Re: Converting Parallels to BootCamp


S.Nufkin wrote:
I've installed XP with Parallels, but can't afford to buy Parallels at
the moment so figured I'd use Boot Camp for the time being. The problem
is I don't have a SP2 copy of XP, only SP1 which was duly updated during
the installation process.

Ideally I would like the Boot Camp/XP to reside on an external HD. Is
this utterly verbotten or is there a work-around?

--
S. Nufkin
[I started life with nothing and still have most of it left]

You could try slipstreaming SP2 to your SP1. I don't know if you can
create bootable CDs from within Parallels but you may be able to using
CDBurnerXP Pro (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/)

If I recall correctly the RyanVM's and nLite will create .iso files
that your machine may be able to burn.

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

You may also like to look at nLite ( http://www.nliteos.com/index.html
)
and especially RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
(http://www.ryanvm.net/msfn/updatepack.html)

.

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