resize winxp cdimage

[abu ryan]

hi i have my windows xp cd +sp1+all hotfix update and my software

Now if i want to incloude my office xp +sp3.... but the problem is the project will be 1GB or more

so when i made the ISO it become more than the size of my cd which is 700 MB

and i cannot burn it ..............

how can i make the image less than this size ,is there is any way to compressing or is there is any command to be used or software can i used to help me please help me

sorry if i did not explane right ....................

[MCT]

try this, try the nLite XP reduction Tool i just started using it, and it took my xp pro cd from about 470MB to 230MB

what it does is gives u the option 2 remove unused components xp installs with, for me,

i removed Windows Media player (cuz theirs a newer version out, seems silly 2 have 2 of the same things on 1 cd)

services, defrag, and a bunch of other things

i use a different defrag utility, so it also seemed silly 2 have 2 of the same program on my pc

also, u could get a 900MB cd

hope this helped

[Alanoll]

CDIMAGE just creates dynamic links if the files are identical. Not compressing. It just writes the file ONCE instead of however many times you have it.

[buckeyeXP]

i dont know if you shrinked office using my Shrink Office. It will work for 2k XP and 2K3. You could try that on top of nlite and get it to fit.

The only problem is that it only works for english versions of office.

hope this helps

[abu ryan]

hi all

MCT

can you give me which application did you remove frome the cd and where can i finde it in the cd during ruuning the software NLITE

Alonall

FOR using cdmimage will not give what we need

buckeyeXP

for shrink office software will reduce the size but if you need to inastall the office complete it will ask for files which is not in so you have to back to YOUR office CD......

[Alanoll]

I know CDIMAGE won't work. I was symply telling you why. It's not a reduction or compression tool, it's more of an Optimizer.

as for nLite. Load up the program, and remove what you want. There is a recommended preset that probally will remove enough.

[edmoncu]

just a followup to office2k3 shrink, it would also be possible to compress the shrinked ofc2k3 installer via 7zip or winrar to an sfx archive and have it silently decompressed before the installation starts. i've done it with ofc2k3, shrinked it with officeshrink of buckeyeXP, the installer went down to 180+mb. compressed it to sfx with winrar. it went down further to 64mb.

[abu ryan]

hi,all

i knew if i used the shrinkoffice, it will reduce the siz but as a i said before

if you install your office after you shrink it you not get all the office install

so after you are using the computer the office it will back asking for the CD

thanks a lot for trying to help me

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if you have any idea please help me with this

i have office 2003 CD & the frontpage 2003 CD

now how can i incloude the front page with the office

to be the same way with office xp ,when you install it i will show for you that the office will install with the front page ...............

THANKS ALOT