If I'm reading your post correctly, you have a computer that you've changed the boot order in the bios. You've changed it to boot from the usb drive and when you use your old Nx usb stick, everything works just fine. Now you've downloaded the newest version of Nx and the usb stick you made does NOT work. In your post you mentioned the "windows installer".
Does this mean that you have a windows computer that you use when booting up Nx? If so, it sounds like you have a corrupted download of the newest version. I would start fresh, and re-format the usb drive you want to put Nx onto, and then re-read these directions:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7Hopefully Moe or David or someone else will chime in, as I only know how to make this work using Linux.
Best regards.
P.S., if you still are having problems, I'm glad to mail you a working usb stick with the newest version. Paying it forward so to speak.