Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2

xxc00lmanxx · 04-19-2007, 04:30 PM

Hello i have a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2 ISO file but its 751MB and my CD only has 700MB dose anyone know how i can edit this ISO to make it a bootable and to fit on my CD.

Thanks let me know

[-0MEGA-] · 04-19-2007, 05:04 PM

Sounds like you downloaded from a torrent, and can not be discussed here.

xxc00lmanxx · 04-19-2007, 08:09 PM

no... i did not .. i both the DVD CD for windows media center at $147 and did not realize that my desktop did not have a dvd-rom drive... so i put it on my laptop and now i want to burn the iso onto a cd-rom so i can have this windows on my desktop.... the windows was not even used yet...

thanks,
and let me know if you can still help

Irishwhistle · 04-19-2007, 08:18 PM

If you bought an unused DVD it sounds legal enough. If you have another computer with a DVD drive you can boot off a network or temporarily swap drives, otherwise you need a DVD drive.

~Jordan

Irishwhistle · 04-19-2007, 08:25 PM

I did a bit of Googleing and I found these 800 MB CDs here.
Just one question, how did you convert to an ISO?

~Jordan

xxc00lmanxx · 04-19-2007, 08:28 PM

i cant swap drives because my laptop has a SATA drive my is different... but how do you boot off a network? Thanks

Nevakonaza · 04-19-2007, 08:34 PM

just to save all the hastle of making 751MB fit on a 700MB disk lol....why not just buy a cheap dvd drive

then you can instal your media centre properly.

Sata
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106039

IDE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101132

then you can also watch DVDs on you pc too

Irishwhistle · 04-19-2007, 08:47 PM

Plug an ethernet cable from your laptop to your desktop and then on your desktop PC go to the BIOS and tell it to boot off of PXE first (on your computer it might say something like boot off network, on my Dell it says PXE though).
Now go to the laptop and insert the DVD. After saving the BIOS settings shutdown both computers and then boot the laptop off the CD. Then start the Desktop. This should work, I haven't tried it myself but someone at a small Geek
store told me about this a while ago. I have to agree with Nevakonaza though.

Here is a $20 DVD drive off Amazon. It's got good rating. Click Here for the DVD drive.

xxc00lmanxx · 04-19-2007, 08:54 PM

Ok thanks i think i will just buy one..... i found a DVDRW for $25 i gusse ill just buy that thanks.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-19-2007, 09:44 PM

Whenever people talk about OS ISO's, it always sounds like they downloaded them.

It was put on a DVD for a reason, because it cant fit on a normal CD. Now you can try and try and maybe find some CD's that it will fit on, but the ISO is made for a DVD so I dont think it will even burn on a CD if there was enough space.

Just spend $30 and get a DVD Burner, or $20 and get a DVD ROM.

04-19-2007, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
xxc00lmanxx New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5	Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2 Hello i have a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2 ISO file but its 751MB and my CD only has 700MB dose anyone know how i can edit this ISO to make it a bootable and to fit on my CD. Thanks let me know

04-19-2007, 05:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Sounds like you downloaded from a torrent, and can not be discussed here. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

04-19-2007, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
xxc00lmanxx New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5	No.. no... i did not .. i both the DVD CD for windows media center at $147 and did not realize that my desktop did not have a dvd-rom drive... so i put it on my laptop and now i want to burn the iso onto a cd-rom so i can have this windows on my desktop.... the windows was not even used yet... thanks, and let me know if you can still help

04-19-2007, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,988	If you bought an unused DVD it sounds legal enough. If you have another computer with a DVD drive you can boot off a network or temporarily swap drives, otherwise you need a DVD drive. ~Jordan __________________ Formerly JordanII The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

04-19-2007, 08:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,988	I did a bit of Googleing and I found these 800 MB CDs here. Just one question, how did you convert to an ISO? ~Jordan __________________ Formerly JordanII The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

04-19-2007, 08:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
xxc00lmanxx New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5	i cant swap drives because my laptop has a SATA drive my is different... but how do you boot off a network? Thanks

04-19-2007, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,201	just to save all the hastle of making 751MB fit on a 700MB disk lol....why not just buy a cheap dvd drive then you can instal your media centre properly. Sata http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106039 IDE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101132 then you can also watch DVDs on you pc too __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II + WDC 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Vista Ultimate X32\|Kaspersky IS 2009

04-19-2007, 08:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,988	Plug an ethernet cable from your laptop to your desktop and then on your desktop PC go to the BIOS and tell it to boot off of PXE first (on your computer it might say something like boot off network, on my Dell it says PXE though). Now go to the laptop and insert the DVD. After saving the BIOS settings shutdown both computers and then boot the laptop off the CD. Then start the Desktop. This should work, I haven't tried it myself but someone at a small Geek store told me about this a while ago. I have to agree with Nevakonaza though. Here is a $20 DVD drive off Amazon. It's got good rating. Click Here for the DVD drive. __________________ Formerly JordanII The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

04-19-2007, 08:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
xxc00lmanxx New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5	Ok thanks i think i will just buy one..... i found a DVDRW for $25 i gusse ill just buy that thanks.

04-19-2007, 09:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Whenever people talk about OS ISO's, it always sounds like they downloaded them. It was put on a DVD for a reason, because it cant fit on a normal CD. Now you can try and try and maybe find some CD's that it will fit on, but the ISO is made for a DVD so I dont think it will even burn on a CD if there was enough space. Just spend $30 and get a DVD Burner, or $20 and get a DVD ROM. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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