Bootable XP Disc?

[sethhman]

So after downloading a windows XP Pro SP2 Corporate Edition, and installing it, it worked perfect.  But after installing it, I wanted to reinstall XP once again, and get rid of all the extras on the iso which was in its own little folder that I didn't need, so I opened it in magiciso and after removing the optional components, I found out I couldn't save over 300MB or whatever.  So I extracted all the files out of the iso and made a new iso with the corrections I wanted.  I saved and burnt the iso to a CD.  When I try booting into the CD I burned it to, it won't do anything, it will just load my curent version of windows like theres not even a disc in the drive.  I've already checked my BIOs settings during boot-up and the order to check is CD-drive, floppy drive, then hard drive.  So all I need to know is how to make a windows disk bootable so i can run the Windows installation process when I boot up
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any questions or things i didnt cover, post here

[Guest_guest_*]

The first 4 sectors hold the boot image.  You are missing this.
Use isobuster to extract the boot image to a file (only 2K).
then make the CD using advanced function to include this boot image into the 4 sectors at the same time you burn your files.

[sethhman]

i dont quite understand you, iv downloaded isobuster and cant find anything "advanced function" and dont know what the (only 2k) means

if you could explain better maybe id get a better idea, thanks

[Guest_guest_*]

in isobuster   look in session 1 you will see bootable cd, click it.
right click on .img on right panel, extract to a file.  It will be 2K in size.

In your CD burning software , don't know what you have.  You create a bootable CD and use the .img file you saved.  (usually an advanced tab or setting)  remember "no emulation"


clear enough??

I was telling you why and not making a how guide, they already exist.