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Things you'll need
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A boot image file. Use w2kcdbt.bin
in the downloadable file below.
You can use this for both Win2000 and WinXP. |
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Operating System Identifier files for Win2000
or XP |
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Win2000 Identifier files
CDROM_NT.5 - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains Windows
NT 5.0 (i.e., Win2K)
and one of these...
CDROM_IP.5 - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains the Professional
version
CDROM_IS.5 - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains the Server
version
CDROM_IA.5 - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains the Advanced
Server version |
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WinXP OS Identifier files
WIN51 - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains Windows XP
and one of these...
WIN51IP - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains the Professional
version
WIN51IC - Identifier indicating that the CD-ROM contains the Home
version |
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Easy CD Creator v4.x and higher
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This zip
file contains the above boot image file and the identifier files,
except for the WinXP Home Identifier file. |
Create
the CD
Note: some of the options listed below might
only be available in Easy CD Creator 5.x
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Start Easy CD Creator.
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From the File menu, select New CD Project, Bootable
CD.
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For the boot settings, set the emulation to No
Emulation, Load
Segment to 0x7c0, and Sector Count to 4. Click Browse, find and select
the
boot image file (e.g., w2kcdbt.bin). Click OK.
Easy CD Creator will then add 2 files named BOOTCAT.BIN and BOOTIMG.BIN
to your list
of files to be copied to the CD. They should be small files, maybe
2KB in size.
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Next, add all the WinXP or Win2000 source files
from the XP/Win2K CD, a
distribution point on a server (or wherever you have them) to the
list of files to
be copied to the new CD.
**Also add the OS specific Identifier files listed above if
they don't already exist.
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Right-click the name of the blank CD, and select
Properties, or Click File, CD Project Properties.
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On the General Tab:
Enter a Volume Label. This can be anything you want, but to
use the official MS volume lables see this web page:
http://tacktech.com/display.cfm?id=226&object=article.cfm
If your version of XP is the Corporate/Volume version of XP Pro, use
WXPVOL_EN.
Set the File System to ISO9660
Set the Physical format of CD to Mode 1: CDROM
On the File System Tab:
Enter MICROSOFT CORPORATION in the Publisher Name:, Prepared By:,
and Copyright:
Select Use original file date
Select Any MS-DOS 8.3 character file names.
On the File Types Tab:
Make sure Add All Files is selected and uncheck/unselect everything
else.
Click OK
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Click the Record button or File, Record CD.
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Under Record Method, select Track at Once and
Finalize CD. Under Record
Options, select Test and Record CD, click Buffer underrun prevention
if your CD RW drive
supports this. Click Start Recording.
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When the recording is complete, remove the CD
and test it. |
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