Windows Source Error

[iGoX]

Hi all,

Well when I found this tools i said me: "Thanks all those guys that code cmd script, no more 24h to reinstall my OS, GREAT !"

But... I never be able to load XPCreate

Each time i load it, it returns me this message "Source does not appear to be a CD. ", but my XPCREATE.INI file seems OK to me... i fill it with the drive letters of my DVD-Rom reader and CD-Rom burner...

The following screen shoot is what XPCreate returns to me :

and there the log file it creates :

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-- 13:54:02 -- Started  at: 13:54:02

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-- 13:54:02 -- XPCREATE Version : 11 JUN 2004

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-- 13:54:02 -- Running on :

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Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- 13:54:02 -- Setting Variables

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@ECHO OFF

SET CDBURNER=Z:

SET CDERASE=NO

SET CDLABEL=WXPPROFR

SET CDSPEED=MAX

SET COPYSOURCE=YES

SET DELISOS=NO

SET DELROOT=NO

SET DELTEMP=NO

SET DLAUTO=YES

SET DLURL=http://xpcreate.wiretapped.us/HFLISTS

SET DOCABS=YES

SET DOCD=YES

SET DOISO=YES

SET DOPATH=NO

SET DOSATA=YES

SET DOSVCPACK=YES

SET DRIVERDIR=$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS

SET EXITQUIET=NO

SET OVERWRITEOEM=YES

SET SILENTINSTALL=YES

SET SLIPHF1=YES

SET SLIPHF2=YES

SET SLIPMDC=YES

SET SLIPSPK=YES

SET XPISO=WXPPROFR.ISO

SET XPSOURCE=Y:

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-- 13:54:02 -- Looking for CD Source.

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-- 13:54:02 -- Trying to extract the Boot Image.

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-- 13:54:02 -- Source does not appear to be a CD.

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And here my "original" .INI file that attempt to use:

[XPCREATE]BOOTIMGFILE=

CDBURNER=Z:

CDERASE=NO

CDLABEL=WXPPROFR

CDSPEED=MAX

COPYSOURCE=YES

DELISOS=NO

DELROOT=NO

DELTEMP=NO

DLAUTO=YES

DLURL=http://xpcreate.wiretapped.us/HFLISTS

DOCABS=YES

DOCD=YES

DOISO=YES

DOPATH=NO

DOSATA=YES

DOSVCPACK=YES

DRIVERDIR=$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS

EXITQUIET=NO

OVERWRITEOEM=YES

QLOG=

SILENTINSTALL=YES

SLIPHF1=YES

SLIPHF2=YES

SLIPMDC=YES

SLIPSPK=YES

XPISO=WXPPROFR.ISO

XPSOURCE=Y:

It will be great if somebody can say me what's wrong... Thanks.

[iGoX]

Hi,

Sorry, but another question (yes, i'm an annoying noob )

But i remark there is a "BOOTIMGFILE" section in the XPCREATE.INI file. When i go to the GreenMachine site to see what it means and what it used for, i saw "Path to Boot Image File".

First question : i saw this "BOOTIMGFILE" value has a default value that is "BOOT\XPCTBOOT.BIN"... but when i look in the BOOT directory under my XPCREATE install root dir, i didn't see this file... Is this file installed by default, or i have to create it by myself ?

Second question : If i have to create the "XPCTBOOT.BIN" file by myself, what this image file must contains ? My Windows XP CD-Rom image ? A Boot file that regroups all the files that we can find on a floppy boot disk ? Anything else ?..

Hope for your help, thanks.

[Famer]

you could place the boot image from the xp cd inthe boot folder and then it will find your source on the harddrive if you want to do it like that

[GreenMachine]

That part of the code is ... awkward ... at the moment. What does work, is to install XPCREATE to a new, empty directory, place your Original Windows CD in your CD Dirve, and let XPCREATE find it, copy it, extract the boot image, update XPCREATE.INI, and make your new ISO/CD. You are best off NOT editing the XPCREATE.INI file for the first run, unless you need to avoid downloading the hotfixes. In this case just change DLAUTO=YES to DLAUTO=NO.

If you need help, the only file I want to see (attached) is LOGFILES.CAB, from the NEWFILES directory, and not parts of the XPCREATE.LOG file or XPCREATE.INI, which I tend to skip if included in the post.

So ... give it a try as outlined above (without modifying anything the first run), and see how that works.

Bienvenue a MSFN!

[iGoX]

Hi,

First, thanks to you for your lightening speed response folks...

GreenMachine, i done what you said, i.e didn't edit the .INI file, and miracle ! All work fine (well, more exactly, XPCreate starts, copy my XP CD-Rom, download service pack and Hotfixes... let see what's happen after )

Ha ! why noobs like me are often tortuous minded that they first edit, modify, change all they can before simply run and see if it works ? humm...

A little thing to finish : an ANR (Another Noob Request )... can't you include a switch on the command line when you call "iOpus File Download" in order to stop having its windows poping when it starts a dowload ? Because it didn't stop bugging me during i wrote this message

Regards.

[GreenMachine]

can't you include a switch on the command line when you call "iOpus File Download" in order to stop having its windows poping when it starts a dowload ?

If I could I would, but if minimized, nothing downloads. I have reduced the number of annoying windows to a minimum: the rest I cannot get rid of. But ... you do have my sympathy, and do know I have the same problem!

Good Luck!

[iGoX]

I now finished to update my Win XP distribution, and tested it under VMWare... and it works very well !

If I could I would, but if minimized, nothing downloads. I have reduced the number of annoying windows to a minimum: the rest I cannot get rid of

After reflexion, i said me that having popup windows doesn't really matter when i think that it will avoid me to reinstall all the patches and service pack (i've got a really old Windows XP distribution and i used to regulary crash my OS - damned noob am i -...)

But ... you do have my sympathy, and do know I have the same problem!

I'm thankful for your sympathy, and much more for your work on XPCreate...

Regards.

[GreenMachine]

Chouette! A post with no errors!

Another happy customer! Glad it worked for you.