created windows xp bootable cd. Now you can use this window XP bootable cd for installation

In this article we would create a
window XP bootable CD from copied
files. This is very useful when you
have copied files of XP. To keep
backup we generally copy the entire
disk on hard disk. But you could not
create a bootable disk from these
files.

To make a bootable XP disk
from copied files we need to add boot files with image on CD.
The following items are required:

A copy of the original Windows
CD/DVD.

A copy of the Boot Files
Download from here.

A minimum of 1GB available
hard disk space for CD's.

A minimum of 5GB available
hard disk space for DVD's.

Extract the zip file
This zip file contain all required boot files

Create a folder named xpcd on c:\
drive and copy all the files and folder of windows XP cd in it

Now start your CD burning software I have used NERO for it

Select new options from files menu then choose CDROM(BOOT)

In right pane do following settings
Select boot tab

Select Image file from Source of
boot image data

Click on Browse and choose
boot.ima ( where you have
extract image files)
Check Enable expert settings
(for advanced users only!).

Set Kind of emulation: to No
Emulation.

Set Load segment of sectors
(hex!): to 0000.

Set Number of loaded sectors:
to 4.

Click on the ISO tab.

Set File name length to Max. of
31 chars (ISO Level 2).

Set Format to Mode 1.

Set Character Set to ISO 9660
(standard ISO CD-ROM).

Check the Joliet check box.
Check all Relax ISO

Restrictions.
Check Allow more than 64
characters for Joliet names.
Click on the Label tab.

IN ISO 9660 text field Enter
volume lable
IN Joliet text boxes. Enter
system identifier label
Click the Burn tab.

Check Write.
Check Finalize CD (No further
writing possible!).

Set Write Method to Disc-at-
once. (We have had Track-At-
Once work as well.)

Click the New button
Locate the folder C:\xpcd ( OR where you have copied xp cd)

Select everything from the folder and

drag it to the ISO compilation panel.

and Click the burn CD Dialog button

Verify the settings. Correct if needed.

Click the Burn button.
This will launch CD burning wizard

Click the OK button
Congratulations you have successfully

created windows xp bootable cd.
Now you can use this window XP
bootable cd for installation.