using nlite for xp install

[almoststew1990]

I have an old htpc I'd like to play around with and pout xp onto. I get an irql not less or equal error at the exact same point every try. It isn't an overclock and it isn't temps. I've tried both 2GB sticks of RAM.

Googling suggests that it is a driver loading problem and using nlite to make a custom CD with xp sp2 on it which apparently fixes the issue. However when I try to add the contents of my xp CD yo nlite it says it needs an iso image?

Has anyone used nlite before or know a good guide?

 

[marc2003]

it's been absolutely years since i used nlite but i could sworn it could read from a CD??

anyway, just install imgburn. that will allow you save your XP cd as an ISO.

http://imgburn.com/

and get SP3...

http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=24

 

[almoststew1990]

I used an older version of nlite; the new one is for Win 7 and 8 and works with DVD format only. I've got a bootable usb with xp sp2 included to try now. hopefully it will work.

edit- Mr Google said a SP3 xp usb frequently has issues?

 

[ED209]

there is a guide here

http://forum.notebookreview.com/mic...-version-windows-xp-nlite-detailed-guide.html

pictures don't load but you still get the steps that may help.

its been a very long times since I use nlite

 

[marc2003]

edit- Mr Google said a SP3 xp usb frequently has issues?

no problems here. i'm actually forced to run XP at the moment and i used a usb stick to install it from an original SP3 cd.

i used this: http://wintoflash.com/home/en/

it's bloody slow when copying the files during setup but it's the first one i found that worked after trying some others.

 

[almoststew1990]

cheers for the help.

I used 'rufus' to make a bootable USB. It defaulted to NTFS and ISO Image and with these settings it won't boot in the bios. The Bios finds it (it is called something generic and not what the USBs label is) and just goes to a black screen with a flashing cursor. Any ideas?

 

[marc2003]

like i said above, i had problems with a few i tried (can't remember the exact errors) and ended up using the one i linked to.

edit: if you do use the one i linked to, make to read the on screen prompts at boot. you need to boot from the USB stick twice. once for the blue background/text mode setup/file copy bit and again for the 2nd boot where it detects drivers and you fill out your details.

 

[almoststew1990]

I tried it with the WintoFlash software and still no joy.

I'm trying another USB stick now, although to get it to fit on the stick I've had to remove quite a few features (Fax for instance) to make a custom XP install. It's quite interesting actually!

Edit- I halved the size of the install disk to 275mb, hopefully didn't remove too much...

 

[marc2003]

the first thing i'd do is try an unmodified install. stripping stuff out usually breaks things and really does little to benefit any PC made in the last 15 years. :/