slipstreaming a bootable WinXP installation CD

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OR - 28 May 2008 17:37 GMT

I made a backup of my WinXP installation CD by simply copying the files off
into a folder and then onto a CD. This turned out to be the wrong way
because the process didn't put any boot files onto the CD.

I need desperately to reinstall or access the Recovery Console but
unfortunately I have misplaced the original installation CD so I cant boot
from CD.

Since I have got all the installations files on the CD I copied , is it
possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I go
about it? Which boot files are needed?

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philo - 28 May 2008 19:14 GMT

> I made a backup of my WinXP installation CD by simply copying the files off
> into a folder and then onto a CD. This turned out to be the wrong way
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> possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I go
> about it? Which boot files are needed?

Just google for: slipstreaming XP cd

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Jerry - 28 May 2008 23:20 GMT

Google for AutoStreamer - it will do the slipstreaming and make the ISO so
you can then burn a bootable CD. (Latest AutoStreamer is 1.0.3.3)

> I made a backup of my WinXP installation CD by simply copying the files
> off into a folder and then onto a CD. This turned out to be the wrong way
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I
> go about it? Which boot files are needed?

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OR - 29 May 2008 10:24 GMT

I want to slipstream the necessary XP pro boot files and neither SP2 nor SP
3. Is that possible in order to make the CD bootable??

> Google for AutoStreamer - it will do the slipstreaming and make the ISO so
> you can then burn a bootable CD. (Latest AutoStreamer is 1.0.3.3)
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>> possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I
>> go about it? Which boot files are needed?

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Olórin - 29 May 2008 14:02 GMT

>I want to slipstream the necessary XP pro boot files and neither SP2 nor SP
>3. Is that possible in order to make the CD bootable??
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>>> possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I
>>> go about it? Which boot files are needed?

Google for cdimage.exe, that might bring some joy. AutoStreamer might well
do what you need without that; I believe nLite will. No need to slipstream
any SPs if you don't want to.

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Xandros - 29 May 2008 14:36 GMT

check here http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml

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