After the jump, I'll show you how to create an automated, customized XP installation CD or DVD, that includes Microsoft's official-but-not-released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.

Burn your own customized Windows XP installation disc using the previously mentioned nLite and step-by-step instructions over at the Xtreme-Source forums. With nLite you can create an installation ...

Using a disk like this you can now install Windows XP and be at a high patch level so that your freshly installed operating system is less vulnerable to malware and hackers.

Integrating drivers onto the CD was also important; if your system had a disk controller made after 2001, there was a good chance that Windows XP wouldn't recognize it, and so wouldn't install.

Hello.My XP SP1 runs for a couple of years off a Western Digital ATA100 disk. There are 3 disks in total in this system split in multiple partitions.Trying to refresh XP from the CD, it set up its ...

Insert your Windows XP install disc and start the installation process. 6. Be sure to format the Windows partition named "BOOTCAMP" before continuing with the remainder of the Windows XP setup.

If you're really cautious, make a disk image of your entire system — using software such as Acronis TrueImage, Norton Ghost or Norton Save & Restore — so you can recover your Windows XP setup ...

Insert the Windows XP CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button. ... If Chkdsk cannot find the file in the startup folder, it looks for the Windows 2000 Setup CD-ROM.

Power on your computer and insert the Windows XP installation disc into the CD drive. It may take a few moments for the drive to open if you have just started up.

Just make sure there’s a Windows XP installation disk in your CD-ROM drive when you follow these instructions. When you get to step 12, enter the drive letter of your CD-ROM.

Problems when using a non-SP2 disc If you do not use a Windows XP SP2 disc (slipstreamed or regular), you will run into issues after booting into Windows XP, including an inability to install the ...