windows bootable disk

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Crux said:
I want to create a boot disk for my xp.
I followed the suggestion of the following page, but failed midway.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=295
The file suggested (.ima) is not supported my Nero version.
How can I possibly create a bootable disk?
Thanks in advance
Abc
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Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

You may also like to look at nLite ( http://www.nliteos.com/index.html
)
and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html)
 
I have found AutoStreamer to be quite simple at doing what you need:
Latest version AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Autostreamer.shtml

Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

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Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
Thank you for all the answers.
ut I put my question all wrong, I am afraid.
In fact I want a boot cd rom as I don't have a floppy drive on my
computer. I find a set of six diskettes on the second site mentioned.
Can I emulate diskettes on a cd rom? How can I do that?
Please advise me further on that.
Regards
 
Crux said:
Thank you for all the answers.
ut I put my question all wrong, I am afraid.
In fact I want a boot cd rom as I don't have a floppy drive on my
computer. I find a set of six diskettes on the second site mentioned.
Can I emulate diskettes on a cd rom? How can I do that?
Please advise me further on that.
Regards
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http://www.nu2.nu/links/

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
Crux Crux said:
I want to create a boot disk for my xp.
I followed the suggestion of the following page, but failed midway.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=295
The file suggested (.ima) is not supported my Nero version.
How can I possibly create a bootable disk?
Thanks in advance
Abc
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The ima file mentioned is the file that contains the boot sector code added
to the cd as boot.bin and boot.cfg, which I've not seen any CD burning
software NOT able to handle, as long as you put the files in the correct hex
offset on the CD/DVD.
But as others have mentioned, your best bet is to use AutoStreamer - it
makes life so much easier as it will build an ISO file with everything you
need, then you just burn the ISO image to CD (not burn the file to CD, burn
the image).
 
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