Create a Live-Booting XP CD or DVD

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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2008/11/xp_bootable.jpgThe creators of the previously mentioned (http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-windows-download/burn-cds-and-dvds-with-cdburnerxp-304430.php), versatile CD/DVD burning tool CDBurnerXP (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/home) have posted a guide in their forums to using the program to create a live-booting Windows XP (or 2000/2003) disc. It's a multi-step process that involves a lot of settings to tweak, but at the end you should have a Windows desktop that loads straight from the boot. If you're going to roll your own live-boot XP, you might want to get familiar with trimming it down to the bare essentials (http://lifehacker.com/374376/trim-down-windows-to-the-bare-essentials) for faster loads, or slipstreaming your installation (http://lifehacker.com/386526/slipstream-service-pack-3-into-your-windows-xp-installation-cd) to avoid Windows Update nags that will, frankly, never go away. I haven't given it a thorough test yet, but online forum users seem to give it the thumbs up. Let us know your experience with live-booting XP in the comments. Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP/2003 Disc (CDBurnerXP 3) (http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=359) [via Confessions of a Freeware Junkie (Delicious) (http://thefreewarejunkie.com/)]




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