Create An XP Live CD
Create An XP Live CD
To feel the XP without installing it..?? Well We can creat an XP live Cd very easily ,
Pebuilder is a software which can be used to build Xp live cd vert easily, It hardly takes 15 minutes
Here’s all the software you’ll need:
1. pebuilder3110a1.exe, from
ftp://dl.xs4all.nl/pub/mirror/nu2files/pebuilder3110
a.exe
2. Plugins:
xpe-1.0.7.cab (the GUI shell) from
http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?gr
oup_id=126922&use_mirror=nchc&filename=xpe-
1.0.7.cab&10619721
(http://tinyurl.com/2ct72t)
Other plugins from www.bootcd.us/
BartPE_Plugins_Complete.php
3. Any CD buring software(Nero)
4. A (bootable) XP CD
Step 1: Download pebuilder3110a1.exe and
install it.
Step 2: If you wish you can change the wallpaper of the livecd by replacing the Bmp image at
C:\pebuilder3110a\bartpe.bmp with the
image you want as your wallpaper. You can
find the default XP wallpaper at
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\bliss.bmp.
(Both these, of course, assume the C drive as
the installation location.)
Step 3: Download the plugins:
xpe-1.0.7.cab: This will create the XP start
button and taskbar. It is the GUI shell of the
XP Live CD.
Network Driver Plugin Pack: This provides
many network card drivers
FreeAV Virus Scanner: This integrates
FreeAV
diskexplorer_for_ntfs.cab: A very good file
explorer
And more… you can choose what you want
to download to add functionality. There are
537 plugins right now to choose from!
Step 4: Open pebuilder. Specify the source
path to the Windows installation file. This
should be your Windows XP installation
bootable CD, where the i386 folder resides.
Step 5: Click Plugins and add the plugins
you’ve downloaded. Since you’ve included
xpe-1.0.7.cab, disable nu2shell and the startup
group.
Step 6: Specify the ISO image file, and click
Build.
Step 7: After that’s done, use Nero (or any
other burning software) and burn the image
file to a CD. You’re done!
