No bootable XPPro CDs by Nlite

[gianalf]

Hallo,I'm a new fellow for this forum and have a question relevant to a Nlite-updated copy of Win XP.

I have two OEM licenses and tried with both,but I never got a bootable CD.

I followed carefully the instruction (at least,it's not so difficult to use Nlite),I burnt the images

first by Nlite,later by UltraISO (not by ImgBurn,this application gives me an error in burning) and

even with two different versions of Nero,using two different PC's and different OS (XP and vista),but

every time the machine refuses to accept the disc as bootable.Note that I started from the original

license XPPro SP2,adding SP3+updates until september 2009+WMP11 and relevant updates (this one using

slipstreamer).I've seen in some post in this forum that every time I should use a FRESH copy of the

Windows files (also of the updates and SP?),and I didn't do so,and sometimes I operated with more than one

session of Nlite,this maybe wrong.I even tried not to use the ISO,simply burning the Win files on a CD

by Nero:actually,it seems like the autorun has not been copied properly or something like that.If I

put in the CD it opens itself showing the start page (both using the image and the file's

CD),obviously I can install XP on the PC having two OS (I did it),but not on the other one,which has

only XP.

Can somebody give me a suggestion to solve or clarify this problem?

thanks to everybody

Giancarlo

[johnhc]

gianalf, what do you mean by not bootable? Does Windows Setup boot up? What do you see after you try to boot the CD? You say you have two OEM licenses (keys). What kind of copy of Windows do you have? Is it also OEM (must be)? Please post the value for pid in the file setupp.ini in your original CD folder. Also, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

[gianalf]

gianalf, what do you mean by not bootable? Does Windows Setup boot up? What do you see after you try to boot the CD? You say you have two OEM licenses (keys). What kind of copy of Windows do you have? Is it also OEM (must be)? Please post the value for pid in the file setupp.ini in your original CD folder. Also, please attach (not paste) your Last Session.ini. Make sure to always start with a fresh copy of your CD files/folders, do all your work in one nLite session and integrate only one SP. Please report when you have a solution, so others can benefit. Enjoy, John.

Thank you,John,for the prompt answer.I'll try to the job tonight or,at worst,tomorrow.Anyway,as "bootable" I mean that the CD should start automatically operation (installation a.s.o.) after proper setup (boot from CD in the windows setup);the CDs I got don't do this,simply show the start page with the menu and I must click on set up or "install Windows XP".This way installation is possible only on the notebook equipped with double OS,starting from Vista.On the other machine I tried but,of course,it was impossible to finish.

The copies of Win I have are two original CDs by Microsoft containing the OS;both of them are OEM,I had to buy them to replace the original OS of the PCs and couldn't find the retail issue.I will post further information you require a little later,after doing the job,or maybe tomorrow.I will start integrating only SP3 and will try to install this copy.

Thank you again

Giancarlo

[johnhc]

gianalf, still not sure what you are saying. Are you talking about the attached AutoStart menu? You need to boot your machine from the CD. This means to start your machine and press Delete key, which will get you into the BIOS, and set the CD as the first boot device and restart your machine after updating the CMOS. On some machines you can press the Esc key during booting and get a menu to select the boot device. In this case, select the CD and continue. If we are having a language problem, go ahead and post in Italian and I will try to translate using Google. For example I do not know what you mean by "(installation a.s.o.) ". Enjoy, John.

[cdob]

not by ImgBurn,this application gives me an error in burning

Maybe a bad burned media, e.g. low quality media or half broken writer.

Try ImgBurn again. Fix the error source.

[gianalf]

not by ImgBurn,this application gives me an error in burning

Maybe a bad burned media, e.g. low quality media or half broken writer.

Try ImgBurn again. Fix the error source.

It runs!!Thank you for suggestion.

[gianalf]

gianalf, still not sure what you are saying. Are you talking about the attached AutoStart menu? You need to boot your machine from the CD. This means to start your machine and press Delete key, which will get you into the BIOS, and set the CD as the first boot device and restart your machine after updating the CMOS. On some machines you can press the Esc key during booting and get a menu to select the boot device. In this case, select the CD and continue. If we are having a language problem, go ahead and post in Italian and I will try to translate using Google. For example I do not know what you mean by "(installation a.s.o.) ". Enjoy, John.

John,I've seen yesterday's post but I waited to answer because I wanted to carry out some more tests,the way to be more exhaustive in my post.After some negative response ("No bootable CD in ATAPI" as usual) I decided to follow CDOB's suggestion and try to burn the ISO with ImgBurn again,checking for possible errors in burning.The copy runs without any problem,I've already made the installation;it means that using Nero can create difficulties,even taking care about speed. I operated in a single session of Nlite with a FRESH copy of XP,integrating only SP3 and making the ISO directly with Nlite.Now I'm going to make a full updated copy of XP,integrating also the hotfixes;if I understand well,you suggest to install WMP later,directly on the PC after installation,on the contrary I should make a double session of Nlite (the integration of WMP should be made by Slipstreamer and after that I should return to Nlite to make the ISO).

Anyway,everything seems to be O.K.After the new test I'll let you know the result,I think it will be positive.

Thank you for your help

Giancarlo

[johnhc]

gianalf, I run WMP11 Slipstreamer from within nLite when I do my one nLite run. You can run the Slipstreamer first on the source, then run nLite. This works fine. I would not have recommended that you install WMP11 after Windows install. I think Nero can be made to work correctly (think I did it once some time ago), but I agree that IngBurn is a much better choice. Glad you are running. Enjoy, John.

[gianalf]

Sorry to be so late with my answer,but I've got a lot of problems during this week and couldn't spend time looking after this matter.Anyway,I encountered a further problem integrating the hotfixes;simply,the CD started booting and,after formatting,copying files and initializing, the system stopped,showing something like "the installation programme will be restarted" and restarting the PC.Actually,the installation was stopped and aborted.

So,assumed that the error was evidently in the integration of hotfixes,first I checked the integration order (it was correct,by release date) after I disabled the "direct integration" in "advanced settings".This way I got through creating the right ISO;before burning I tested with Virtual box after I made the operation.I've just finished to boot the notebook and it's working well.No problems at all about WMP,I put it inside the ISO.About the use of Nero,I will make some tests when there will be some spare time,anyway I think that,almost for ISO files,ImgBurn is the right tool.

Thank you a lot for your help,John.

Giancarlo