[Shift General] hcping:
well..i go through a lot of forum here and there but failing to find the installation on HTC shift without using external hdd. I got no external cd-rom drive ...tats why i go so much trouble using external hdd for installation.This is not my original but from http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb

THE Whole process is a success!!! I installed the xp sp3 the first day i got HTC SHIFT japanese version(few days ago)

OK THIS IS what i do.

MAKING HDD BOOTABLE

1. prepare a windows xp sp3 not tablet edition(in image also can) , a bootable external hdd, and {WPI.exe,tabletPCPATch both from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=465525}for later use when installing driver

2.make ur external hdd(mine is 30g) bootable and put the source windows inside the hdd.(how to do this--->see below) I m doing this using desktop windows xp instead of vista.

You will need a special tool to copy the Installationfiles and making the usb hdd - usb_multiboot_10.zip

Unpack to any folder. THE PATH TO YOUR FOLDER MUST BE SIMPLE AND WITHOUT SPACES! (ex. c:\usb_multiboot_10)

Insert USB HDD/flash disk

ALL DATA ON YOUR STICK WILL BE ERASED! Please back up before running USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd!

Run USB_MultiBoot_10.cmd. follow text description.

Format utility will apear. Choose NTFS for >=4Gb usb flash and FAT16 for other, Start format, Close after finishing.

NOTE: If you are doing this from a Vista machine, you may need to run PeToUSB.exe as adminstrator in order for this program to recognize the jump drive. (Right click PeToUSB.exe > Properties > Compatibility > “Run this program as an administrator” checked.)

Set option 0 to use USB HDD instead of a USB stick/ SD card.

Then select the windows source in the option (in my case , i mout the xp sp3 image in drive, and select the windows folder)

Choose 3 after setting all other options. It will create the image and write it to the USB HDD as well as making the USBHDD bootable.

Answer Yes to all questions that come up (these vary depending on options selected).

When it finishes copying, remove your usb HDD and insert it in the HTC SHIFT.

When you turn on the HTC SHIFT, hold down FN+F10 to choose the boot device and select the USB HDD of yours. You'll need to do this at each reboot until XP is fully installed and you've logged in.

Choose Text installation at first time and GUI INSTALLATION AFTER REBOOT TWICE! - ( Choose step 1 to start installing, after reboot choose step two, after continued install press step 2 AGAIN to log into XP - As soon as you arrive at the Windows XP Desktop you can safely remove the USBHDD

IMPORTANT! DO NOT REMOVE USB STICK UNTIL YOU'LL SEE XP's LOGIN SCREEN!

INSTALLING DRIVER AND PATCHTABLET

after installed xp, apply the tabletpatch and continue with yours driver installation in previous thread.

for your reference here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=465525

and here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=436982

I last all the process below 3 hours if you know what to do.Below is the picture after installing all the driver with stardock windows interface.:)

report if you work this way too...SO FROM THIS DAY ONWARD , SAT GOODBYE TO YOUR CD ROM DRIVE. since i can boot from usb drive..and of coz i can boot from usb flash disk or sd card. the only thing is the bios must recognise the bootable device or else nothing can go on.