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Newcomer's Tutorial
 
LiveXP with BootSDI!
 
LiveXP 
is a stable, highly configurable booting platform; based on Windows XP and uses yourXP SP2 installation CD as source. This tutorial features builds with BootSDI (image run fromRAM) which ensures that LiveXP will out-perform anything else out there! Fast booting, veryquick response time, readily customizable, simple to add/remove programs, drivers etc. Onceyou get the feel for it, easy to create your own scripts for programs, additional drivers etc.Bootable from CD/DVD, UFD, USB or even as multi-boot option from HDD! Fully suited for'newcomers' and advanced users alike. I personally use these boot disks daily in my work andat home. I'm hoping this tutorial helps get you started enjoying these great tools and that youwill post your questions and suggestions here in the forum for others to learn from as well.
Before getting started
,
please
, backup your hard drive! -DriveImage XMLworks fine and isfree! Remove as many program icons from your system tray as possible while runningWinBuilder, these 'background' programs can interfere with the build process.
Please followthe instructions here
exactly 
as given
, this will really help us,
help you
, if you should getstuck; once you have a successful run or two under your belt, you can get more creative andstart trying different options, adding programs etc.
Note:
LiveXP requires a valid Windows XP SP2 (Home or Pro) installation source, it isrecommended to copy the contents of the XP Install CD to a folder on your hard drive first anduse that folder as your source (Windows Server 2003 also works). Simply insert yourinstallation disk, open/explore to view the contents. Select all files and folders on the CD andcopy these to a folder on your hard drive named 'XPPSP2' (or similar).
This will be thefolder you browse to and select as your source in WinBuilder.
 
Print this tutorial
ahead of time to have it as a reference guide for setting up your project,choose
Options - Print this topic
from the upper right menu on this page to display a printerfriendly layout (just print the pages you need). Now, there are two methods below that youwill want to consider before starting;
the 'Pre-Setup Method', I highly recommend tryingfirst.
This is a special,
custom built
, LiveXP with BootSDI option which is largely
pre-configured
for you.
Just choose your Source folder
and run! 
I have pre-tested all thebuilds for stability and included additional features not found in the 'live' download version.
 
Note: do not change any settings or options in these pre configured builds!
until youknow what you are doing. Just define your source in the WinBuilder main menu, that's it. If you have any questions, by all means, ask!Here's a look at just some of things you can do in LiveXP:
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Have fun and 
happy booting! 
 
Pre-Setup Method:
 
Start here
and follow along step by step...
Download the pre-packaged project below and save it to your desktop...
 
lx101408min
 
Basic build for testing and learning -
DL 42.5MB (131MB ISO)
 
 
 Note: It is
highly
recommended to run this stable, minimal build first to determine if anyissues exist with your particular hardware setup. If issues are found i.e. NIC (networkinterface card) not supported or similar, now is the time to catch it and fix it before moving onto more advanced projects. Due to the nature of the WinBuilder program, this may involvechanging settings, adding additional drivers etc. and re-running the build process (perhapsrepeatedly - see notes in tutorial on re-running builds). It is much easier and less timeconsuming to do this with a minimum build. Good luck and if you do run into trouble, be sureto post your issue in the forum along with your log.html (zip it first), you find this log in yourbase directory (in the same folder as WinBuilder.exe).Once the archive is downloaded,
double click it and extract to your active drive (C:)
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The extracted folder is your base directory (%BaseDir%) and includes WinBuilder.exe:
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Note: Don't change anything in this directory or the build won't work!
 
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