can xp disk be copied to usb

i have an msi notebook with xp home and a disk can the xp disk be copied to a usb stick & with the msi set to boot from usb could this work? and do in need to put the licence back in for the xp home:confused

 

No go. You can't boot Windows from a USB drive.

 

Try this to install XP from a jump drive.
http://liliputing.com/2009/08/easie...dows-on-a-netbook-with-a-usb-flash-drive.html
You will need to enter the product key to reactivate.

 

Wrong. I've made bootable USB sticks of Windows XP and Windows 7. They actually install faster than a DVD, as read/write times are faster on USB 2.0 than an optical disk drive.

 

Yeah, I know. I didn't read the original question carefully enough - thought he wanted a bootable Win installation on a stick, which isn't on of course.

 

Ah, you mean the ability to purchase a Windows installation on USB media, instead of DVD media?

 

Not purchase, no. I thought he wanted to move or replicate his XP installation to a flash drive and be able to boot XP from it. I'd probably had more than I should at the time

 

I use win to flash..
http://wintoflash.com/home/en/