XP will not install to a USB Flash drive without some major registry editing.

I am still trying to figure why you didn't let the XP installation disc reformat and install windows XP at the same time. Why the Fdisc program? Were you having other issues to start with?

What EXACTLY does your CD-rom DO?

NOT DO?

If you can't get the drive to work then your next option is to get a hold of a USB cd-rom and use it to boot to and install the operating system.

You cannot install XP on one computer and use it on another on.

The other option would to play as if you have no CD or Floppy and follow Wiallams tutorial for installing the XP program. The link is on the side of this thread!