Multiboot windows XP and isolinux

[juggler]

Hello!

I have already done a multiple boot DVD following the numerous instruction I have found.

what I would like to realize is putting in one DVD multiple ISO XP images and one ISOLINUX image.

The problem for XP is that for each image I have a customized $OEM$ that must be outside i386 directory.

All the methods I have found put different Windows version inside one DVD but not multiple version of the same XP for example with multiple version of $OEM$!

Just to explain me better:

the methods I tried built a DVD with the followe structure:

\IWXP

\IW2K

\IW98

\IWK3

that are the i386 renamed.

My ideal solution will be:

\WINXP1\i386

\WINXP1\$OEM$

\WINXP2\i386

\WINXP2\$OEM$

\WINXP3\i386

\WINXP3\$OEM$

\WINXP4\i386

\WINXP4\$OEM$

is it clear?

.. and it would be nice in the same DVD have also an ISOLINUX image ....

Thanx a million !

[Sonic]

It's possible !

You must create 4 boot folders too ... and modify TxtSetup.sif of these boot folder to point to the correct directory (WINXP1 , WINXP2, ...)

edit: To get more space on your support use function Optimize (exist in UltraISO & CDImageGUI), it will burn the same file one time and other are crosslinked ...

Edited November 11, 2005 by sonic

[juggler]

Thanks Sonic!

The problem is not inside txtsetup.sif where you can modify \i386 to \winxp1\i386 and it could work, tell me if I am wrong.

The problem is neither inside the boot image that I extract with MagicIso, there is space to change the only one i386 to whatever ...

The problem is inside setupldr.bin where we have just four chrs to change, I have tried multiple images with directories like:

\W1\$OEM$

\W1\6

\W2\$OEM$

\W2\6

\W3\$OEM$

\W3\6

\W4\$OEM$

\W4\6

where 6 is the old i386 without any results ...

does UltraIso do something different from MagicIso o WinIso?

[pmshah]

What I have found is that the current version of MagicISO is the best iso handler around. It also handles the extra long name files in the manifest folder on BartPE flawlessly. Their site also describes a slightly different method for creating multi boot, multi win iso files. Might be worth your while to explore this. Perhaps you will not need to place ISOs on the dvd but plain simple files.

[juggler]

Thanx pmshah

I agree with you about the power of MagicIso and I started exactly from there to create my first Multiboot dvd working fine.

The problem is that from WINXP the directory $OEM$ for your customization must be at the same level of the i386, until W2K it was inside i386 and there were no problem to do what I am trying to do.

Example:

WIN2K:

\i386\$OEM$

WINXP:

\i386

\$OEM$

So we have to create another level before ....

Many thanks!