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| Thread ID: 100684 | 2009-06-17 01:01:00 | Making a copy of OEM XP? | sarel (2490) | PC World Chat |
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| 782909 | 2009-06-18 23:35:00 | well, I created an ISO although it looked for a file called win51ic and I could not find it. sarel |
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| 782910 | 2009-06-18 23:37:00 | Now I just need to test this new disk - b*gger. sarel |
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| 782911 | 2009-06-19 04:51:00 | well, I created an ISO although it looked for a file called win51ic and I could not find it . sarel OKAY - you need to create it and drop it in the setup folder heres how ( sorry my mistake forgot to include that - I just do it out of habit / automatically when making these bootable CD's - bit harder when trying to give written instructions) . 3 . Create an ASCII text file with only the word "Windows " (without the quotes and including the final space after the word "Windows") in it, followed by a new line . To do this, open up Notepad . Notepad can be found in your Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad . Type the word "Windows" without the quotes and following my case exactly (that is, "W" is a capital letter and the rest are in small letters) . Then type one additional space . Finally, hit the ENTER key . Do not add anything else to this file . Do not change anything - for example, do not type everything in capital letters or anything like that . The contents of the file must be exactly as I said, or Windows setup will issue an error message . Save the file with the filename "WIN51" (include the quotes so that Notepad will not add a " . txt" extension behind your back) in C:\XPSETUP . Again, the filename's spelling and case must be exactly like mine . If your PC or laptop originally came with XP Home, make a copy of the file you just created and call it "WIN51IC" . If you are using XP Home Service Pack 1 (SP 1), make two copies of the file and call them "WIN51IC" and "WIN51IC . SP1" . If you are using XP Home Service Pack 2 (SP 2), make three copies of the file and call them "WIN51IC", "WIN51IC . SP1" and "WIN51IC . SP2" . All the copies of the files should be in C:\XPSETUP . Thats quoted from This site ( . howtohaven . com/system/createwindowssetupdisk . shtml" target="_blank">www . howtohaven . com) Scroll down till you get to "Steps to Creating a Bootable Windows Setup Disk from the I386 Directory/Folder" -- you only need to go to step 3 then use Nlite to create the bootable CD . This is what the File ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/Win . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) looks like once created, as well as its contents . The quoted instructions above must be followed 100% other wise the file wont work . |
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| 782912 | 2009-06-19 05:39:00 | Does that mean the disk I created (ignoring that 51ic thingie) won't work? Also, I saw, after burning the ISO, that the disk also had an i386 folder - is that correct? Thanks Wainuitech, will do that. sarel |
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