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Creating a bootable Windows XP SP1 CD (Easy CD Creator)
You will need the following items:

1.) A copy of the original Windows XP CD or ISO
2.) The latest version SP1 (currently in Beta, only) ~132MB
3.) The boot file which you can download here (bootfiles.zip / 1.07KB)
4.) CD Recording Software (Roxio Easy CD Creator Platinum v5.32 was used in this example)



Created a folder called XP on your hard drive (C: is used in this example). A minimum of 800MB is required. In this folder create three sub-folder called CD-ROOT, XP-BOOT, and XP-SP1. The end result will look something like the following image.




Copy the entire Windows XP CD (or extract the ISO) into folder CD-ROOT.

Copy your Service Pack 1 file into C:\XP

Rename the Service Pack file to XP-SP1.EXE

Extract the Service Pack from the Run Dialog using the command:
C:\XP\XP-SP1.EXE -U -X:C:\XP\XP-SP1




Apply the Service Pack 1 to the Windows XP in CD-ROOT using the following command from the Run Dialog:
C:\XP\XP-SP1\UPDATE\UPDATE.EXE -S:C:\XP\CD-ROOT








Extract the BootSector file (boot.bin) from bootfiles.zip in to the folder C:\XP\XP-BOOT


Start Easy CD Creator.

Select File > New CD Project > Bootable CD from the menu.




1.) Set Bootable CD Type: to No Emulation
2.) Set Load Segment: to 0x7c0
3.) Set Sector Count: to 4
4.) Press the Browse ... button




Locate the BootSector file (boot.bin) in the folder C:\XP\XP-BOOT




Press the OK button




Select File > CD Project Properties




Enter the Volume Label as WB2PFRE_EN

Set the File System to ISO9660

Set the Physical format of CD to Mode 1: CDROM




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.

Click OK




Select Add all Files

Make sure that the Do not add Hidden files and Do not add System files are both unchecked

Click OK




Select all files and folders in the C:\XP\CD-ROOT folder

Click the Add Button

Click the Record Button




Select Record CD under Recording Options

Select Disc-At-Once under Recording Method

Click Start Recording Button




Wait for CD creation to finish.

Click OK




Process complete. You're done.

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