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Windows XP CD not Bootable
Name: Mario (by mpartida) Date: January 21, 2004 at 13:35:45 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: 1.8Ghz, 512 MB
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I have a burned Windows XP cd that we use here in my office to load on all our new stations. (Not exactly sure what it was burned from), but for some reason it is not bootable. I have to use the startup floppy disk to load Windows XP.
Name: Baz. Date: January 21, 2004 at 13:42:24 Pacific
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I had the very same problem, for whatever reason even though the auto run file is on the cd, it fails to copy across the boot sector from the actual win xp cd. The way i went about it was to use a win98se boot disk, and install windows XP through DOS. Load the boost disk with cd-rom support, then just type setup.exe in the command prompt and follow the on screen instructions. Good luck
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Response Number 2
Name: longting Date: January 21, 2004 at 13:47:00 Pacific
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I had a problem like that too, wot i had to do was use the 98 disk like Baz, change over to the Drive that the xo cd was in, change to i386 folder i think it was then run the winnt.exe command and it started up straight away
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Response Number 3
Name: Baz. Date: January 21, 2004 at 14:02:18 Pacific
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yeah exactly what i did longting
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Response Number 4
Name: pdn Date: January 21, 2004 at 14:03:30 Pacific
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Download [URL=http://www.ntfs.org/users/avdhorst/xp-tweaks.msi]Tweaking Experience 2.0[/URL] install it, then click "Manuals" then click "Create Windows XP CD Slipstreamed with SP1a" then follow the instructions. You might need a licensed version of XP, but you can try it in your situation. I personally fill it's not a good idea to copy the XP CD unless your creating one to include SP1a as mentioned above. HTH, pdn
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Response Number 5
Name: joey Date: January 21, 2004 at 14:14:52 Pacific
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Really good guide at http://www.betaplace.co.uk/bootcd.asp download the bin file and burn. works everytime for me
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Name: Mario (by mpartida)
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windows xp problem
