[Install XP from a RAM loaded ISO image]

Successful tested for Install of XP-SP3 on real hardware (including internal multi-cardreader)

Did not use USB-stick.

AFTER format of Harddisk install partition, I installed grub4dos as boot option in boot.ini menu using BOOT_IMG.exe

Then copied folder Inst with XP_INST.IMA and XP_RAM.ISO to Harddisk.

Made entry in menu.lst without the mapping for USB-stick

title Loading XP RAM install - /Inst/XP_RAM.ISO
ls /Inst/XP_RAM.ISO || find --set-root /Inst/XP_RAM.ISO
map --mem /Inst/XP_INST.IMA (fd0)
map --mem /Inst/XP_INST.IMA (fd1)
map --mem /Inst/XP_RAM.ISO (0xFF)
# map (hd0) (hd1)
# map (hd1) (hd0)
map --hook
chainloader (0xFF)/I386/SETUPLDR.BIN

After Reboot Select Loading XP RAM install from grub4dos menu

Loading of XP_RAM.ISO in only 10 seconds in firadisk RAMDISK (instead of loading in 25 minutes from USB-stick)

TXT-mode FileCopy in only 1 minute

GUI-mode has an extra immediate Reboot.

Total XP Install time 15 minutes

Then tried to do the same with XP-SP3 Slipstreamed with UpdatePack and 5 DriverPacks.

After first Reboot for GUI-mode the DriverPacks were extracted successfully.

After second Reboot for GUI-mode has problem of SetupORG.exe NOT found.

Has to look into more detail what is causing the problem ....

i have bootimage.exe but i dont have any idea how to use it.. and continue from this step.. i have all the neccessary file likes

XP_INST.ima

XP_RAM.iso

all in my bootusb. this so how do I install grub4dos as boot option in boot.ini menu using BOOT_IMG.exe??

edit: i wanted those two files in my C-drive.. so on the next reboot i wont have to plug my usb coz the rebooting will be handle in hd