Creating a bootable Windows XP SP1 CD (Nero)

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 (Ahead Nero 5.5.9.9 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 Nero - Burning Rom.
Select File > New... from the menu.

Start Nero - Burning Rom.
If the Nero Wizard starts, click the Close Wizard button.

1.) Select CD-ROM (Boot)
2.) Select Image file from Source of boot image data
3.) Set Kind of emulation: to No Emulation
4.) Set Load segment of sectors (hex!): to 07C0
5.) Set Number of loaded sectors: to 4
6.) Press the Browse... button

Select All Files (*.*) from File of type:
Locate the BootSector file (boot.bin) in the folder C:\XP\XP-BOOT

Set File-/Directory length to ISO Level 1 (Max. of 11 = 8 + 3 chars)
Set Format to Mode 1
Set Character Set to ISO 9660
Check all Relax ISO Restrictions

Select ISO9660 from the drop down box.
Enter the Volume Label as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter the System Identifier as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter the Volume Set as WB2PFRE_EN
Enter the Publisher as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter the Data Preparer as MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Enter the Application as WB2PFRE_EN

Select Use the date and time from the original file from File Dates

Check Write
Check Finalize CD (No further writing possible!)
Set Write Method to Track-At-Once

Locate the folder C:\XP\CD-ROOT
Select everything in the folder and drag it to the ISO compilation panel.
Click the Write CD Dialog button.

Click the Write button

Wait for CD creation to finish.

Click OK

Process complete. You're done.

Speed Up Network Browsing

Issue:
Content displaying is sluggish when browsing the network with Explorer. This is most noticeable when going from Windows 2000/XP to Windows 9X/ME Machine.

Explanation:
When browsing network resources, Windows 2000/XP will try to find shared printers and scheduled tasks on the computer you try to connect to.

Solution:

• Step 1: Backup your Registry
  
• Step 2: Delete the Sub-Key with (Default) string value set to "Printers"
  {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
• Step 3: Delete the Sub-Key with (Default) string value set to "Scheduled Tasks"
  {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

Note: You may experience a delay if that system has a printer shared.

Ati Radeon Guide is best viewed at 1024x768 using Internet Explorer 6.0+ and Netscape 6.0+ for Windows.
Users of browsers on previous versions or the MacOS will encournter problems.