Question:- how to create a usb o/s stick

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i have an asus rog g751 running windows 10. i have a load of music on an old "creative nomad zen xtra" mp3 player. Windows 10 will not recognise the player and creative no longer support the device with upto date drivers.

So my idea is to instal windows xp onto a 32gig usb stick (will 32gig be enough?) then instal the creative drivers and software on this usb drive o/s and hopefuly get access to my music this way, all i really need to do is rip the music from the player and put it all on a usb stick.

if anyone can advise on how to create this usb i'd be grateful or if anyone has any ideas on how i can rip my music from the nomad player even better :)

when i plug the player into my laptop it chimes to say something has been plugged into the usb but thats as far as it goes.

thanks
 
To install a bootable XP onto a USB drive is difficult at the best of times; to add drivers for a specific piece of hardware makes it even harder.
You can try and follow this, but I don't know for sure how well it works, and if you can add the Creative software, or even if the hardware for things like USB and graphics would run correctly.


Linux may be an easier option. Something like Pendrive Linux or Mint should do it. Both have a Live version which will boot directly from the pendrive.

Nomad software here.
 
Why not install VMWare on Win10 and then install XP in a VM, you can then install the drivers and connect via USB and get to your music.
just copy it from the player to the XP VM. then copy it to a USB drive from within XP.
Cannot see that being an issue :)
 
You can actually find pre-built versions of Linux that boot from a USB stick and require literally zero setup. Download the ISO and use Win32 to make your USB stick into a bootable drive with that ISO. After booting from that live USB you'd simply plug in your mp3 player and see if it's recognized.

I'd highly recommend kali linux or crunchbang.

Have you tried any of these solutions, sounds like these guys got it working on Win 7.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...a/b3fb1da3-f193-42ac-8ffc-8a77837659a4?auth=1
 
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maybe windows 7 is sufficient as he said ? visit local computer shop /neighbour with such a machine - maybe less hassle (my local shop did want £40 for recovering an xp password, when I investigated for a relation, exorbitant I thought, but this is simpler)

Microsoft have certainly made the compatibility mode powerful in Windows 7!
I could only get basic use from my Zen Xtra in Vista, using Real Media Player to play tracks from the Zen Xtra, but in Windows 7 it works flawlessly.
Basically the driver for the Zen Xtra is incompatible with Windows 7. However, if you download the XP driver and right click the installation file and select the Troubleshoot Compatibility heading and use the recommended settings to install the driver, then install the Creative Mediascource 5 for Vista, then the plugin for the Zen Xtra for Mediascource (both install without compatibility mode), you will get a warning that the driver is incompatible but ignore this and restart the computer. I then started Mediascource software, noticed the Zen Xtra listed, clicked on 'Playlist', and it loaded, no problem! Playback, no problems, transfer to player, no problems!
I am NOT using the 'Play 4 Sure' firmware update either!
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thanks for the replies and the ideas, the drivers are very hit and miss for the zen i will keep trying for now :)
 
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