Creating one image from 4 images of bootdisks

[ms-trex]

It is possible to make one bootable image of 4 images of win2k bootdisks, or how to create a small boot image of win2k recovery console

Edited October 5, 2005 by ms-trex

[LiquidSage]

There is a utility made by a msfn member that can trigger a recovery cons. install....after that replace the appropriate boot files and it will work as a standalone bootable image.

You can take the four disk set, and either.......

1.Open the first disk in winimage. Then goto Image--> change format--->select custom format--->change Total # of sectors to ~16000. After that extract the 3 disk into a folder on your computer.Drag and drop those files into your new 8meg image and save.

2. Extract the boot sector from an xp cd and put all files from all 4 disks in a folder named i386. save ISO and burn for stand alone recovery console..

Or since RecCons is basically made of the same files from a OS's boot folder. Follow the guide here on MSFN and create a bootfolder, call it in cdshell. (You can stop there and not go on to connect the boot files to an OS installation folder if you so choose.

[ms-trex]

It doesn't work. I made an iso image of files from 4 disks, when I start this cd, setup program ask me to put diskette number 2, the 1st solution probably would give the same effect

What is the utility you talked about???

[LiquidSage]

sorry..few corrections....

1.it's 6 disks, not 4.

2. All files must be in a folde I386 and ident files must be at root....win51win51ip...etc you must make sure the boot file (2k in size) is poiinting to I386.

graphic examples can be found at the multiboot guide. Just follow it up to maKing a boot folder for an os install....after that you have it.