Create Windows 98/ME/NT/2K/XP/2003 all in one installation DVD

Create Windows 98/ME/NT/2K/XP/2003 all in one installation DVD

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1. Prepare Windows installation CD

• Windows 98 installation CD.

• Windows ME installation CD.

• Windows NT 4.0 Server installation CD.

• Windows 2000 professional installation CD.

• Windows XP installation CD.

• Windows 2003 installation CD.

2. Collection of the bootable image file from Windows installation CD

• Make "boot_os" folder on C: (you may change to other driver)

• Insert Windows 98 installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from Window 98 installation CD to c:\boot_os\boot98.bif
  
  1. Click "Make CD/DVD image file from CD/DVD-ROM " button to open "make iso from cd-rom" dialog
  
  
  
  2. Choose CD-ROM, Input the output file name and choose "export boot image" option.
  
  
  
  3. Click OK.
  

• Insert Windows ME installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from Window ME installation CD to c:\boot_os\bootme.bif
  

• Insert Windows NT 4.0 installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from Window NT4.0 installation CD to c:\boot_os\bootnt.bif
  

• Insert Windows 2000 professional installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from 2000 professional installation CD to c:\boot_os\boot2k.bif
  

• Insert Windows XP installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from Window XP installation CD to c:\boot_os\bootxp.bif
  

• Insert Windows 2003 installation CD into CD/DVD-ROM

• Export bootable information from Window 2003 installation CD to c:\boot_os\boot2k3.bif

• 3. Making of multiple OS installation DVD image file

• Click "Create new image file" button on toolbar.
  
  
  
  

• Click button to create "Win98" folder into root directory.

• Insert Windows 98 installation CD to CD-ROM.

• Add all files and folders from Windows 98 installation CD to "Win98" folder.

• Click button to save Windows 98 installation into c:\multi_os.iso ( you may choose other iso image file name)
  
  
  
  

• Take out Windows 98 installation CD, and insert Windows ME installation CD to CD/DVD-ROM

• Click button to create "WinME" folder into root directory.

• Add all files and folders from Windows ME installation CD to "WinME" folder.

• Click button to save Windows ME installation into multi_os.iso
  
  
  
  

• Take out Windows ME installation CD, and insert Windows NT 4.0 installation CD to CD/DVD-ROM

• Click button to create "WinNT" folder into root directory.

• Add all files and folders from Windows NT 4.0 installation CD to "WinNT" folder.

• Click button to save Windows NT 4.0 installation into multi_os.iso
  
  
  
  

• Take out Windows NT 4.0 installation CD, and insert Windows 2000 Professional installation CD to CD/DVD-ROM

• Click button to create "Win2K" folder into root directory.

• Add all files and folders from Windows 2000 Professional installation CD to "Win2K" folder.

• Click button to save Windows 2000 Professional installation into multi_os.iso
  
  
  
  

• Take out Windows 2000 Professional installation CD, and insert Windows XP installation CD to CD/DVD-ROM

• Click button to create "WinXP" folder into root directory.

• Add all files and folders from Windows XP installation CD to "WinXP" folder.

• Click button to save Windows XP installation into multi_os.iso
  
  
  
  

• Take out Windows XP installation CD, and insert Windows 2003 installation CD to CD/DVD-ROM

• Click button to create "Win2K3" folder into root directory.

• Add all files and folders from Windows 2003 installation CD to "WinXP" folder.

• Click button to save Windows 2003 installation into multi_os.iso
  
  

• 4. Do some change of multiple OS installation DVD image file for creating multiple bootable DVD

• Open c:\multi_os.iso with MagicISO.

• Copy the folder "\Win2K\i386" to "\iW2K".
  
  1. Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag folder "\Win2K\i386" to root.
  
  
  
  
  2. Click button to rename i386 to iW2K.
  
  
  
  

• Copy the folder "\WinXP\i386" to "\iWXP".
  
  1. Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag folder "\WinXP\i386" to root.
  
  
  
  
  2. Click button to rename i386 to iWXP.
  
  
  
  

• Copy the folder "\Win2K3\i386" to "\i2K3".
  
  1. Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag folder "\Win2K3\i386" to root.
  
  
  
  
  2. Click button to rename i386 to i2K3.
  
  
  
  

• Copy the file "\Win2K\CDROM_IP.5" and "\Win2K\CDROM_NT.5" to root directory.
  Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag the files "\Win2K\CDROM_IP.5" and "\Win2K\CDROM_NT.5" to root.
  
  
  
  

• Copy the file "\WinXP\WIN51" and "\WinXP\WIN51IP" to root directory.
  Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag the files "\WinXP\WIN51" and "\WinXP\WIN51IP" to root.
  
  
  
  

• Copy the file "\Win2K3\WIN51IA" to root directory.
  Hold the CTRL key down, and use mouse to drag the files "\Win2K3\WIN51IA" to root.
  
  
  
  

• Create "iW2K" folder into "c:\boot_os"

• Extract "\iW2K\SETUPLDR.BIN" file to "c:\boot_os\iW2K".
  
  1. Select "\iW2K\SETUPLDR.BIN" file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\iW2K".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\iW2K\SETUPLDR.BIN" with UltraEdit or WinHex.

• Replace all words "I386" with "IW2K"(Must be capitalization).
  
  1.Click "seach"->"Replace" menu item. Or Press "CTRL+R"
  
  
  
  2. Input "I386" into "Find What". Input "IW2K"(Must be capitalization) into "Replace With"
  
  
  
  3. Click "Replace All" button.
  
  4. Press CTRL+S to save the modified file.
  
  

• Copy c:\boot_os\iW2K\SETUPLDR.BIN back to "\iW2K\SETUPLDR.BIN" within c:\multi_os.iso.

• Extract "\iW2K\TXTSETUP.SIF" file to "c:\boot_os\iW2K".
  
  1. Select "\iW2K\TXTSETUP.SIF" file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\iW2K".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\iW2K\TXTSETUP.SIF" with UltraEdit or NotePad

• Replace all words "\i386" within the section "[SourceDisksNames.x86]" with "\IW2K"
  
  
  
  

• Copy "c:\boot_os\iW2K\TXTSETUP.SIF" back to "\iW2K\TXTSETUP.SIF" within c:\multi_os.iso.
  

• Create "iWXP" folder into "c:\boot_os"

• Extract "\iWXP\SETUPLDR.BIN" file to "c:\boot_os\iWXP".
  
  1. Select \iWXP\SETUPLDR.BIN file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\iWXP".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\iWXP\SETUPLDR.BIN" with UltraEdit or WinHex

• Replace all words "I386" with "IWXP"(Must be capitalization).

• Copy c:\boot_os\iWXP\SETUPLDR.BIN back to "\iWXP\SETUPLDR.BIN" within c:\multi_os.iso
  

• Extract "\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" file to "c:\boot_os\iWXP".
  
  1. Select "\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\iWXP".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" with UltraEdit or NotePad

• Replace all words "\i386" within the section "[SourceDisksNames.x86]" with "\IWXP"

• Copy "c:\boot_os\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" back to "\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" within c:\multi_os.iso.
  

• Create "i2K3" folder into "c:\boot_os"

• Extract "\i2K3\SETUPLDR.BIN" file to "c:\boot_os\i2K3".
  
  1. Select \i2K3\SETUPLDR.BIN file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\i2K3".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\i2K3\SETUPLDR.BIN" with UltraEdit or WinHex

• Replace all words "I386" with "I2K3"(Must be capitalization).

• Copy c:\boot_os\W2K3\SETUPLDR.BIN back to "\i2K3\SETUPLDR.BIN" within c:\multi_os.iso.

• Extract "\i2K3\TXTSETUP.SIF" file to "c:\boot_os\i2K3".
  
  1. Select "\i2K3\TXTSETUP.SIF" file.
  2. Click button to extract the file to "c:\boot_os\i2K3".
  
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\i2K3\TXTSETUP.SIF" with UltraEdit or NotePad

• Replace all words "\i386" within the section "[SourceDisksNames.x86]" with "\I2K3"

• Copy "c:\boot_os\i2K3\TXTSETUP.SIF" back to "\iWXP\TXTSETUP.SIF" within c:\multi_os.iso.
  

• Click button to save c:\multi_os.iso.
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\boot2k.bif" with UltraEdit or WinHex.

• Replace all words "I386" with "IW2K"(Must be capitalization).
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\bootxp.bif" with UltraEdit or WinHex.

• Replace all words "I386" with "IWXP"(Must be capitalization).
  

• Open "c:\boot_os\boot2k3.bif" with UltraEdit or WinHex.

• Replace all words "I386" with "I2K3"(Must be capitalization).

• 5. Making of multi-boot image file

• Click "Make multi-boot CD/DVD image file" button to open "Multi-Boot Image Editor"
  
  
  

• Click "Add ..." button to add one boot item into multi-boot image file.
  
  
  

• Choose "Boot from bootable image file" option. and click "Next" button to next step.
  
  
  

• Choose "From Local Computer" option, and input "c:\boot_os\boot98.bif", and click "Next" button to next step.
  
  
  

• Input description of Window 98 boot image, and set "Hot Key" to "1"
  
  
  

• Click "Finish" to complete Windows 98 bootable item.
  
  
  

• Add Windows ME bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootme.bif
  Description:	2. Install Window ME
  Hok Key:	2

• Add Windows NT 4.0 bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootnt.bif
  Description:	3. Install Window NT 4.0
  Hok Key:	3

• Add Windows 2000 professional bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\boot2k.bif
  Description:	4. Install Window 2000 Professional
  Hok Key:	4

• Add Windows XP bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootxp.bif
  Description:	5. Install Window XP
  Hok Key:	5

• Add Windows 2003 bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\boot2k3.bif
  Description:	6. Install Window 2003
  Hok Key:	6

• Add first assistant bootable item for booting from hard disk.
  
  
  
  

• Choose booting from first hard disk
  
  
  
  

• Input "7. Boot from hard disk" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "7", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Add second assistant bootable item for booting from floppy driver.
  
  
  
  

• Input "8. Boot from floppy driver" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "8", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Add third assistant bootable item for reboot
  
  
  
  

• Input "9. Reboot" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "9", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Set "boot from hard disk" as default bootable item. (you may choose other bootable item)
  
  
  
  

• Click "Save" button to save multi-boot image file to c:\boot_os\multi_os_boot.mbi

• Click "Close" to complete making of multi-boot image file.
  

5. Making of multi-boot image file

• Click "Make multi-boot CD/DVD image file" button to open "Multi-Boot Image Editor"
  
  
  

• Click "Add ..." button to add one boot item into multi-boot image file.
  
  
  

• Choose "Boot from bootable image file" option. and click "Next" button to next step.
  
  
  

• Choose "From Local Computer" option, and input "c:\boot_os\boot98.bif", and click "Next" button to next step.
  
  
  

• Input description of Window 98 boot image, and set "Hot Key" to "1"
  
  
  

• Click "Finish" to complete Windows 98 bootable item.
  
  
  

• Add Windows ME bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootme.bif
  Description:	2. Install Window ME
  Hok Key:	2

• Add Windows NT 4.0 bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootnt.bif
  Description:	3. Install Window NT 4.0
  Hok Key:	3

• Add Windows 2000 professional bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\boot2k.bif
  Description:	4. Install Window 2000 Professional
  Hok Key:	4

• Add Windows XP bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\bootxp.bif
  Description:	5. Install Window XP
  Hok Key:	5

• Add Windows 2003 bootable item in the same way as creating Windows 98 bootable item.
  

  From Local Computer:	c:\boot_os\boot2k3.bif
  Description:	6. Install Window 2003
  Hok Key:	6

• Add first assistant bootable item for booting from hard disk.
  
  
  
  

• Choose booting from first hard disk
  
  
  
  

• Input "7. Boot from hard disk" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "7", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Add second assistant bootable item for booting from floppy driver.
  
  
  
  

• Input "8. Boot from floppy driver" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "8", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Add third assistant bootable item for reboot
  
  
  
  

• Input "9. Reboot" into description of bootable item, and set "Hot Key" to "9", and click "finish" button
  
  
  
  

• Set "boot from hard disk" as default bootable item. (you may choose other bootable item)
  
  
  
  

• Click "Save" button to save multi-boot image file to c:\boot_os\multi_os_boot.mbi

• Click "Close" to complete making of multi-boot image file.