NEED TO MAKE AN XP HOME CD

[John A.]

What folders/files do i need to burn onto a CD to reload
XP on my Sony Vaio? The Sony only comes with a restore CD
that requires a reformat/repartitian to restore XP. I
tried coping my Windows directory from my Compaq onto a CD
but it's too much data, my CD is 700MB. Any help is
appreciated.

[Nicholas]

John --

One cannot extract certain files from an OEM Restore CD
and create a conventional Windows XP CD. The only
solution is to purchase a conventional Windows XP CD.

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"John A." > wrote in message:
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| What folders/files do i need to burn onto a CD to reload=20
| XP on my Sony Vaio? The Sony only comes with a restore CD=20
| that requires a reformat/repartitian to restore XP. I=20
| tried coping my Windows directory from my Compaq onto a CD=20
| but it's too much data, my CD is 700MB. Any help is=20
| appreciated.

[Harry Ohrn]

You need the contents of the i386 directory. WINNT.EXE is the installer.

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"John A." > wrote in message
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> What folders/files do i need to burn onto a CD to reload
> XP on my Sony Vaio? The Sony only comes with a restore CD
> that requires a reformat/repartitian to restore XP. I
> tried coping my Windows directory from my Compaq onto a CD
> but it's too much data, my CD is 700MB. Any help is
> appreciated.

[Al Dykes]

In article >,
Nicholas > wrote:
>John --
>
>One cannot extract certain files from an OEM Restore CD
>and create a conventional Windows XP CD. The only
>solution is to purchase a conventional Windows XP CD.
>
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>Nicholas
>
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>"John A." > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| What folders/files do i need to burn onto a CD to reload=20
>| XP on my Sony Vaio? The Sony only comes with a restore CD=20
>| that requires a reformat/repartitian to restore XP. I=20
>| tried coping my Windows directory from my Compaq onto a CD=20
>| but it's too much data, my CD is 700MB. Any help is=20
>| appreciated.


What you need is a good backup software.

I'd like hear of recommendations for a package. I want it to make a
BOOTABLE compressed backup on one or several CDR disks on a
USB/fireware backpack burner. These disks could be restored on the
internal (bootable) CD reader.

The software should also allow browsing the savesets to recover
individual files.

Any suggestions ?








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Al Dykes
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