Last Edited: 02/27/2009

Copying the Source Files

If you already have the Windows XP CD source files on the computer's hard drive you can skip this section.

1. Put the Window installation CD into your CDROM drive. If the Autorun menu starts, feel free to close it. We're not going to use it.
    
2. Open up My Computer, then Right-Click on the CDROM with your CD in it, and select Open (or Explore).
   
   
   
    
3. You can either, click and drag to select all the contents of your current location, or press <CTRL><A> keys.
   
   
   
    
4. Right-Click on your mouse over the highlighted files, and select Copy, or press <CTRL><C> keys.
   
   
    
5. Now navigate to your hard drive, and create a new folder and name it XPCD, or name it whatever you want. Just remember its name and location.
    
6. Open the folder you created, Right-Click on your mouse, and select Paste, or press <CTRL><V> keys.
   
   
   At this point Windows CD files will be copied to your new folder (XPCD).

Start Making the CD

Options to consider prior to making the CD:
Slipstreaming a Service Pack into Windows XP Setup
Creating a Basic Unattended Windows XP Setup

To begin, download the Microsoft Corporation.img file and remember the location where you download it to your computer

1. Start Nero
2. Double click on CD-ROM (boot)
3. Check Image File
4. Click on the Browse button, File of Type - All Files, Select the Image file
5. Keep the Nero Boot-Loader 07C0
6. Load Segment - 07C0
7. Number of loaded sectors - 4
8. Make the screen look like the following graphic

9. Click on the ISO tab
10. Configure it to match the following graphic

11. Click on the LABEL tab
12. You don't need to but here are the default labels for the different versions of XP:

• Windows XP Professional: WXPCCP_EN
• Windows XP Home: WXHCCP_EN
• Windows XP Professional OEM: WXPOEM_EN
• Windows XP Home OEM: WXHOEM_EN

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