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My XP doesn't boot from CD
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 09:22:16 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP1 Subcategory: Installation
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Hello Guys, I lost my windows XP SP1 original CD. However, I've saved the whole cd in my external Hard Drive before, as a habit from win 98. My local HD crashed yesterday. I burned the Win XP files in my external hd to a CD and tried to start it but it never succeeded to read it. However if I insert it in another computer, I can see the files. Maybe my cd rom has crashed too. I tried to copy all the files to my local hd using another computer, too, but the installation didn't start from local HD either. And I don't have flopy drive. Any suggestion how to install XP from local or usb hard drive without flopy disk drive?
It sounds like you copied the entire contents of the XP disc to the ext HDD rather than creating an image (ISO) file. If so, copying the files back to a disc will not work unless you make disc bootable.
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Response Number 2
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 09:38:50 Pacific
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How can I make it bootable? If it will help, I created two partitions on the local hard drive, just in case. I tried to download start up disks but they require 6 flopy to start to create the boot disk.
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Response Number 3
Name: Insanity Date: May 11, 2009 at 09:46:19 Pacific
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ok the cd its not bootable! download magiciso and u can make it bootable by the option menu! then burn it into a cd and try again!
cheers
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Response Number 4
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 09:50:55 Pacific
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Thank you guys, I will try it. I appreciate the information.
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Response Number 5
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 10:19:38 Pacific
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I downloaded the software, but unfortunately couldn't really figure out what I am supposed to do :( A little more help, please, about how to do, and what to do with magiciso?
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Response Number 6
Name: Insanity Date: May 11, 2009 at 10:36:58 Pacific
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ok forget the magiciso its complicated.. just download Nlite from here http://nliteos.pcrpg.org/nlite/nLit... install it and run it... Click next when u select the language and on the next step u have to select the windows xp file destination! when u select it and press next ignore the presets option and click next! there u`ll see multiple otpions to click and the last one it says bootable iso! click it and press next! there u can create ur iso image and burn it to a cd! u are ready to go :)
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 16:09:19 Pacific
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I did everything as you said, a few times. I had a iso file of 540MB which I named Insanity.iso after you :) and when I burned it with the windows setup files together, it came over 1 GB; so I put it on a DVD. But it didn't start the setup.. I miss the FAT32 and old windows, everything was easier :( Anyway, thanks a lot for your help and your time for trying to explaine me the steps. It seems like it is the time for me to switch to ubuntu...
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Response Number 9
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 11, 2009 at 16:11:56 Pacific
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I have Nero
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Response Number 10
Name: PenNRicH Date: May 12, 2009 at 15:43:18 Pacific
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Finally I could manage it.. Nlite was a very simple and easy to use software to create iso image. Specially with your explenations "insanity". Thanks. Burning iso file on a cd as it was did not work, yesterday :) That's what I actually did at the first try. It may sound funny for experts like you :))) Anyway, today I burned the image with infrarecorder, a free very simple burning software. Now, finally I had my XP installation CD. Thanks everyone for your help and time...
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