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Thread ID: 122499 2011-12-24 23:22:00 Replace OEM XP disd? bk T (215) Press F1
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1250560 2011-12-24 23:22:00 According to this (www.ehow.com), one can easily create an OEM XP disk.

Has anyone ever successfully created one?
bk T (215)
1250561 2011-12-25 04:43:00 Done it Via the i386 folder doing a repair install, and that works fine, but I actually done it Via command prompt. Never tried a full fresh install though. wainuitech (129)
1250562 2011-12-25 05:07:00 Was the CD bootable? bk T (215)
1250563 2011-12-25 05:27:00 The repair Install I have done several times was via safe mode /command prompt. The reason I used the existing i386 folder on the PC was I didn't have a windows CD that would taek the product key, ( name brand PC's and XP Pro)

Heres How:

Reboot the PC in Safe Mode with command Prompt ,You should then have something like C: documents and settings\your name\

Type in CD C:\I386 <Enter>

Type in winnt32.exe <Enter>

Agree to anything, this should then reinstall windows as doing a repair install.


Creating an actual bootable CD from scratch is a different matter, as the exe file and associated required files will not autorun like normal windows CD.

Apparently it can be done though -- I found This article (www.ehow.com) a while back, but have never tried it, so no idea if it actually works or not.
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