nLite - Problem getting this ISO-Image CD-Maker to Function

[JwAlstrom]

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17-March-'09

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I want to make an ISO image disk of my current Win-Xp-Pro, which

is up-to-date with all UpDates.

I then should be able to install Win-Xp on my new computer.

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nLite fails with a message - -

"Make sure that the selected folder or drive contains

i386 or AMD64 directory and

proper WIndows installation files"

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I tell it C: - then C:\Windows - then other folders/directories

that all contain either

i386 or AMD64 or both -

but the error message is all that I ever get.

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I then tried my WinXp installation CD in D: as the directory -

same problem.

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What am I missing?

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[Ponch]

First, there is an nLite forum, hopefully this post will get moved.

Then for your big mistake, I don't know what you tried to achieve with "making an ISO" of your running XP installation. An XP install disc has totally different files from a running Windows XP. Also the size difference should have been a hint.

Given the fact that nLite modifies files, you can consider yourself lucky that it did not shoot and crash your operating system.

Now for your try on D:, I don't know what went wrong, maybe you can just point to the cd and let nLite copy the files on your hard disk.

Normally, copying the whole cd content to a directory on D: should work as well, providing the cd is an XP install cd, not a recovery that works in an other way that the standard MS XP installation.

[puntoMX]

First, there is an nLite forum, hopefully this post will get moved.

Done .

[Ponch]

I then tried my WinXp installation CD in D: as the directory -

nLite probably doesn't accept D:'s root as a valid working directory. Try puting all install files in a subdir, like D:\MyNewXP\