Here’s a concise for using Rufus (the older version compatible with 32-bit Windows XP) to create bootable USB drives. Rufus on 32-bit Windows XP – Write-up Overview Rufus is a lightweight utility to format and create bootable USB flash drives. The last version to support 32-bit Windows XP is Rufus 2.18 (released in 2017). Later versions require at least Windows 7 or 8.