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my pc was stopped working since due to failure of boot sector and i went to the pc shop he just put som,e kind of cd ad tadda xp is started from cd like he preinstalled xp environment on cd
i want to know what kind of cd that was sos i can get my back up from such system
 
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You can download a Live CD ISO which you only have to burn on a CD/DVD, or you can build your own with a program called Windows PE 3.0, and a Windows CD/DVD. You can create a Live CD based on different versions of Windows including Windows 7 and 8.

Google for "Hiren's Boot CD" or "Ultimate Boot CD"... there are more of the type you can find with "The Live CD List" (Most are based on Linux), "Windows PE Live CD List", "List of Live CDs" or "Windows Preinstallation Environment"...

Windows Preinstallation Environment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment

How to Create Windows P.E 3.0 for windows 7
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/8b38b388-cbbc-46f0-b6b0-d3959bf28679/how-to-create-windows-pe-30-for-windows-7?forum=w7itproinstall
 
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The Hiren’s BootCD 15.2 is quite simple and very popular.. it connects to the Internet, includes many tools, and works like any Windows OS. Just download the 592MB iso and burn it on a CD and you're set to go. You'll need an ISO burner.. many CD/DVD burners include one so you may already have one installed but if you don't, any of the burning software available here includes an iso burner.
Here is a screenshot of the finished and booted CD

Download page
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

Direct download link.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip
 
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dude means i just have to burn that iso aqnd boot it and tada ready to use XP ?
 
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dude can i use my current windows XP used As live cd using any software ?or can i create my own live cd using current XP and Windows XP set up with pretty easy ?
what about Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD
 
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Right!.. but ready to use XP?.. that's if you download a version that was built from Windows XP... the latest edition is based on Windows 7 I think.

So if you want to use your XP CD use that BartPE to make it... I would not recommend it because when I used it to build my first Live CD, the program alone weighed some 400MB and the CD was slow loading, plus the XP interface required manually assigning the virtual memory. My second Live CD was UBCD for Windows also based on XP (XP files included) which was much better but still required assigning virtual memory. The Hiren's Boot CD is much faster loading and doesn't require manual memory assignation, at least I haven't assigned any and don't need to.. it also includes the Windows files but if you want one based on XP you have to search for the download. I'll see if I can find it and post back.


EDIT:
Here is the link for all versions of the Hiren's Boot CD. The latest Edition 15 is based on Win 7, it includes MiniWin7.. If you want one based on Windows XP, download 14.1 it includes MiniXP. I believe all editions will fit in a 700MB CD
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/?s=hbcd+all+version+download&x=0&y=0

Other Live CDs.
Top 5 Free Rescue Discs for Your Sys Admin Toolkit
http://www.gfi.com/blog/top-5-free-rescue-discs-for-your-sys-admin-toolkit/
 
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PE Bart i am using for my 1 st live cd but when i started to build it created boot disk iso and when i burn it to disk it it not taking the boot just binking horizontal cursor
Tell me how to use PE Bart with screens so i can get easily and you said memory management where is that in PE bart ?
 
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I haven't used BartPE for a long time so I wouln't know where you went wrong.. instead read this step by step begginers tutorial.. or why not instead download an already made ISO?.. both Hirens and UBCD have them.. I believe you can also order a free finished CD from any of them.

BartPE For Beginners - Tutorial 1 of 4, Build and burn your first BartPE CD
http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=24429

Creating a BartPE Disc Containing Image for Windows
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/howto/Image%20for%20Windows%20-%20Creating%20a%20BartPE%20Disk%20Containing%20Image%20for%20Windows.html

Memory management in BartPE is within the Windows UI, the same as in Windows XP from the Control Panel.
 
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dude can i make Hirens ISO Bootable to usb ?
i tried but it says do you want to format every time even though same drive i am using for win 7 ISO booting on it
 
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thanks dude i installed on flash drive but not booted since no time :D
 
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