Windows XP bootable CD Step by Step guide

This guide will help you to create a windows xp bootable cd . Some times we do copy of windows cd on hard disk. If we write these copied files on cd it will not boot. Because it will not be a windows xp bootable cd. To make it windows bootable cd you must have to add boot image file on cd. To make windows xp bootable cd follow our step by step guides. 
 
The following items are required:

• A copy of the original Windows CD/DVD.
• A copy of the Boot Files Download from here.
• A minimum of 1GB available hard disk space for CD's.
• A minimum of 5GB available hard disk space for DVD's.

Extract image files in a folder

There will be image files

Create a folder named xpcd on c:\ drive and copy the entire windows XP cd or files in it

Now start your CD burning software I have used NERO for it

Select new options from files menu then choose CD-ROM(BOOT)
Do the setting given bellows
Select CD-ROM (Boot).

Click on Boot tabes

• Select Image file from Source of boot image data
• Click on Browse and choose boot.ima ( where you have extract image files)
• Check Enable expert settings (for advanced users only!).
• Set Kind of emulation: to No Emulation.
• Set Load segment of sectors (hex!): to 0000.
• Set Number of loaded sectors: to 4.

Click on the ISO tab.

• Set File name length to Max. of 31 chars (ISO Level 2).
• Set Format to Mode 1.
• Set Character Set to ISO 9660 (standard ISO CD-ROM).
• Check the Joliet check box.
• Check all Relax ISO Restrictions.
• Check Allow more than 64 characters for Joliet names.

Click on the Label tab.

• IN ISO 9660 text field Enter volume lable
• IN Joliet text boxes. Enter system identifier label

Click the Burn tab.

• Check Write.
• Check Finalize CD (No further writing possible!).
• Set Write Method to Disc-at-once. (We have had Track-At-Once work as well.)

Click the New button

Locate the folder C:\xpcd ( OR where you have copied xp cd)
Select everything in the folder and drag it to the ISO compilation panel.
and Click the burn CD Dialog button

Verify the settings. Correct if needed.
Click the Burn button.
This will launch CD burning wizard

Click the OK button

Congratulations you have successfully created windows xp bootable cd.
Now you can use this windows Bootable CD.

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