XP sp3 Bootable CD Rom

Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
with thanks.

Mike.

RobertVA
Fri May 09 19:09:53 PDT 2008

Mike wrote:
> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
> with thanks.
>
> Mike.

Clarify:

Do you want a CD to do a fresh install of XP with SP3 already installed
and have the "repair console" capabilities some XP install disks have?

Or are you wanting a bootable CD for some other purpose? Unlike text
based DOS, Windows normally needs to change some files on the boot
partition during the boot process, so it might get complicated using
some other partition/drive for those files.

Jerry
Fri May 09 19:30:08 PDT 2008

Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download into
it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This new CD
will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used to do a
repair install as well as a new, frsh install.

Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google search
for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.

"Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
> with thanks.
>
> Mike.
>

Colin
Fri May 09 20:17:00 PDT 2008

This is the link I use:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

"Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
news:OQsBDXksIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download
> into it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This
> new CD will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used to
> do a repair install as well as a new, frsh install.
>
> Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google
> search for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.
>
> "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
>> with thanks.
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>
>

Mike
Fri May 09 23:31:43 PDT 2008

My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive a
partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB

If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I combine these
files using Streamer? Is this possible?

I just need to be able to boot my computer in case of a HD crash, or in
adverse case when it is not possible to boot normally from bad HD.

Thnaks again,
Mike.

Nonny
Fri May 09 23:54:14 PDT 2008

On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:31:43 -0600, "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote:

>My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive a
>partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>
>If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I combine these
>files using Streamer? Is this possible?

No, it's not. You can probably burn a CD that can be used to restore
your computer to factory "new" condition (check your manual for how to
do that), but you won't be able to slipstream to that either.

>I just need to be able to boot my computer in case of a HD crash, or in
>adverse case when it is not possible to boot normally from bad HD.

You need to buy an external USB hard drive, some backup software like
Acronis True Image. Backup your system regularly... but certainly
BEFORE you apply SP3, "just in case".

Then once all seems to be running well, you can back it up after the
installation, and periodically after that.

Jason
Sat May 10 00:53:38 PDT 2008


"Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
news:OQsBDXksIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download
into
> it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This new CD
> will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used to do a
> repair install as well as a new, frsh install.
>
> Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google
search
> for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.
>
> "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate
help
> > with thanks.
> >
> > Mike.
> >
>
>

Jason
Sat May 10 00:55:35 PDT 2008


"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> This is the link I use:
> http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562
>
> "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message
> news:OQsBDXksIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Start with your original X CD as the source, slipsteam the SP3 download
> > into it, create an ISO file, use the ISO to burn a new XP w/SP3 CD. This
> > new CD will be just as bootable/usable as the original and can be used
to
> > do a repair install as well as a new, frsh install.
> >
> > Google slipstreaming for info on how its performed. Also do a Google
> > search for the program AutoStreamer - it makes slipstreaming very easy.
> >
> > "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%2389$A$jsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate
help
> >> with thanks.
> >>
> >> Mike.
> >>
> >
> >
>

Daave
Sat May 10 06:40:19 PDT 2008

Mike wrote:
> My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive
> a partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>
> If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I
> combine these files using Streamer? Is this possible?

Yes (assuming you have the I386 folder on your hard drive). See this
page:

"How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD/DVD on a System with
Windows Pre-loaded"
http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml

*Then* you can follow the slipstreaming instructions others have posted.

PD43
Sat May 10 07:03:51 PDT 2008

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:

>Mike wrote:
>> My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive
>> a partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>>
>> If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I
>> combine these files using Streamer? Is this possible?
>
>Yes (assuming you have the I386 folder on your hard drive). See this
>page:
>
>"How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD/DVD on a System with
>Windows Pre-loaded"
>http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml
>
>*Then* you can follow the slipstreaming instructions others have posted.
>

Not that page STRONGLY recommends making a complete backup of the
drive before doing all of that.

If one has the capability of making such a backup on external media,
one doesn't need a slipstreamed disc, right?

Colin
Sat May 10 07:02:58 PDT 2008

Yes it is. Autostreamer and nLite can use the i386 folder on the hard
drive.

"Nonny" <nonnymoose@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:31:43 -0600, "Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive a
>>partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>>
>>If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I combine
>>these
>>files using Streamer? Is this possible?
>
> No, it's not. You can probably burn a CD that can be used to restore
> your computer to factory "new" condition (check your manual for how to
> do that), but you won't be able to slipstream to that either.
>
>>I just need to be able to boot my computer in case of a HD crash, or in
>>adverse case when it is not possible to boot normally from bad HD.
>
> You need to buy an external USB hard drive, some backup software like
> Acronis True Image. Backup your system regularly... but certainly
> BEFORE you apply SP3, "just in case".
>
> Then once all seems to be running well, you can back it up after the
> installation, and periodically after that.

PD43
Sat May 10 07:58:04 PDT 2008

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>Yes it is. Autostreamer and nLite can use the i386 folder on the hard
>drive.

So I learned.

Colin
Sat May 10 08:11:45 PDT 2008

A slipstreamed cd is essential should one have to do a repair install (or in
some cases run the System File Checker) and is handy for reinstallations. I
think everyone should have an integrated cd on hand for these situations.

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Mike wrote:
>>> My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive
>>> a partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>>>
>>> If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I
>>> combine these files using Streamer? Is this possible?
>>
>>Yes (assuming you have the I386 folder on your hard drive). See this
>>page:
>>
>>"How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD/DVD on a System with
>>Windows Pre-loaded"
>>http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml
>>
>>*Then* you can follow the slipstreaming instructions others have posted.
>>
>
> Not that page STRONGLY recommends making a complete backup of the
> drive before doing all of that.
>
> If one has the capability of making such a backup on external media,
> one doesn't need a slipstreamed disc, right?

PD43
Sat May 10 08:31:58 PDT 2008

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote:

>A slipstreamed cd is essential should one have to do a repair install (or in
>some cases run the System File Checker) and is handy for reinstallations. I
>think everyone should have an integrated cd on hand for these situations.

Daily incremental backups and an archive of a couple old full backups
have always done the job for me.

But not everyone is as obsessive about backups as I am.

pufnstuff
Sat May 10 08:35:32 PDT 2008

Here's guide for using Autostreamer to create a slipstream
bootable disk. Just substitute SP2 for SP3.

http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml



"Mike" <mike@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Any simple way to create a bootable CD Rom for my XP sp3? Appreciate help
> with thanks.
>
> Mike.
>

Big
Sat May 10 11:35:44 PDT 2008

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> A slipstreamed cd is essential should one have to do a repair install
> (or in some cases run the System File Checker) and is handy for
> reinstallations. I think everyone should have an integrated cd on hand
> for these situations.

So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
(the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
properly?

PD43
Sat May 10 11:47:48 PDT 2008

Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:

>So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
>(the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>properly?

If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.

Colin
Sat May 10 14:17:00 PDT 2008

Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to have to
slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
>>(the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>>repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>properly?
>
> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.

Big
Sat May 10 16:25:54 PDT 2008

Colin Barnhorst wrote:
> Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to
> have to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.
>
> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:7crb24h3p8rmhqfhr5eab1j1qe3qh9p1en@4ax.com...
>> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>> So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
>>> (the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>>> repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>> properly?
>>
>> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
>> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.
>
Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll put
my feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.

Ed
Sat May 10 18:45:04 PDT 2008

Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.

I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and MP
11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That is if
you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.

However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
different story.

Anyone have and correct information on this?

Thanks

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:6aqVj.22448$5Y1.8437@trnddc04...
> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>> Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to have
>> to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.
>>
>> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:7crb24h3p8rmhqfhr5eab1j1qe3qh9p1en@4ax.com...
>>> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied SP3
>>>> (the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>>>> repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>>> properly?
>>>
>>> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
>>> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.
>>
> Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll put my
> feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.

Big
Sat May 10 18:49:58 PDT 2008

Ed. wrote:
> Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.
>
> I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and
> MP 11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That
> is if you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.
>
> However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
> different story.
>
> Anyone have and correct information on this?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:6aqVj.22448$5Y1.8437@trnddc04...
>> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>>> Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to
>>> have to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.
>>>
>>> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:7crb24h3p8rmhqfhr5eab1j1qe3qh9p1en@4ax.com...
>>>> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied
>>>>> SP3
>>>>> (the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>>>>> repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>>>> properly?
>>>>
>>>> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
>>>> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.
>>>
>> Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll
>> put my feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.
>
I know for a fact and Microsoft says it, that SP3 does not include IE7
and WMP11. You will have to apply them to a slipstream if you did to
your system as well I guess to make a repair work.

Big
Sat May 10 18:53:50 PDT 2008

Ed. wrote:
> Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.
>
> I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and
> MP 11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That
> is if you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.
>
> However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
> different story.
>
> Anyone have and correct information on this?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:6aqVj.22448$5Y1.8437@trnddc04...
>> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>>> Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to
>>> have to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever happens.
>>>
>>> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:7crb24h3p8rmhqfhr5eab1j1qe3qh9p1en@4ax.com...
>>>> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied
>>>>> SP3
>>>>> (the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do a
>>>>> repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>>>> properly?
>>>>
>>>> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
>>>> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.
>>>
>> Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll
>> put my feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.
>
I should say I know for a fact that IE7 and WMP11 are not in SP3, this
is in the documentation.
I'm assuming you need to slipstream them to make a repair cd work, I
don't know about this but it sounds logical to me.

Mike
Sat May 10 21:26:29 PDT 2008

Hello all,

I am so grateful to each one of you for your commendable comments and help.
Many thanks.

Mike.

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message
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> Mike wrote:
>> My Win XP came with my new computer without any Win CD. On hard drive
>> a partition is allocated to Win original files and it is about 7GB
>>
>> If I download sp3 (about 600MB) from Microsoft, then how can I
>> combine these files using Streamer? Is this possible?
>
> Yes (assuming you have the I386 folder on your hard drive). See this page:
>
> "How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD/DVD on a System with Windows
> Pre-loaded"
> http://www.howtohaven.com/system/createwindowssetupdisk.shtml
>
> *Then* you can follow the slipstreaming instructions others have posted.
>

Colin
Sun May 11 08:55:39 PDT 2008

What is in SP3 are critical updates to both IE6 and IE7 and the ones which
are applied are for the version of IE already on the machine only. If there
are any critical updates to WMP 11 in SP3 they would only be applied if WMP
11 is also on the system.

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Ed. wrote:
>> Not really sure but maybe someone else will say for sure or not.
>>
>> I don't think when you do the slipstream that you have to have IE 7 and
>> MP 11 installed. I think that is included in the updates with SP/3. That
>> is if you do a clean install, that this will also install the two.
>>
>> However, if just trying to get a bootable CD for repair, it might be a
>> different story.
>>
>> Anyone have and correct information on this?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:6aqVj.22448$5Y1.8437@trnddc04...
>>> Colin Barnhorst wrote:
>>>> Correct. And the time you need to do a repair install is no time to
>>>> have to slipsteam a cd so prepare ahead of time in case it ever
>>>> happens.
>>>>
>>>> "PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:7crb24h3p8rmhqfhr5eab1j1qe3qh9p1en@4ax.com...
>>>>> Big Al <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> So to restate your comment. If I loaded XP SP2 from my CD, applied
>>>>>> SP3
>>>>>> (the 314meg .exe file), and IE7 WMP11 and WU updates, then had to do
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> repair, my SP2 CD would not be the thing to use or would not repair
>>>>>> properly?
>>>>>
>>>>> If past experience is an indication, you would get a message telling
>>>>> you that the OS on the hard drive is newer than the one on the CD.
>>>>
>>> Thanks, both of you. Yes, I got plenty of time to do it now. I'll put
>>> my feet up and get it done in the next few weeks.
>>
> I should say I know for a fact that IE7 and WMP11 are not in SP3, this is
> in the documentation.
> I'm assuming you need to slipstream them to make a repair cd work, I don't
> know about this but it sounds logical to me.