How to Clean Install Windows with non-bootable Windows CD

I created a Windows XP Pro x64 iso file and burned a CD, because my Windows distribution CD was damaged. When I created the iso file and burned the CD, I didn't make it bootable by mistake.

I'm trying to create a dual-boot Windows 7 Pro x64 and Windows XP Pro x64 system. The Win 7 system is already installed on a three hdd Intel RST RAID-5. I'll remove the partition from the D:\ drive on the RAID-5 volume and install Windows XP Pro x64 there.

Can I create a bootable floppy with SATA and RAID drivers to install Windows XP from the non-bootable CD?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Regards.

Ztruker said:

Can't you burn another CD only this time make it bootable.

I'm out of burnable CDs at the moment. That's why I was thinking about using my USB floppy to boot and execute the Win XP setup file on the non-bootable CD. I need to load F6 drivers for RAID anyway, so I'm trying figure out what I need on a bootable floppy to start the Windows XP CD on a SATA DVD drive with the install partition on an Intel RST RAID-5 volume.

Kaktussoft said:

Do you have the sata and raid drivers for winxp on floppy?

I've got the Intel RST F6 download to be installed on a floppy. I need to check if I can install those drivers on a bootable floppy. I don't know if the SATA drivers are included.

The Windows XP Pro x64 CD included SP2 which is the last SP for the x64 version of XP.

Ztruker said:

Also curious why you are asking about XP in a Win 7 forum????

I'm installing Win XP as a dual-boot on a Win 7 system. I was using the SevenFourms' tutorial on the topic as a guide. I think it will be better than Win 7 XP mode.

Also, this is one of the best Windows forums on the web.

Regards

Kaktussoft said:

tjg79 said:

I created a Windows XP Pro x64 iso file and burned a CD, because my Windows distribution CD was damaged. When I created the iso file and burned the CD, I didn't make it bootable by mistake.

I'm trying to create a dual-boot Windows 7 Pro x64 and Windows XP Pro x64 system. The Win 7 system is already installed on a three hdd Intel RST RAID-5. I'll remove the partition from the D:\ drive on the RAID-5 volume and install Windows XP Pro x64 there.

Can I create a bootable floppy with SATA and RAID drivers to install Windows XP from the non-bootable CD?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Regards.

Very simple to boot.
boot from DOS floppy. Then P:\i386\winnt.exe (replace P with actual drive leter of CD. Do DIR D:, DIR E: etc to find it)

How to install Windows from the I386 folder

Can I add that executable path as a batch file to the bootable floppy with the F6 RAID drivers installed? If so, is there a command to have the bootable floppy look for the drive with the CD?

Thanks

Kaktussoft said:

tjg79 said:

I created a Windows XP Pro x64 iso file and burned a CD, because my Windows distribution CD was damaged. When I created the iso file and burned the CD, I didn't make it bootable by mistake.

I'm trying to create a dual-boot Windows 7 Pro x64 and Windows XP Pro x64 system. The Win 7 system is already installed on a three hdd Intel RST RAID-5. I'll remove the partition from the D:\ drive on the RAID-5 volume and install Windows XP Pro x64 there.

Can I create a bootable floppy with SATA and RAID drivers to install Windows XP from the non-bootable CD?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Regards.

Very simple to boot.
boot from DOS floppy. Then P:\i386\winnt.exe (replace P with actual drive leter of CD. Do DIR D:, DIR E: etc to find it)

How to install Windows from the I386 folder

I made three attempts with two different bootable DOS floppies and each time I was unable to change to anything above B:\ drive. A:\ and B:\ are both the same floppy drive.

The first attempt was with a bootable DOS floppy formatted by my Win 7 system. The second attempt was with the Win 7 bootable DOS floppy and the Intel RAID drivers installed on that floppy. The third attempt was with the Magic Boot Disk 2.0 DOS bootable floppy downloaded and installed on a floppy disk.

I need to find a way to make a bootable floppy that will recognize my SATA DVD drive on an Intel 5 series desktop board. Then I can execute the path to start the Win XP CD install and change the floppy disk to the F6 RAID drivers when prompted by the OS.

Regards

Burn another XP w/SP3 CD ($2 for 5 quality CD's on the wall rack at Walgreens) with ImgBurn at 4x speed, boot it to full-format your partition in the desired space.

If it requires SATA drivers insert them as shown here: SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot