Forum: EasyBoot
Topic: Windows XP image to Hard disk
started by: gksmith
Posted by gksmith on Feb. 08 2011,20:52
I want to create a Windows XP SP3 .iso from my existing hard drive. I have searched in EasyBoot and UltraISO and cannot find the process I need.

I want this image to be where I can project it on a hard drive and be ready to go. If you can provide links to the instructions I would greatly appreciate it.

Some things I have already done to prepare the system:
Sysprep
Sysprep Answer file
Posted by balder on Feb. 09 2011,07:09
@gksmith

As this is your first post and you are a new member in this forum, I say welcome :)

Quote: “I have searched in EasyBoot and UltraISO and cannot find the process I need”

Sorry, as far as I know, EasyBoot doesn’t have such “built-in” tool to handle sysprep (binary image) installation routine :(

However there might be some workaround ???
Let’s see if some other member in the forum have some ideas :;):  

balder

Posted by madar on Feb. 09 2011,10:28
hi gksmith

see my tutor in link below.i think it is wat you need.
< http://reboot.pro/10943/ >
Posted by balder on Feb. 09 2011,11:17
@madar\@gksmith

Yes this is a well known way – very well described by @madar :)

However basically the idea comes originally from the Big Bang LLC's Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) read < HERE >

Note: this cost some money :(  – which the tutorial written by @madar doesn’t – it’s free :laugh:
Funny part is that UIU basically uses this < HERE >

Read especially this part: “Image Creation and Deployment:
Create and deploy images through the Console, and review of Symantec Ghost's interaction with Microsoft's Sysprep utility”

Note: “HAL” (Hardware Abstraction Layer) is a common problem- but is mostly solved.

If using @madar tutorial or “UIU”-solution you can create a DOS floppy image that launch ghost.exe and hereby use switches to Ghost.exe and let Easyboot launch floppy image and there you go with your fully automatically image process :;):

balder

Posted by amir32 on Feb. 17 2011,01:45
I want to create a Windows XP SP3 .iso from my existing hard drive. I have searched in EasyBoot and UltraISO and cannot find the process I need.

I want this image to be where I can project it on a hard drive and be ready to go. If you can provide links to the instructions I would greatly appreciate it.
Posted by balder on Feb. 17 2011,05:16
@amir32

Quote: "I want to create a Windows XP SP3 .iso from my existing hard drive"

EasyBoot doesn’t have such built-in tools :O
Read post nr;3 (@madar) and post nr;4 (balder)in this topic you are reading :)  

That should solve your problems :cool:

balder