Hot Topic: Multi-bootable N-in-1 Cd Howto

khauyeung · #11 20th Dec 01, 03:42 AM

Hot-Temptation

Well, warm-up time is over, we soon shall be going to taste the Hot Stuffs (N-in-1). To free some hard-drive space, let us delete the E:CORP2IN1.ISO which was generated in the previous stage, we shall generate a even tasteful one.

We need to use some more materials in this Hot-Temptation stage: The untouched Windows XP Home Edition (contained in my 6in1 CD under WXH_OEM_EN) and the 8 Corporate Files for Home Edition (setupreg.hiv, setupp.ini, pidgen.dll, dpcdll.dl_, oembios.ca_, oembios.da_, oembios.bi_ and oembios.si_) which are all in the i386 folder under our sourceroot (E:CORP2IN1_ENi386). The aim of our Hot-Temptation stage is to add one more OS (Corporated XP Home Edition) on the Top of the previous DevilsOwn (Corporated XP Professional) and use CDIMAGE with the -o option to generate our first 2in1 ISO CD-Image.

1. Extract or copy all files from your source of untouched Home Edition to a sub-directory under the sourceroot of the HD (E:CORP2IN1_ENWXHVOL_EN)
2. Copy the file WIN511C from root of Home Edition to sourceroot (Copy E:CORP2IN1_ENWXHVOL_ENWIN511C E:CORP2IN1_EN)
3. Copy the 8 Corporate Files from the i386 folder of DevilsOwn (E:CORP2IN1_ENi386) to the i386 folder of Home Edition (E:CORP2IN1_ENWXHVOL_ENi386), over-write existing files.
4. In DOS Window, Enter the following command to play the optimization magics (-o option):

cdimage -lCORP2IN1_EN -t08/23/2001,12:00:00 -bE:CORP2IN1_ENBOOT.BIN -h -n -m -o E:CORP2IN1_EN E:CORP2IN1.ISO

In about 4 minutes, CDIMAGE will generate our first real 2in1 ISO CORP2IN1.ISO in the root directory of the E: drive. The new generated CORP2IN1.ISO is about 545 MB in size when it is compared with the total size of 1 GB under the sourceroot E:CORP2IN1_EN, and this is the result of the optimization magics.

Now try playing the ISO with daemol tools or alike, what do you feel? Is it hot enough? If not, what stuffs should be added to make it more spicy?

Think about it while I am now taking a break to sleep (and work tomorrow). Post your thinking, questions, idea and suggestion!

More new contents will be coming. Stay tuned...

new content is now in [12-20-2001] (Part 5), Check it out!

Last edited by khauyeung at Jul 20 2002, 10:10 AM