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[Greenslade]

Something you're doing wrong then. All of these work for me. I use them all the time.
The one I linked you even provides the key.

I will put some photos on here i will do it tomorrow .i have tried to many times today.Mr Stinger would know the one i am talking about.

 

[stef]

XP never had the support to boot and install from CD.

I think it was bootable from day 1, actually. Even Windows98SE OEM CD is bootable.

I have tried tried that one, i have tried most of them with Easy2boot with Rufus 2.5 and dvd Rufus did not boot Easy2boot got to the point of checking my PC it never moved on from there.There is another one on this forum which did work with Easy2Boot.Over 500 pages to check on here.

What do you need Rufus for? Easy2boot does not need Rufus, burning ISO images does not need it either.
You either burn the iso file, or put it in correct directory on E2B thumb drive.

 

[Greenslade]

XP never had the support to boot and install from CD. Easy2Boot is not 100% perfect. If it's not working, you'll need a CD/DVD drive and to burn the XP ISO to a blank CD. Alternatively(if you don't have a drive or blank disks), you can open the ISO in 7Zip and copy all the files there in to a spare hard drive, boot from a USB drive formatted with a WinXP or Win2K boot floppy and run Setup from the command line.

It seems strange Easy2boot worked first time with the updated one that i can,t find in here.Since that time i have had no succes one asked for a key which i don,t have.Another time it could not continue it was asking me to put a cd in the drive .I have tried burning quite a few discs some came with errores.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I think it was bootable from day 1, actually. Even Windows98SE OEM CD is bootable.

See edit. My mind was going faster than my fingers...

XP never had the support to boot and install from anything but CD.

 

[Greenslade]

I think it was bootable from day 1, actually. Even Windows98SE OEM CD is bootable.


What do you need Rufus for? Easy2boot does not need Rufus, burning ISO images does not need it either.
You either burn the iso file, or put it in correct directory on E2B thumb drive.

That is what i do.I thought i would try Rufus, it is supposed to make it bootable i thought All i get with Rufus is the flashing - minus sign.?

 

[stinger608]

I will put some photos on here i will do it tomorrow .i have tried to many times today.Mr Stinger would know the one i am talking about.

It's the same one that @Mr.Scott linked:

Windows XP SP3 ISO Download | Get into PC

Windows XP SP3 Professional ISO 32 Bit Free Download. It is Genuine Bootable Windows XP Pro SP3 ISO 32 Bit updated until Nov 2013 having all SATA drivers.

getintopc.com

It's an ISO image that you will have to burn to a DVD.

If you don't have an ISO burning program, you can use CDBurnerXP:

CDBurnerXP: Free CD and DVD burning software

It's a free CD/DVD burning software for home use.

 

[SteveSi]

If the Xp Setup asks for a key then you are nearly there!
Just use a key that is suggested on the download page where you got the ISO.

Windows XP SP3 ISO Download | Get into PC

Windows XP SP3 Professional ISO 32 Bit Free Download. It is Genuine Bootable Windows XP Pro SP3 ISO 32 Bit updated until Nov 2013 having all SATA drivers.

getintopc.com

 

[Keullo-e]

Need better cooling soon (or I just remove the side panel for testing) as I'm checking the stability of X5650 with 6+ hours of prime95 for every +1MHz on the bus clock. Already hit 95C at 4.16GHz and those Westmeres have tjmax of 96C.

Of course under normal usage it won't ever hit that high temps but I need to run prime without throttling.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Me personally, I prefer the customized versions of XP, like the Integral Edition for example, which is my current and likely final goto version of XP for retro installations. And before anyone gives me the business about it being shady or illegal, no it's not. Customized Windows ISOs are mostly safe to use as long as you get one from one of the larger mod groups as they work hard to protect their reputations. Also, I currently own 9 legit COAs for XP. 2 Retail Pros, 1 Retail Home, 1 Retail Media Center and 5 OEMs. It might be breaking a few rules that have no validity in law, but no one is calling me a thief or a pirate.

(or I just remove the side panel for testing)

This. Crack a window to let in some cool air if you need too.

 

[Keullo-e]

This. Crack a window to let in some cool air if you need too.

I do have an intake fan on the side panel for now (a Noctua P14) but I guess that an Eisbaer with 140x55 rad just isn't enough.

 

[seth1911]

Yeah Old is relative but its today my Main System i think its old enough to post here:
A8 3800 @ 3,36GHz (2011)
Asrock A75M HVS (2011)
XFX R7 260X (2013)

RAM:
4GB Kingston Hyper X from 2010
4GB Mushkin from 2014

The Diskdrive is a BD Combo from Pioneer, i use it for MDisc 100GB and for BD-RE 50GB.

 

[68Olds]

Yeah Old is relative but its today my Main System i think its old enough to post here:
A8 3800 @ 3,36GHz (2011)
Asrock A75M HVS (2011)
XFX R7 260X (2013)

RAM:
4GB Kingston Hyper X from 2010
4GB Mushkin from 2014

The Diskdrive is a BD Combo from Pioneer, i use it for MDisc 100GB and for BD-RE 50GB.

I recently managed to save an AMD system that would have been heading for a dumpster. It had an A6-6400 in it, but I was able to find an inexpensive A10-6800k to upgrade it. It has a F2A55-m Asus motherboard & 8GB of generic DDR-1600 that I have been able to boost to DRR-1866. Had Win7 installed on a 500GB spinner & I was able to do a free upgrade to Win10. I have an HD 7770 & have read I might be able to force hybrid crossfire. My HTPC needs an upgrade & this might be it.

 

[seth1911]

Why not ?

Its my main sys cause its old and work very well.
Atm i work with Solidworks primary on my Notebook with an A4 4300M , HD 7670M and 32GB RAM,
but in a month i get another Board for the A8 with 4 RAM Slots then it will my main sys for Work too.

Every work what i do on the PC, can use the GPU for Compute.


Edit:
A comparison between my A4 with HD 7670M and the I5 9600 with IGP in the School working via Solidworks:
A4 4300M usage about 47%, HD 7670M Full Load = 60 FPS
I5 9600 usage about 82%, IGP Full Load = 48 FPS

 

[Greenslade]

It's the same one that @Mr.Scott linked:

Windows XP SP3 ISO Download | Get into PC

Windows XP SP3 Professional ISO 32 Bit Free Download. It is Genuine Bootable Windows XP Pro SP3 ISO 32 Bit updated until Nov 2013 having all SATA drivers.

getintopc.com

It's an ISO image that you will have to burn to a DVD.

If you don't have an ISO burning program, you can use CDBurnerXP:

CDBurnerXP: Free CD and DVD burning software

It's a free CD/DVD burning software for home use.

I have burned it to a DVD *there was an error burning the Disc *I wish the video talked it over rather than just words.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Error burning the disk is bad media, bad burner, or you need to slow down the burn rate.

 

[Greenslade]

Error burning the disk is bad media, bad burner, or you need to slow down the burn rate.

What is the best burning speed 48 or lower ?

 

[DR4G00N]

What is the best burning speed 48 or lower ?

I use 4x and never had a problem burning cd's. The higher the speed the more chance for errors.

 

[Greenslade]

Error burning the disk is bad media, bad burner, or you need to slow down the burn rate.

I am wasting a lot of Discs all with error s they can,t all be bad discs

I use 4x and never had a problem burning cd's. The higher the speed the more chance for errors.

Thanks for that. I will have to see how that goes. This will be the last time I try burning the file it is a waste of discs, if this has errors there must be something up with the disc image.No good all that was in it was the one file before the disc ejected it said 30 seconds
to go what am I doing wrong?

 

[lexluthermiester]

or you need to slow down the burn rate.

Most likely this.

I am wasting a lot of Discs all with error s they can,t all be bad discs

Slow down your burn speed to 2x or 4x.

 

[Greenslade]

Most likely this.


Slow down your burn speed to 2x or 4x.

I did to 4x. I will try ImgBurn.If i remember rightly that used to come with Windows XP, that was the first system i had.It said it had burned all ok

. Thats where i went wrong i directly burned it to the DVD i did not extract the files.I never new that anyway.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I did to 4x. I will try ImgBurn.If i remember rightly that used to come with Windows XP, that was the first system i had.It said it had burned all ok

. Thats where i went wrong i directly burned it to the DVD i did not extract the files.I never new that anyway.

You are supposed to directly burn an ISO file to disc. You just have to have the correct utility. See below;

Following these step should result in a perfect disc recording.
As I detailed elsewhere in the forums(likely this thread), there are many good disc burning/recording utilities out there. IMHO, CDBurnerXP is the best.

 

[Greenslade]

https://getintop c.com/softwares/operating-systems/windows-xp-sp3-4707278/

Thanks very much Mr Scott.

You are supposed to directly burn an ISO file to disc. You just have to have the correct utility. See below;
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Following these step should result in a perfect disc recording.
As it detailed elsewhere in the forums(likely this thread), there are many good disc burning/recording utilities out there. IMHO, CDBurnerXP is the best.

Thanks once again for your good advice Lex

 

[lexluthermiester]

Thanks once again for your good advice Lex

You're Welcome! No worries.

 

[Mr.Scott]

Thanks very much Mr Scott.

Yup. Anytime.

 

[Keullo-e]

Damn, for X5650, 1.4V is too much for the cooling as it starts throttling and 1.39xxxV isn't enough for 4.18GHz. So I'll go with 4.16GHz at 1.38xxx volts for now as it ran prime95 for 6+ hours.