create xp startup cd

jjch · 08-27-2004, 05:20 PM

Hi there

I have been looking all over the internet to find out if there is a cd version of the startup disks provided by microsoft, see link below

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...7-4FED408EA73F

This "startup disk" is actually made up of 6 floppy disks, which I find extremely annoying to execute on the pc, because is takes such a long time.

Had there been a bootable cd made of these disks, so that I can run the whole lot from one cd?

Thanks in advance

**Praetor** · 08-27-2004, 07:11 PM

I think there is such a CD ... something along the lines of a Preinstallation Environment but im not sure. You can read more here: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...wsPE_tech.mspx

jjch · 08-28-2004, 08:49 PM

I found the answer, your preinstallation enviroment was correct, but since winPE is not free, I went for Bart PE which is available at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
This allows me to boot into a very minimalistoc os, which run from ramdisk, and from here I can install windows

Thanks very much

**Praetor** · 08-28-2004, 08:54 PM

Wow very kewl! Glad I could point you in the right direction

**[tab]** · 08-29-2004, 12:01 AM

Why don't you just boot from the XP CD?

08-27-2004, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjch New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	create xp startup cd Hi there I have been looking all over the internet to find out if there is a cd version of the startup disks provided by microsoft, see link below http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...7-4FED408EA73F This "startup disk" is actually made up of 6 floppy disks, which I find extremely annoying to execute on the pc, because is takes such a long time. Had there been a bootable cd made of these disks, so that I can run the whole lot from one cd? Thanks in advance

08-27-2004, 07:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	I think there is such a CD ... something along the lines of a Preinstallation Environment but im not sure. You can read more here: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...wsPE_tech.mspx __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Wow very kewl! Glad I could point you in the right direction __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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08-28-2004, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
jjch New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	I found the answer, your preinstallation enviroment was correct, but since winPE is not free, I went for Bart PE which is available at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ This allows me to boot into a very minimalistoc os, which run from ramdisk, and from here I can install windows Thanks very much