cautions related to USB boot.

• Booting XPe from USB
  Provides the procedure for building a USB bootable image.

• Troubleshooting USB Boot
  Provides suggestions for troubleshooting USB boot.