How to make a USB stick into a bootable image

I did a complete reinstall of windows xp to sp3

I'm doing a usb key that will start a linux system

usb in question has been used before on a windows vista and windows 7 and starting machine

Why can I not make an usb device bootable on windows xp machine work?

The problem is probably not the key USB but the BIOS that is loaded onto your computer motherboard.  When Windows XP came out, USB was relatively new and had not reached the sophistication to address such opportunities that boot from USB.  Things have changed a bit since then and newer machines have no problem using USB as a bootable media.  Your only chance would probably be to see if there is an updated BIOS available for your machine.  You can check your manufacturer's Web site or the Web site of the manufacturer of your motherboard to see if one is available.  Do your homework and proceed with caution because an installation or an update of the BIOS failed can easily turn your computer into a boat anchor.

You can consider using a Linux boot CD instead of the USB key for this computer.

HTH,
JW

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