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Making An UWI Bootable Windows CD

Many times we think to have an AUTOMATED Windows O.S. Installation Bootable CD which would just ask for an HD drive & Install Windows O.S. for us.

Now with the Release of UWI 2.5.0, you can now make a UWI Bootable Windows 2000/XP/2003 CD for your Personal Use.

The TUT here will Guide you Step by Step for making an UWI Bootable Windows CD by Slipstreaming XP Service Pack 2 to your Windows XP Setup Files & Way to use UWin Installer 2.5.0 for this Complete Process.

The Process Explained Here Can Be Used With Windows 2000\XP\2003 Operating System Also.

Ingredients Needed For Creation Of CD With UWI:

· Windows XP setup CD or Windows XP Setup Files

· CD burner, Blank Writable CD & Any Burning software

· Bootable Image File for Windows XP

Step 1: Copy your XP CD-ROM contents to the hard drive

First, you need to find your Windows XP CD (any bootable and/or retail version; including Full and Upgrade versions; XP Home or Pro "gold" release) and copy the contents of the CD to your hard drive.

Create a folder in the root of your C: drive called xp (C:\xp) and use My Computer to simply drag and drop the files between the two locations.

Step 2: Get XP SP2 & Combine XP with SP2

While this is copying, obtain the Full Network Install version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (272 MB), which you can download from the Microsoft Web site or copy from the Windows XP SP2 CD-ROM.

The download version of this file is named WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe

The CD version is called xpsp2.exe

However, both are identical, save for the name. For this reason, I will refer to the simpler xpsp2.exe below, but you can substitute WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe for that if needed. (You can also rename WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe to xpsp2.exe if you'd like.) Now, create new folder called sp2 on the C drive (C:\sp2) and then copy this file to that location.

Now, type the following in the command line window (where [ENTER] means hit the ENTER key):

C:\
cd sp2 [ENTER]
cd xpsp2.exe /s:c:\xp [ENTER]

After a short pause, XP SP2 Setup will combine, or slipstream, the SP2 files into the XP install, as shown in this figure:

When it's completed, you'll see this dialog box. Click OK, and then close the command line window. If you don't see this dialog, you've done something wrong. Ensure that the command line entries you've used are correct.

Step 3: Combine Powerful UWI with Windows XP

Install UWin Installer 2.5.0 Package into I386 folder of Your Windows XP Files. Run UWI.exe. Select ‘About UWI Screen’ & press [shift key + ~]. This will take you to the UWI CMD Mode.

Type command –>

Set_fname_default_on

Acknowledge the Message!!

Type ‘exit’ and goto ‘U MENU’. Install UWI Smart Process and Exit UWI.

For More UWI Settings, Refer UWI Owner’s Manual.txt

Step 4: File needed to make your new CD bootable

Next, you need a bootable image for making Windows CD bootable.

You can download bootable Image ::

Microsoft Corporation.img

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Step 6: Make a bootable XP SP2 CD

Now, you're ready to burn your new, bootable Windows XP SP2 CD.

How you do this will depend on the CD writing software you use. In this section, I'll examine Nero Burning ROM 6 and versions 5 and 6 of Roxio Easy CD/Media Creator.

If you're interested in my advice, Nero is the way to go.

Step 6a: Make a bootable XP SP2 CD with Nero Burning ROM 6

First, start Nero Burning ROM and choose CD-ROM (Boot) from the New Compilation's Boot page. Then, under "Source of boot image data," choose "Image file" and select C:\Microsoft Corporation.img by clicking the Browse button. Then, select the option titled "Enable expert settings (for advanced users only)" and change "Kind of emulation" to No Emulation, and change "Number of loaded sectors" to 4. The "Load segment of sectors" option should remain at its default value of 07C0. When this step is completed, the Nero Burning ROM application should resemble the following:

Now, select the Label page in Nero Burning ROM. Under "Volume label, ISO 9660" enter the name of your CD (WXPVOL_EN in my case). When completed, this page of the dialog should resemble the following:

Now, click the New button. The New Compilation dialog disappears and the main window of Nero Burning ROM is available, as shown here.

On the right side of the application, in the File Browser area, navigate to C:\xp. Then, select all of the files inside of that directory and copy them over to the new CD, as shown here:

Now you're ready to burn the CD. Click the Burn icon in the toolbar, or choose Recorder and then Burn Compilation, and then click the Burn button. Nero will cache the files and then write them to disc, as shown here:

Step 6b: Make a bootable XP SP2 CD with Roxio Easy Media Creator 5.x

Start Easy CD Creator and choose File, then New Project, and then Bootable CD. This will launch the Choose Type of Bootable CD dialog, shown below. In this dialog, select "No Emulation" for Bootable CD Type, 0x7c0 as the Load Segment (this is the default choice), and 4 for the Sector Count. Then, click the Browse button to locate the Microsoft Corporation.img file and use this as the bootable image. Click OK to close the dialog.

When the dialog closes, you're returned to the main Easy CD Creator window, which now shows two files, BOOTCAT.BIN and BOOTIMG.BIN, in the root of the CD project you're making. Select File and then CD Project Properties to launch the CD Project Properties dialog. There are three tabs in this dialog, and they should be configured to resemble the following three shots.

A couple of notes here: The Volume Label should match the name of your original XP CD-ROM. In the figure above, it's named WXPFPP_EN, which is the name of the retail Windows XP Professional (US) CD-ROM, but yours could be different. Make sure the options in each tab on your system match the options as shown in figures above, then click OK to close the dialog.

Now, drag and drop all of the files from C:\xp to the CD project. You can do this from within the Easy CD Creator interface, or you can open a My Computer window and drag them over from there if you'd like. When you're done, the Easy CD Creator window should resemble the following.

Now, click the red Record button to start burning the CD. The Record CD Setup dialog appears. Click Start Recording to begin. While your CD is created, the Record CD Progress dialog will appear, as shown below. When its done, click OK to close the dialog.

Step 6: Test it

Once the CD is created, you should test it on a non-critical system or in a virtual machine such as those used by Microsoft Virtual PC and VMWare Workstation. Depending on the environment you choose, the CD should either boot automatically, or you will see a note asking you to press any key to install. Use the CD to install Windows XP with SP2 to make sure it's working correctly. Most important, perhaps, ensure that the version of XP you've installed is SP2. To do so, go to Start, then Run, and type "winver" (no quotes) and hit ENTER. The SP2 version number is 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158: Service Pack 2).

When you're done testing, you should consider backing up the newly created CD, and deleting the cruft you've added to your hard drive, specifically C:\Microsoft Corporation.img, and the directories C:\xp and C:\sp2.

--Utsav Handa
April 12, 2006
handautsav [at] hotmail.com

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