make win xp bootable back up

[macguy]

how do you make win xp bootable backup? i copy all files from cd to hard
drive, burn and it's not bootable.

 

[willit]

Well its a two or three step process depending if you want
slipstream in sp1 or not. Read these and then decide. you
have to have a original XP disk to get the ISO image off
of.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

at the bottom you choose what burning progam you're going
to use, you have to follow them to the letter to get it to
boot.

There some other tricks you can do if you want to change a
OEM cd to a retail or upgrade, but that is not what you're
trying to do.

 

[Steve C. Ray]

The XP CD is bootable, boot from it if you have a problem.

 

[macguy]

Well its a two or three step process depending if you want
slipstream in sp1 or not. Read these and then decide. you
have to have a original XP disk to get the ISO image off
of.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

at the bottom you choose what burning progam you're going
to use, you have to follow them to the letter to get it to
boot.

There some other tricks you can do if you want to change a
OEM cd to a retail or upgrade, but that is not what you're
trying to do.

My XP cd already has SP1. It is the new cd that says service pack 1 on the
disk.

I am trying to make an unattended install and you have to make a new cd for
this. i don't want to use a floppy. So I made the answer file, then right
click on the cd in explorer, copy, paste on desktop. Then I open up nero and
do an iso cd, drag the files to nero, burn. it's not bootable. So I'll look
in the link you gave me.

 

[macguy]

My XP cd already has SP1. It is the new cd that says service pack 1 on the
disk.

I am trying to make an unattended install and you have to make a new cd for
this. i don't want to use a floppy. So I made the answer file, then right
click on the cd in explorer, copy, paste on desktop. Then I open up nero and
do an iso cd, drag the files to nero, burn. it's not bootable. So I'll look
in the link you gave me.

Here's also what I'm trying to do.

 

[macguy]

My XP cd already has SP1. It is the new cd that says service pack 1 on the
disk.

I am trying to make an unattended install and you have to make a new cd for
this. i don't want to use a floppy. So I made the answer file, then right
click on the cd in explorer, copy, paste on desktop. Then I open up nero and
do an iso cd, drag the files to nero, burn. it's not bootable. So I'll look
in the link you gave me.

sorry for last message, i hit control enter and not controll v, lol.

Ok, I have a link to make an unattended install from windows xp. i have a
problem though cus my motherboard has raid on it. i don't use the raid, but
i use the controller for it because it's ata133 and it's faster then ata100.
so when windows boots from my xp cd it asks you to hit F6 for third party
raid or scsi, i do this and then continue to install. now what i understand,
the unattended install says you make the answer file, make a new windows xp
cd with the answer file on the new cd. then you boot from the cd and walk
away. when you come back you'll be at a desktop all done. How can I do this
so it works on my raid controller? cus it asks you to hit F6 for third party
raid and scsi drivers, then i insert my motherboard floppy disk which has
the drivers. so how can i do this so i can insert the cd and walk away? or
get it to use the floppy somehow and then walk away after it loads the raid
controller drivers. cus if it doesn't load the raid controller drivers it
can not see my hard drive and i can't install on it.

thanks for help if anyone can help me out here.