slipstreaming a bootable WinXP installation CD

[OR]

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?

 

[Jerry]

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)

 

[OR]

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??

 

[Olórin]

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 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.

 

[Xandros]

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

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