Manage Windows XP Boot Disk

Windows XP users must create a boot XP operating system CD to troubleshoot for problems with the installation of Windows. CD of boot Windows XP will allow you to start the computer if the boot sector is corrupt or damaged, and the computer will not boot up. Create a boot CD from an existing installation of Windows XP is not a terribly complicated process

Instructions:-

1.    Create a folder called "XPSetup" at the root of the c: drive.

2.    Download and unzip the boot sector of the download location provided files (see resources). Copy all the files in the new XPSetup directory.

3.    Click on the "Start" button and select "Explorer" to open Windows Explorer. Search the directory c:/i386 using the browser. If the i386 directory can be found in the root directory, take a look in the Windows directory in the root directory.

4.    Highlight the directory/i386 and click the folder.

5.    Select "copy" (not "move") in the contextual menu and paste the folder in c:/XPSetup. Do not drag and drop the folder. The folder structure must be as folder c:/XPSetup/i386 that stick in the installation directory. Verify that files are copied and not moved by checking its contents i386 folder.

6.    Open Notepad and create a new text file. In a new text file, type the word "Windows" capital "" and the rest of the lowercase letters. Contain spaces, but does not include the quotation marks around the words "Windows". Press "Enter" to create a new line.

7.    Save the file as "WIN51" with quotation marks. Add quotes will prevent the .txt extension added to the file name with. The content should be available a file named WIN51 with Windows text (including spaces).

8.    Copy and rename the WIN51 file, as specified for your operating system. Each service Pack installed XP will create a separate file. Follow the instructions below:

Windows XP Home without service packs: copy and rename the file WIN51IC.

Windows XP Home, Service Pack 1: in addition to the file named WIN51IC, copy and rename the WIN51 WIN51IC file. "SERVICE PACK 1".

Windows XP Home Service Pack 2: in addition to the files named WIN51IC and WIN51IC."SP1, copy and rename the file WIN51 WIN51IC."SP2 "."

Windows XP Professional without any service packs: copy and rename the file WIN51IP.

Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1: in addition to the file named WIN51IP, copy and rename the WIN51 WIN51IP file. "SERVICE PACK 1".

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2: in addition to the files named WIN51IP and WIN51IP.SP1, copy and rename the WIN51 WIN51IP file.SP2 "."

9.    Copy all WIN51 files in c:/XPSetup.

10. Open the application, Easy CD Creator, and create a new project.

11. Select "Burn" > "Bootable CD" in the menu on the top navigation bar.

12. Change the volume name for the new CD project according to the version of Windows XP:

Release tag

Windows XP Home OEM-WXHOEM_EN

Windows XP Home SP 1 OEM-XRMHOEM_EN

1St Windows XP Home SP and SP 2 OEM-X1AHOEM_EN

Windows XP Professional OEM-WXPOEM_EN

Windows XP Professional SP 1 OEM-XRMPOEM_EN

1St Windows XP Professional SP and SP 2 OEM-X1APOEM_EN

 13. Copy all the following files in the directory XPSetup to prevent the reactivation of Windows, if you use the boot disk:

C:\windows\system32\oembios.bin

C:\windows\system32\oembios.dat

C:\windows\system32\oembios.GIS

C:\windows\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\oembios.cat

14. Easy CD Creator interface, need to add the whole folder c:/XPSetup.

15. Insert a blank CD and click "Burn". Create a bootable Windows XP CD.

16. Start of test CD. Shut down the computer with the CD in the CD burner. Start Windows XP, and then press the F12 key during startup. It is a list of boot options. Select "boot from CD". The team must start from the CD if run all the steps correctly.