: Use a USB 2.0 port and drive if possible. Windows XP often lacks the drivers to recognize USB 3.0 ports during the early setup phase.
The only part of that tool useful for XP is bootsect.exe , which creates the master boot record. However, extracting the files from the SP3 ISO to the USB drive and making it bootable requires a tedious manual process that Microsoft never automated for the public. : Use a USB 2
Because Windows XP lacks native USB 3.0 support and uses an older MBR boot system, modern "Media Creation Tools" will not work . Use one of the following specialized utilities: : Use a USB 2
copy D:\I386\ntldr Z:\ copy D:\I386\ntdetect.com Z:\ : Use a USB 2