How to make bootable XP CD???

BigAndy

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As you know i having some fuss with XP Pro Upgrade version.

As i have XP Home Edition on my 2nd PC which came from Dixons and is Compaq brand. It came without any Windows software, i believe it has an OEM version on it. Anyway i'm just wondering is there any way to make a boot CD from it? In this case i could be lucky and make work my XP Pro Upgrade on my main rig.

If it possible could somebody explain to me what to do or point out where to get information.

Cheers
 
It's confusing as it says: The first step is to insert the Windows XP CD and copy the entire contents into the XP folder or the equivalent folder in your structure. :?



I don't have bloody XP cd, i want to make a bootable CD from existing OS...
 
Thanks for the link, I think I learned a couple things from that for something i`m kinda working on :)
 
Andy why don't you find out the key from the installed os using belarc advisor and then you should be good to go with any backup copy of XP.
 
nLite is quite good for this kinda thing, it also means you can customise your O/S, plus google is plentiful with guides on it :)
 
name='ZaX' said:
Andy why don't you find out the key from the installed os using belarc advisor and then you should be good to go with any backup copy of XP.

I dont have any back up CD's :(.
 
Ah never mind guy's, need to wait till Wednesday when my broadband is back and then will get some back up's from web, ATM i have W98 cd key from unreal and i used Belarc Advisor to find out my XP Home cd key, so hopefully one of them will work.

Thanks anyway!

P.S. Tomorrow at work will ask technical team maybe they have some CD's around :).
 
name='ZaX' said:
Andy why don't you find out the key from the installed os using belarc advisor and then you should be good to go with any backup copy of XP.

1st Thanks mate for pointing out Belarc Advisor, something new for me and it's quite handy tool.

2nd I'm a very big LOL, guess what i have on PCs right side panel...

...*cough* sticker *cough*... with serial :$ ...:D...

totaly for got about it :).

unreal is sending me W98, but will try to get XP Home backup from web as well, just in case, my broadband is back :shhh: ...
 
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