XP sp3 Bootable CD Rom

[Mike]

Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
with thanks.

Mike.

 

[RobertVA]

Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
with thanks.

Mike.

Clarify:

Do you want a CD to do a fresh install of XP with SP3 already installed
and have the "repair console" capabilities some XP install disks have?

Or are you wanting a bootable CD for some other purpose? Unlike text
based DOS, Windows normally needs to change some files on the boot
partition during the boot process, so it might get complicated using
some other partition/drive for those files.

 

[Jerry]

Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download into
it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This new CD
will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used to do a
repair install as well as a new, frsh install.

Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google search
for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

This is the link I use:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

 

[Mike]

My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive a
partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB

If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I combine these
files using Streamer? Is this possible?

I just need to be able to boot my computer in case of a HD crash, or in
adverse case when it is not possible to boot normally from bad HD.

Thnaks again,
Mike.

 

[Nonny]

My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive a
partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB

If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I combine these
files using Streamer? Is this possible?

No, it's not. You can probably burn a CD that can be used to restore
your computer to factory "new" condition (check your manual for how to
do that), but you won't be able to slipstream to that either.

I just need to be able to boot my computer in case of a HD crash, or in
adverse case when it is not possible to boot normally from bad HD.

You need to buy an external USB hard drive, some backup software like
Acronis True Image. Backup your system regularly... but certainly
BEFORE you apply SP3, "just in case".

Then once all seems to be running well, you can back it up after the
installation, and periodically after that.

 

[Jason]

Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download into
it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This new CD
will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used to do a
repair install as well as a new, frsh install.

Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google search
for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.

 

[Jason]

This is the link I use:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

 

[Daave]

My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive
a partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB

If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I
combine these files using Streamer? Is this possible?

Yes (assuming you have the I386 folder on your hard drive). See this
page:

"How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD/DVD on a System with
Windows Pre-loaded"
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml

*Then* you can follow the slipstreaming instructions others have posted.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Yes it is. Autostreamer and nLite can use the i386 folder on the hard
drive.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

A slipstreamed cd is essential should one have to do a repair install (or in
some cases run the System File Checker) and is handy for reinstallations. I
think everyone should have an integrated cd on hand for these situations.

 

[pufnstuff]

Here's guide for using Autostreamer to create a slipstream
bootable disk. Just substitute SP2 for SP3.

http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml

 

[Big Al]

A slipstreamed cd is essential should one have to do a repair install
(or in some cases run the System File Checker) and is handy for
reinstallations. I think everyone should have an integrated cd on hand
for these situations.

So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
(the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
properly?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to have to
slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.

 

[Big Al]

Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to
have to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.

Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll put
my feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.

 

[Ed.]

Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.

I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and MP
11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That is if
you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.

However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
different story.

Anyone have and correct information on this?

Thanks

 

[Big Al]

Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.

I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and
MP 11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That
is if you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.

However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
different story.

Anyone have and correct information on this?

Thanks

I know for a fact and Microsoft says it, that SP3 does not include IE7
and WMP11. You will have to apply them to a slipstream if you did to
your system as well I guess to make a repair work.

 

[Big Al]

Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.

I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and
MP 11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That
is if you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.

However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
different story.

Anyone have and correct information on this?

Thanks

I should say I know for a fact that IE7 and WMP11 are not in SP3, this
is in the documentation.
I'm assuming you need to slipstream them to make a repair cd work, I
don't know about this but it sounds logical to me.

 

[Mike]

Hello all,

I am so grateful to each one of you for your commendable comments and help.
Many thanks.

Mike.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What is in SP3 are critical updates to both IE6 and IE7 and the ones which
are applied are for the version of IE already on the machine only. If there
are any critical updates to WMP 11 in SP3 they would only be applied if WMP
11 is also on the system.