Mike wrote:
> 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.
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.
"Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
> with thanks.
>
> Mike.
>
"Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
>> with thanks.
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>
>
On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:31:43 -0600, "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote:
>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.
"Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate
help
> > with thanks.
> >
> > Mike.
> >
>
>
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> This is the link I use:
> http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
>
> "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
> news:OQsBDXksIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > 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.
> >
> > "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate
help
> >> with thanks.
> >>
> >> Mike.
> >>
> >
> >
>
Mike wrote:
> 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:
Yes it is. Autostreamer and nLite can use the i386 folder on the hard
drive.
"Nonny" <nonnymoose@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:31:43 -0600, "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>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.
XP sp3 Bootable CD Rom 
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