Here you can download WinSetupFromUSB and updates of the tools included.
Please do not hotlink files, use this page if you want to post a link to the program. If you need to link to a specific version, you could use version number like this:
http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/downloads/#1-10
Note: A few antivirus programs keep detecting a couple of the included files as viruses. This is false positive. These vendors were informed numerous times and the serious companies such as DrWeb and Kaspersky, update their signatures to remove the false detection within a few hours after being informed. Others, such as McAfee, despite all the efforts and contacts, don’t do anything to update their signatures. For a few unknown ones, which use third party signatures, there is no way to contact them or they simply don’t respond. This program will never knowingly distribute any kind of malware.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.10.exe (28 MB ; 978803 downloads)
- Windows 11 support
- added detection of higher Windows 10 build numbers for the boot menu names
- Removed file spit infobox if ISO file needs to be split
- Increased warning for large disks selection to > 64 GB
- minor bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.9.exe (28 MB ; 2682135 downloads)
- added support for multi-version/dual Windows ISOs (32 and 64 bits in one ISO for example). Stock Microsoft dual ISOs are supported and tested, other such sources too, as long as they use unmodified bootmgr and default location for BCD store is in /boot/bcd. Tested in BIOS/UEFI with both Secure Boot on and off, stock Windows 10 dual and single ISO builds 1803, 1809, Server 2016 and 2019.
- added detection of Windows 10 build number which is added to the boot menu names
- updated ImDisk and WimLib
- minor bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.8.exe (24 MB ; 2756810 downloads)
- fixed issue with Windows 10 and recovery option not shown
- fixed issue with persistence file size not set correctly and tooltip for using persistence
- updated some the tools to their latest version- BootIce, ImDisk, WimLib
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.7.exe (24 MB ; 1536739 downloads)
- disabled superfloppy check due to issues with latest Windows 10 builds
- increased input timeouts to 45 seconds
- fixed issue with Swedish locale and bcdedit
- added check if imdisk is an old version
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6.exe (24 MB ; 1175681 downloads)
- updated imdisk package for compatibility with latest Windows 10 versions
- Added Windows 10 in all GUI elements
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
2) If program is run on latest Windows 10 builds, seconds source can no longer be added due to incorrectly detected superfloppy format of the USB disk. This is due to changed by Microsoft WMI call results or structure. Fix is being worked on and will be released as soon as it’s ready.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta2.exe (24 MB ; 406922 downloads)
- Fixed missing EFI boot menu for Windows 10 sources
Note: Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta1.exe (24 MB ; 224992 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta1.7z (23 MB ; 64472 downloads)
- Added support for Windows Vista/7/8 and above sources larger than 4 GB and FAT32 for EFI compatibility- credits. In other words, now is possible to use FAT32 formatted USB drive and add larger than 4 GB source, say Windows 10, to be able to boot in EFI mode. As this is new feature not yet fully tested, the first version is released as a beta. Any feedback is appreciated.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.5.exe (23 MB ; 344378 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.5.7z (23 MB ; 73456 downloads)
- added Windows 10 support
- small bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.exe (22 MB ; 1966888 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.7z (22 MB ; 559970 downloads)
- added better handling of illegal characters for Linux/Other ISO source file name
- added advanced option for adding persistence partition for Linux sources. Each source has its own persistence space associated with it
- added better handling for Kon-Boot, source is to be added as ISO file using the Linux/Other ISO option
- added advanced option to add custom folder with boot critical drivers for NT6 sources (Vista and later). These drivers are added in boot.wim and loaded with DrvLoad before start of Setup, scratch space is increased accordingly. Only drivers for present devices will be loaded. Use it to add USB, SATA/SCSI or Chipset/USB drivers for example. Loaded drivers will be staged and available to the OS being installed. For non boot-critical drivers (Lan, WLan, Video etc.), have a look here
- added internal check for NT6 sources with multiple boot.wim, only default osloader entry in BCD store and the corresponding boot.wim will be added
- fixed errors when USB disk was initially prepared with the auto-format option, and on next run of the program it may complain about missing MBR and partition table
WinSetupFromUSB 1.3.exe (22 MB ; 1609963 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.3.7z (22 MB ; 314228 downloads)
- Fixed bug when adding NT6 source with missing new line feeds in WinPEshl.ini
- Fixed handling of NT6 sources with install.esd
- Fixed bug with NT6 sources with EFI directory but no BCD file in it
- Added Ei.cfg and CVersion.ini Removal Utilities in \tools\winisoutils directory should one needs those files removed from the NT6 source ISO file
- WimLib updated to version 1.6.0 for compatibility with new WIM formats
WinSetupFromUSB 1.2.exe (22 MB ; 303290 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.2.7z (22 MB ; 77578 downloads)
- Fixed bug where program running on Windows localized in other than English language would not add NT6 source
- Improved handling when program is placed and run from directories which contain special characters- `~@#$%^&()-+=,; Single quote – ‘ is not supported in program directory path and there is a check for that
- Added an advanced option for NT6 (Vista and later) sources to add Q-Dir File Explorer, which starts before Setup. This is useful to quickly browse disk contents and backup and restore files before launching Setup, rather than booting first in another OS to perform the same task. When Q-Dir is closed, Setup starts.
- BootIce updated to version 1.3.2.1
WinSetupFromUSB 1.1.exe (22 MB ; 220599 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.1.7z (22 MB ; 44536 downloads)
- (U)EFI support for Windows Vista x64 SP1 and later 64 bits Windows. USB disk must be formatted in FAT32 as per EFI specifications to boot under EFI. To prepare USB disk running the program under Windows XP or 2003, which do not include bcdedit.exe, an active internet connection must be present in order to download it
- default auto-format file system has been changed to FAT32 for EFI compatibility
- Firadisk driver is now added to each XP 32 bits source, but disabled by default. A new option in DPMS and custom F6 floppy menus activates it. This should help loading SATA/AHCI/RAID drivers from virtual floppy on problematic machines
- NT6 sources boot menus are now handled by BOOTMGR
- fixed recognition of Windows 8.1 sources which contain INSTALL.ESD instead of INSTALL.WIM
- added check in boot menu for Linux sources to warn if PLoP is loaded. Linux sources would not work with PLoP loaded as it supports only read mode
- removed the ZIP archive as it seems some users tend to launch the program directly from the Windows zip folder view, rather than extracting all files and folders. A self extracting SFX archive is added instead
- updated wimlib to 1.5.3 which would also fix the issues with the first 1.0 versions (downloaded before 14.Nov.2013) and NT6 sources
- various small bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0.zip (37 MB ; 757040 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0.7z (22 MB ; 74636 downloads)
Windows Vista and above Setup/PE may not start, command prompt may appear saying :
“A winpesh.ini file is present, but no commands were successfully launched. This could be caused by incorrect formatting or an invalid executable name.”
or simply restarts. Please refer to this post for details and fix, or re-download the program if you downloaded it before 14.Nov.2013.
- custom boot menu name when Linux/Other ISO is added
- when XP/2003/2000 source is added and incorrectly the i386 folder is pointed as source directory, program uses its parent directory
- other small fixes and improvements
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0RC4.zip (37 MB ; 53246 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0RC4.7z (22 MB ; 43687 downloads)
- Ability to add multiple Windows Vista, 7, 8, Server 2008/2012 sources from ISO file. Use the same option to add PE2 (Vista/Server 2008) and above based utility. Thanks to synchronicity for his amazing wimlib project
- Ability to add almost any Linux based ISO which uses hybrid cd-rom/hard disk mode, credits to cdob . Refer to this page for a non exhaustive list of tested ISOs
- Auto-format option when used with NTFS would do its best when formatting the disk, to avoid fragmented large files on this volume later on by moving $MFT at the beginning of the partition. This way $MFT zone remains at the beginning of the volume and there should be way more contiguous space available large files to occupy
- DPMS updated to DPMS2, thanks to Steve
- the command prompt window during GUI mode of XP/2000/2003 setup is now hidden, thanks to cdob. It’s needed to keep the USB drive mounted throughout the GUI mode of setup
- added ability to copy all log files to the relevant WINSETUP sub-folder during PE phase of NT6 (Vista and later) boot. Create an empty file debugme with no extension in the relevant sub-directory, e.g \WINSETUP\Win7x64\debugme, and all log files from the start of PE phase will be copied next to it
- Updates of the tools included and various bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta8.zip (31 MB ; 74046 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta8.7z (18 MB ; 19457 downloads)
- added an option for Auto-format, using FBinst internally. This will delete all partitions and create a single one on the target USB disk, use with care
- added an option for Auto-detect and use SATA/RAID/SCSI F6 drivers during XP/2003/2000 Setup thanks to DPMS by Chenall. The boot entry is optional and has to be selected once before booting First part of Setup
- added an option to include a floppy image with F6 SATA/RAID/SCSI drivers during XP/2003/2000 Setup. The boot entry is optional and has to be selected once before booting First part of Setup
- working USB to USB install thanks to WaitBT driver by Shao Miller
- added an option for creating a “kicker” ISO for Vista/7/8/Server 2008 Setup, thus avoiding possible setup failures
- added another debug option for Vista/7/8/Server 2008 Setup, shifting hard disk possitions, thus avoiding possible other setup failures
- added an option for custom folder name and boot menu entry for XP/2003/2000 Setup
- added an option for adding and using custom NTDETECT.COM in order to avoid possible BSOD 0x0000007B on some machines
- fixed partial GUI freezes during large file copy, e.g. install.wim
- fixed bug where changes occur in the small ISO for XP/2003/2000 Setup leading to errors at start of Text mode
- added USB monitor function to refresh list if USB disks when disk is connected or disconnected
- updated versions of the included programs and tools, QEMU should now support booting Vista/7/Server 2008 x64 versions too
- various bug fixes and improvements
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta7.7z (7 MB ; 33220 downloads)
- fixed issues on some new systems when XP/2000/2003 Setup hangs during text mode:
http://www.msfn.org/…all-iso-method/ - fixed grub4dos menu.lst entries when detecting the number of hard drives connected
- fixed custom boot menu titles input box when adding multiple similar XP/2000/2003 sources
- grub4dos, included tools and programs updated
- fixed issue with incorrectly detecting if source is Windows 2000
- flushing USB disk write cache is now performed internally, rather than using external programs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta6.7z (4 MB ; 40775 downloads)
- fixed bug in the created menu.lst when adding PartedMagic/Ubuntu variants or other ISOs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta5.7z (4 MB ; 5738 downloads)
- added option to display all connected disks in case one needs to prepare eSATA etc. drives.
- improved detection of USB disks at start of GUI mode in case of 2000/XP/2003 setup
- added support for adding Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu ISOs
- added option for shared BTS OEM folder if several sources need to share same OEM folder. Use tooltip for info.
- experimental option to prepare source to be installed on USB, to be tested further.
- better handling in case 2000/XP/2003 install is on machine with 2 or more internal disks
- at start of GUI mode, after own setup.exe and setup.cmd are finished, setup.exe from th e source is executed, no matter another fake or the original one. Thus BTS presetup.cmd for example is executed by its fake setup.exe.
- added option not to check for and install grub4dos MBR. One would have to take care of chainloading grldr by other means.
- updated many of the included programs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta4.7z (4 MB ; 11663 downloads)
- fixed issue with non-English versions of Windows XP/2003
- fixed bug when program directory is on the same USB disk and partition which is being prepared
- removed dependencies on Windows Scripting Host, in case it’s broken.
- BootIce, Grub4Dos, SysLinux, RMPrepUSB updated to the latest versions
WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3.exe (4 MB ; 108782 downloads)
Already tried for NTFS. It showes
128 (HEX : 0×80),
File System Type is NTFS, Partition Type 0x07
128 (HEX : 0x80)
Error 17 :
Cannot mount selected petition
ANYBODY HELP PLZ……..
Hiren’s supported only FAT32.
I made a usb 16GB drive with XP-SP3, 7, 8, UBUNTU 12.4 AND HIREN’S BOOT CD 15.2 USING WinSetupFromUSB_1-3_x64
WIN & UBUNTU runs well but HIREN’S shows Error.
Its shows Error like 128 (HEX : 0×80),
File System Type is fat, Partition Type 0x0C,
Error! Couldnot find /ISO/Hiren’s 15.2-Restored-V1.1.iso
But Hiren’s 15.2-Restored-V1.1.iso exist in ISO folder.
I have tried it with BOTH OF NTFS & FAT32.
I have already two separate drive for Hiren and win + ubuntu.
But i need all together in a single drive.
http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/supported-sources/comment-page-1/#comment-24
The only clue I can give you is to try to remove all special characters in the ISO file name and try again, this applies for any Linux/Other ISO file.
copy all folders and files from root of hiren dvd to root of usb, even if iso file allready egzists on usb.
an excellant program thank you free much iam from egypt
Just try to copy HBCD folder from your Hiren’s BootCD iso to your USB drive and add this line on menu.lst file on your USB drive :
title Hiren’s BootCD
find –set-root /HBCD/menu.lst
configfile /HBCD/menu.lst
This is not adding Hiren’s BootCD as iso but as files. Tested work on NTFS and FAT32.
If you want to try, let me know if something is goes wrong.
Ohh yeah forgot to mention i test it on original Hiren’s BootCD 15.2 not the modded one
Maravillosa herramienta, muchas gracias.
I have problem only with Windows XP SP3 iso, other os (nt6 and ubuntu) boot fine
On my old laptop which (cannot boot from usb), use Plop Boot Manager to enable boot from usb, then works well.
Problem is when windows xp setup cannot continue on first step: Setup is inspecting your computers hardware configuration
Try with NTDETECT.COM from Pos2009, use the advanced option for custom NTDETECT.COM and put again the XP source.
You may also try other PLoP version.
As far as I remember tt may also hang this way, if there is strange for XP partition table and/or unrecognized partition, Linux ext3 for example.
Another option could be to try recent grub4dos 0.4.6a version, which include USB 2.0 driver and initialize USB controllers with “usb –init” command.
can’t format USB Flash on FAT32………………………?
Have a look at FAQ14 and please be more informative, fill the dots with useful information 😉
Hello! Winsetupfromubs 1.3 desn.’t accept UDF iso format! Pls how to solve this?
What are you trying to do and what exactly is the result?!
I tried to load UDF-ISO Win 8. It shows me ” this doesn’t valid source!”
Program uses 7-zip internally to extract the boot files from the ISO file, proper, undamaged UDF ISOs work just fine.
Does regular 7-zip program open that file?
Are you sure the file is not corrupted, while downloading it for example?
Original unmodified Server 2008 x64 R2 UDF ISO:
7z.exe l d:downloads7601.17514.101119-1850_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso | more7-Zip 9.30 alpha Copyright (c) 1999-2012 Igor Pavlov 2012-10-26
Listing archive: d:downloads7601.17514.101119-1850_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso
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Path = d:downloads7601.17514.101119-1850_x64fre_server_eval_en-us-GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD.iso
Type = Udf
Comment = GRMSXEVAL_EN_DVD
Cluster Size = 2048
Created = 2010-11-21 08:38:52
Date Time Attr Size Compressed Name
------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
2010-11-21 08:38:52 ..... 122 2048 autorun.inf
2010-11-21 08:38:52 D.... boot
2010-11-21 08:38:52 ..... 262144 262144 bootbcd
2010-11-21 08:38:52 ..... 3170304 3170304 bootboot.sdi
2010-11-21 08:38:52 ..... 1024 2048 bootbootfix.bin
2010-11-21 08:38:52 ..... 112640 112640 bootbootsect.exe
2010-11-21 08:38:52 D.... booten-us
....
....
I want to make one usb with WIN XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Installation disk. can somebody help me with this .
Thanks in advance
0) It’s good idea to select the option auto-format option. Note, the USB disk will be reformatted and all data on it will be deleted.
1) Put a check mark on the “Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup” option, press the tree dots button on the same field, browse to the folder where XP setup files are.
If you have an ISO file, extract it first or mount it as a virtual CD using ImDisk, Daemon Tools etc. then use that extracted path or drive letter of the virtual CD when selecting XP source
2) Put a check mark on “Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO” option, press the tree dots button, browse to the ISO file containing your Windows 7 source.
3) Press GO and wait until you see “Job Done” message.
4) Select again “Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO” option, press the tree dots button, browse to the ISO file containing your Windows 8 source.
5) Press GO again and wait until completed.
That’s all put as detailed as possible.
Can you tell me, which part of the interface is actually confusing you and why? If there is a room for improvement I’d gladly make changes.