Creating Win XP Boot CD from VPC7 or VPC6 CDs
There was a thread about 2 weeks ago about creating a Win XP Pro SP2 Boot Disk from the extra CD with VPC7. I followed it right through. I have been attempting to create such a CD. Detlef Schmitt posted a list of steps on Apr 14:
"OK, that's it then. Here are the final instructions for owners of VirtualPC with a third CD called "Additional Windows System Files"
1.Take the i386 folder from the "Additional Windows System Files" CD and put it in a folder called XP-CD on your PC (c:\XP-CD).
2. Create a WIN51 file and a WIN51IP (Pro edition) or WINIC (home edition) file and put the files in the XP-CD folder. Create the files with a text editor. The files contain the word "Windows". The files have no extension.
3. Get the WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe file from the Microsoft website and put it in another folder. Name the folder XP-SP2 (c:\XP-SP2).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&FamilyID=049c9dbe -3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a
4. Slipstream the SP2 file into the XP-CD folder. It doesn't matter that your original is already a SP2. We need to do this step to get a setup.exe file. The procedure is explained here:
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
5. Then put an AUTORUN.INF file into the XP-CD folder. Create the file with a text editor. The Autorun file contains the following instructions:
[AutoRun]
open=setup.exe
icon=setup.exe,0
6. Get the boot image here:
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/microsoft/bootfiles/bootfiles.zip
You can put the boot.ima file anywhere on the PC.
7. Burn a bootable CD from the content of the XP-CD folder as explained on the winxp-sp2-bootcd website. You don't need to change the name of the boot.ima file to "Microsoft Corporation.img" file. Also the boot image file doesn't need to be in the XP-CD folder. If the boot image is selected in the boot tab it will be burned into the boot sector of the CD. That is all that is needed."
I am attempting to do the procedure on my PowerBook 17" 1.67GHz machine. I am not very Windows literate, especially command lines etc. When I get the the Slipstreaming part at step 4, I get lost.
The slipstreaming procedure at the http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html site is OK at first, but I presume that it is not necrssary to do the IsoBuster bit. Can someone clarify this.
Also, Nero won't recognise the drive in the PowerBook but creates and image which Toast recognises. Andi Watson pointed this on on Apr16 later in the same thread.
I wonder if some kind person who understands this Win stuff might be prepared to enhance Detlef's instructions including the command lines ecessary to set up the slipstreaming for the benefit of simple people like me. We Aussies aren't the full dollar you know!
David
Dual 2 Gig G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)
"OK, that's it then. Here are the final instructions for owners of VirtualPC with a third CD called "Additional Windows System Files"
1.Take the i386 folder from the "Additional Windows System Files" CD and put it in a folder called XP-CD on your PC (c:\XP-CD).
2. Create a WIN51 file and a WIN51IP (Pro edition) or WINIC (home edition) file and put the files in the XP-CD folder. Create the files with a text editor. The files contain the word "Windows". The files have no extension.
3. Get the WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe file from the Microsoft website and put it in another folder. Name the folder XP-SP2 (c:\XP-SP2).
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&FamilyID=049c9dbe -3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a
4. Slipstream the SP2 file into the XP-CD folder. It doesn't matter that your original is already a SP2. We need to do this step to get a setup.exe file. The procedure is explained here:
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
5. Then put an AUTORUN.INF file into the XP-CD folder. Create the file with a text editor. The Autorun file contains the following instructions:
[AutoRun]
open=setup.exe
icon=setup.exe,0
6. Get the boot image here:
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/microsoft/bootfiles/bootfiles.zip
You can put the boot.ima file anywhere on the PC.
7. Burn a bootable CD from the content of the XP-CD folder as explained on the winxp-sp2-bootcd website. You don't need to change the name of the boot.ima file to "Microsoft Corporation.img" file. Also the boot image file doesn't need to be in the XP-CD folder. If the boot image is selected in the boot tab it will be burned into the boot sector of the CD. That is all that is needed."
I am attempting to do the procedure on my PowerBook 17" 1.67GHz machine. I am not very Windows literate, especially command lines etc. When I get the the Slipstreaming part at step 4, I get lost.
The slipstreaming procedure at the http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html site is OK at first, but I presume that it is not necrssary to do the IsoBuster bit. Can someone clarify this.
Also, Nero won't recognise the drive in the PowerBook but creates and image which Toast recognises. Andi Watson pointed this on on Apr16 later in the same thread.
I wonder if some kind person who understands this Win stuff might be prepared to enhance Detlef's instructions including the command lines ecessary to set up the slipstreaming for the benefit of simple people like me. We Aussies aren't the full dollar you know!
David
Dual 2 Gig G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)