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Make a Windows XP Install folder, on your Hard Drive and CD.
This guide will detail how to make a Windows XP install CD on your computers hard drive. With all the Windows XP install file on your hard drive you can reinstall all or just some of the Windows XP files on your computer. You can also install Windows XP and SP2 updates to other computer on a home or work network. You can also use the Windows XP install folder to make a Windows XP install CD with SP2 updates on it. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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You will need these:
To create a Windows XP install folder with SP2 on you computer hard drive and on a back-up CD, you will need:
1. A legitimate Windows XP CD with XP Home or XP Professional.
2. A CD/DVD burner with CD burning software Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator or you favorite burning software.
3. A ISO software installed on your computer. here and here.
4. A big hard drive with about 1.5 GB of free space for all the files.
5. A copy of the Service Pack 2 (SP2) install file for IT professionals, download it from Microsoft (266MB, available here)
Start by create the directories:
1. On the root of your hard drive with 1.5 GB of free space make two folders using Windows Explorer. Name one WXPDC and the other SP2. You should make the two folders on your D: drive or any other drive, not on your C: drive.
2. Now download SP2 to your hard drive WinXP-SP2, 266MB, is available here. Put it in the root directory that you just made the two folders in.
3. Now extract SP2 that you downloaded by going to the start button the to Run the type CDD. Navigate to the root directory of the drive you download SP2 on to, D: replace D with the drive letter you used.
4. Now type the name of the service pack followed be -x the press enter.
5. A pop-up window will prompt you for a location to uncompress the service pack files to. Now enter the folder D:\SP2 you made for SP2 on your hard drive. Press OK, the service pack files will be extracted to the D:\SP2 folder. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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Now we copy Windows XP CD to your hard drive:
Now we copy the Windows XP CD to you folder on the hard drive.
1. Put the Windows XP CD in your CD-ROM drive and in Windows Explorer, go to the CD-ROM drive.
2. In Windows Explorer, highlight all the folders and files on the Windows XP CD. With all the folders and files highlighted right click, then select 'COPY.'
3. Now go to your folder that you made D:\WXPCD, right click and pick paste. Or you can drag n drop the folders and file to the folder you made WXPCD. This will take a few minutes to copy all the file and folder to your hard drive. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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Updates D:\WXPCD folder with the SP2.
1. Open the command prompt by going to the Start button, then to RUN and typing 'CMD' then navigate to the D:\SP2 folder, by typing CD SP2. You should be at D:\SP2 folder.
2. At the command prompt, type 'CD i386\update' to enter that directory.
3. Type 'update /s: D:\WXPCD and hit enter. That will begin the update with a windows with details on the procedure. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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5. Now you can use this WXPCD folder to reinstall Windows XP on your computer or on others over a network.
Network installation:
Once you have integrated the Windows XP files with the Service Pack 2, you can also use the resulting directory to install the Slipstreamed Windows XP version over your network. Be aware that you will need a volume license from Microsoft in order to do this legitimately.
There's a couple of ways to go about creating a streamlined network installation file, but since one of the ways involves a Windows 2000 or 2003 Server using RIS (Remote Install Service) we'll go with the other, simpler one.
First you must share your 'D:/WXPCD' directory. To do this, right click on the folder and choose 'sharing and security...'
From the 'WXPCD properties' window, choose 'share this folder.'
Your WXPCD directory will now be shared over the network under the name 'WXPCD.' To test this out, open the run command ('start\run.') and type '\\(yourcomputername)\WXPCD'
The WXPCD folder should open in a new window. You are now ready to allow other users to access the install files.
You need to create or acquire a network boot disk which will work with your existing network card and allow you to access the network share without Windows being installed. Remember to come back to WebTechGeek.com for
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