How To Create A Bootable Windows Xp Iso From A Folder 9 Steps

Copy the folder to the WINXP folder you created in the first step. Make sure that you copy and not move the files. To ensure this, right-click on the i386 folder and select copy. Navigate to the WINXP folder, right-click, and select Paste. The files will begin copying. Depending on the speed of your computer, this could take a few minutes. After copying, you should have an i386 folder in your WINXP folder. The directory should look like C:\WINXP\i386.

Click Save and set the filename as “WIN51”. Include the quotes to make sure that the file is saved without an extension.

XP Home: Make a copy of the file named WIN51IC. XP Home SP1: make the above file plus one named WIN51IC. SP1 XP Home SP2: make the above files plus one named WIN51IC. SP2 XP Home SP3: make the above files plus one named WIN51IC. SP3 XP Pro: Make a copy of the file named WIN51IP. XP Pro SP1: make the above file plus one named WIN51IP. SP1 XP Pro SP2: make the above files plus one named WIN51IP. SP2 XP pro SP3: make the above files plus one named WIN51IP. SP3

Download the Service Pack installation file from Microsoft. Make sure to download the pack that was last installed. This guide will assume you are slipstreaming to SP3. Rename the downloaded file to XPSP3. EXE and place it at the root of your C: drive for easy access. Open the command prompt. Click start and select Run… Enter “cmd” into the field and press enter. This will open the command prompt. Type the following command and press Enter:C:\XPSP3. EXE /integrate:C:\XPSETUP

Place the boot image in the root of your C: drive. It is typically called w2ksect. bin. This will be required during the burning process.

Drag and drop your WINXP folder into ImgBurn. Select the Options tab. Change File System to ISO9660. Make sure that Recurse Subdirectories is checked. Select the Advanced Tab and then select the Bootable Disc tab. Check the box for Make Image bootable. Select None (Custom) from the Emulation Type dropdown menu. Click the Folder icon and select the w2ksect. bin file that you downloaded earlier. Change the Sectors To Load value from 1 to 4.