April 3, 2008

Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup Disk

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How to Create a Bootable Windows XP Setup CD

Before you can recreate a bootable Windows installation disk, certain things are required:

1. A Windows XP System
This guide only applies to Windows XP systems, be it XP Home or Professional. I have not tested this procedure on other versions of Windows.

2. An I386 Directory (Folder) on your Hard Disk
Note that only c:\i386 contains the files needed for this operation. Do not use the files in “C:\Windows\Driver Cache\i386″ or any other folders.

3. Windows License Key

4. Device Drivers

Some manufacturers provide you with the device drivers for your system on a CD that comes with your system. Others require you to go to their website and download these drivers. Whichever the case may be, make sure you have all your drivers handy before you start. Burn them onto a CD or DVD. Do not leave them on your hard disk, since your clean installation of Windows will probably wipe out everything on your hard disk. If your computer has SATA, IDE, SCSI or other mass storage devices (for your hard disks) that the Windows installer does not recognize out of the box, you will need to create a floppy disk with the drivers for that device. At the appropriate time, when Windows prompts you to hit F6 to load the drivers from a floppy disk, you will need to so. This is however outside the scope of this tutorial.

If your manufacturer has not provided you with any device drivers, or if you have lost the drivers CD or DVD that the vendor has provided you, all is not lost. You can try using a device driver backup program to extract the existing drivers on your currently running system. Burn the drivers onto a CD or DVD before starting. You can get a device driver backup program from the Free Device Driver Backup and Extraction Utilities page on thefreecountry.com. Note that backing up your device drivers in this manner will not help you if your computer has SATA, IDE, SCSI or other mass storage devices (for your hard disk) that Windows setup does not recognise. In such cases, you need the manufacturers’ textmode drivers which the driver backup utility will not recreate.

5. CD/DVD Burning Software

I will use ImgBurn, a free burning software that you can find listed on the Free CD and DVD Burners and Copying Software page. You can of course use other software, but since it is difficult for me to write a tutorial that covers every possible burning software around, this guide will assume that you are using ImgBurn. Since the software is available free of charge, I doubt that this choice will pose significant hardship for anyone.

6. Windows Setup CD Boot Sector

You will also need the boot sector of an existing bootable Windows 2000, XP or 2003 setup CDROM. The easiest way to get this is to download the file wxp10.zip from one of the links on http://www.nu2.nu/download.php?sFile=wxp10.zip. In fact, you should do this now. Download the file and save it on your desktop. You will need the file later.

I would also strongly suggest that you make a backup image of your entire system before you reinstall it. By entire system, I mean the whole system and not just your data. This is important in case there is some glitch in your installation or some fault in the setup CD that you create, resulting in an unusable system. In such a situation, you will be able to restore your working system from your backup image. (If you are not sure what a backup image is, or think that I’m only talking about saving your documents to another location, or worse, think that “image” refers to some sort of picture, please do not carry on with this procedure.)

If you don’t have a decent hard disk backup and image software, you can check out the Free Hard Disk Backup and Restore, Hard Disk Image and Cloning Utilitiespage. If you are tinkering with your system, you owe it to yourself (and your sanity) to get a good hard disk image (backup) program.

Steps to Creating a Bootable Windows Setup Disk from the I386 Directory/Folder

1. Create a temporary working folder at the root (top) of the C: drive called “XPSETUP” (without the quotes). Actually, you can name it anything you want and put it anywhere you like, but for ease of explanation, the remainder of the steps below will assume that you have created the XPSETUP folder in the root of drive C:. This C:\XPSETUP folder will be where you will create the CDROM directory structure for your bootable Windows CD.

2. Copy the entire C:\I386 to C:\XPSETUP. When you have finished, you will have C:\XPSETUP\I386. Notice that I said “copy”, not “move”. Do NOT drag and drop the I386 folder into the XPSETUP directory. If you do so, you may end up moving it into the XPSETUP folder (depending on where you created the XPSETUP folder). It is important to work from a copy of the I386 directory so that if you make mistakes, you can simply go back and start all over again. If you move the directory or drag and drop it, and you make a mistake, your mistake will be permanent. So once again, COPY the entire I386 folder to XPSETUP. It may take a while for the copy operation to complete, but it’s safer this way.
If you’re not sure how to copy, follow the following procedure: Highlight the I386 folder using Windows Explorer. Right-click the folder and select “Copy”. Then open the XPSETUP folder. The folder should be empty at the moment. Right click the empty space in the window and click “Paste”. A very lengthy copy procedure will take place.
To verify that you have copied the folder and not moved it, return to the top of C: and check that the I386 folder is still there and that the original files in that folder are still there.

3. Create an ASCII text file with only the word “Windows ” (without the quotes and including the final space after the word “Windows”) in it, followed by a new line. To do this, open up Notepad. Notepad can be found in your Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad. Type the word “Windows” without the quotes and following my case exactly (that is, “W” is a capital letter and the rest are in small letters). Then type one additional space. Finally, hit the ENTER key. Do not add anything else to this file. Do not change anything - for example, do not type everything in capital letters or anything like that. The contents of the file must be exactly as I said, or Windows setup will issue an error message.
Save the file with the filename “WIN51″ (include the quotes so that Notepad will not add a “.txt” extension behind your back) in C:\XPSETUP. Again, the filename’s spelling and case must be exactly like mine.
If your PC or laptop originally came with XP Home, make a copy of the file you just created and call it “WIN51IC”. If you are using XP Home Service Pack 1 (SP 1), make two copies of the file and call them “WIN51IC” and “WIN51IC.SP1″. If you are using XP Home Service Pack 2 (SP 2), make three copies of the file and call them “WIN51IC”, “WIN51IC.SP1″ and “WIN51IC.SP2″. All the copies of the files should be in C:\XPSETUP.
If your PC or laptop originally came with XP Professional, make a copy of the file you just created and call it “WIN51IP”. If you are using XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP 1), make two copies of the file and call them “WIN51IP” and “WIN51IP.SP1″. If you are using XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP 2), make three copies of the file and call them “WIN51IP”, “WIN51IP.SP1″ and “WIN51IP.SP2″. All the copies of the files should be in C:\XPSETUP.
Note carefully what I said above. You may be running XP SP 2 now, but if your PC came with XP SP 1, you should create the files for XP SP 1. There is an exception to this. If your PC or laptop came with XP or XP SP 1, but you want your Windows install CD to install XP SP 2, create the WIN51 files needed for SP 2 and follow the procedure for slipstreaming Windows service pack 2 (SP 2) into the Windows setup CDROM given in the next step.

4. If your PC or laptop came originally with XP or XP SP 1 (service pack 1) but you want your Windows setup disk to install XP SP 2, do the following. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
Note that even if you have since updated your computer to SP 2, you will still need to do this step if you want your setup CD to install Windows XP Service Pack 2. The reason is that updating your running Windows system does not automatically update the I386 directory. Your I386 directory still contains the Windows setup files belonging to whatever version of Windows you had when you first bought your PC/laptop.

1. Download Windows XP service pack 2 from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en Save it anywhere you like except in the C:\XPSETUP folder. For the purpose of this tutorial, I will assume you saved it as C:\XPSP2.EXE, that is, in the root folder with the filename “XPSP2.EXE”.

2. You will need to update the C:\XPSETUP\I386 folder to contain the updated SP 2 files. As a side benefit, the service pack 2 updater will also create a few files (including setup.exe) in the C:\XPSETUP folder. This process of integrating the service pack files into the original XP or XP SP 1 is known as “slipstreaming”.
To slipstream SP 2, first open up a command prompt. To do this, click the Start menu, select the Run menu item, and enter the words “cmd”. Click the OK button. A black command prompt window will open.

Enter the following line into the window and press the ENTER key.

C:\XPSP2 /integrate:C:\XPSETUP

After the program finishes, you can close the command prompt window. If you look into your XPSETUP folder, you will notice a few new files there.

5. At this point, the C:\XPSETUP directory contains all the files that will be copied to your Windows Setup CDROM. Don’t worry if the directory does not contain files like “setup.exe” which you see on the retail CDROMs. You won’t need it for a fresh install from the bootable CDROM. Note: You will only have “setup.exe” if you had to slipstream Service Pack 2 as mentioned earlier. The Service Pack 2 slipstreamer creates setup.exe for you.

6. Now open the wxp10.zip file that you downloaded earlier. Simply doubleclicking it in Windows explorer should do the trick. Go into the cds directory and into wxphome (or wxppro; it doesn’t matter which) directory, followed by the files directory. Drag the “w2ksect.bin” file into C:\ (the root directory/folder of drive C:). Don’t get creative and place it in some other directory. If you do that, ImgBurn will not be able to find c:\w2ksect.bin later.

Burning the Bootable Windows Install CD/DVD

1. If you have not downloaded ImgBurn, get it now and install it. You will find it listed on thefreecountry.com’s Free CD and DVD Burners and Copying Software page.
The version of ImgBurn I used to create this guide was 2.3.2.0. My cursory test of a later version, 2.4.0.0, found that the resulting disk was not made correctly. Therefore, you should avoid 2.4.0.0. Either use the earlier version or get a version later than 2.4.0.0, if any, that has the bugs fixed.

2. Open up Notepad, and copy the text from the box below (make sure you select everything - click in the box and type Ctrl+A to select all) and paste it into a blank Notepad window. Save the file as “XPSETUP.ibb” (including the quotes, which you need to prevent Notepad from adding a “.txt” extension to your filename) somewhere on your desktop (or anywhere you like). Do not add or delete anything from the file.

IBB

[START_BACKUP_OPTIONS]
BuildMode=1
Destination=0
TestMode=0
Verify=1
WriteSpeed=0
Copies=0
FileSystem=1
PreserveFullPathnames=0
RecurseSubdirectories=1
IncludeHiddenFiles=1
IncludeSystemFiles=1
IncludeArchiveFilesOnly=0
AddToWriteQueueWhenDone=0
ClearArchiveAttribute=0
VolumeLabel_ISO9660=VRMHOEM_EN
VolumeLabel_Joliet=
VolumeLabel_UDF=
Identifier_System=
Identifier_VolumeSet=
Identifier_Publisher=
Identifier_Preparer=
Identifier_Application=
Dates_FolderFileType=0
Restrictions_ISO9660_InterchangeLevel=0
Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowMoreThan8DirectoryLevels=1
Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowMoreThan255CharactersInPath=1
Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowFilesWithoutExtensions=1
Restrictions_ISO9660_AllowFullASCIICharacterSet=1
Restrictions_ISO9660_DontAddVersionNumberToFiles=1
Restrictions_Joliet_InterchangeLevel=1
Restrictions_Joliet_AllowFilesWithoutExtensions=1
Restrictions_Joliet_AddVersionNumberToFiles=0
BootableDisc_MakeImageBootable=1
BootableDisc_MediaEmulationType=0
BootableDisc_BootImageFile=C:\w2ksect.bin
BootableDisc_DeveloperIdentifier=
BootableDisc_LoadSegment=07C0
BootableDisc_LoadSectorCount=4
[END_BACKUP_OPTIONS]

[START_BACKUP_LIST]
C:\XPSETUP
[END_BACKUP_LIST]

3. Start ImgBurn. Select Mode -> Build from the menu.

4. Select File -> Load Project from the menu. A dialog box will open. Select the XPSETUP.ibb file you saved earlier and click “Open”. If you can’t find a “Load Project” item on the File menu, it means you did not carry out the previous step. Go back and do it.

5. Click the “Labels” tab on the right side of the screen. Change the label in the ISO9660 field to one of the following, depending on what type of bootable setup CD you’re making.

Version Label to Use

Windows XP Home OEM WXHOEM_EN
Windows XP Home SP 1 OEM XRMHOEM_EN
Windows XP Home SP 1a and SP 2 OEM X1AHOEM_EN
Windows XP Professional OEM WXPOEM_EN
Windows XP Professional SP 1 OEM XRMPOEM_EN
Windows XP Professional SP 1a and SP 2 OEM X1APOEM_EN

6. This step is probably optional if you can’t be bothered. I seem to recall having entered a wrong label in the past without having the Windows installer fail on me.

7. Finally, click the “Write” icon at the bottom of the window. To find out which picture the “Write” button is (there are no visual cues, even as to which picture actually represents a button), hover your mouse over the the pictures near the bottom of the window and wait for the tooltip to appear. When you hover your mouse over the correct picture, a tooltip will appear with the text “Write”. (Note: depending on your version of ImgBurn, your icon may read “Build” instead of “Write”.)

8. A dialog box will probably pop up saying something like “You’ve only selected 1 folder! C:\XPSETUP. Does the ‘XPSETUP’ folder represent the root directory for the image content? (Otherwise the ‘XPSETUP’ folder will be visible in the root directory of the image.)” Click “Yes” to this. Basically, you want the contents of the XPSETUP folder to be what you see when you view the CDROM’s top level directory.

9. If you get an error message from ImgBurn regarding “c:\w2ksect.bin”, it means that you have missed one of the steps outlined above. Return to that paragraph and complete the step before continuing.

At this point, the bootable Windows setup disk will be created. To use it, place the CD into the CD drive, make sure your BIOS is set to boot first from your CD drive, and reboot. Viola, if all goes well, the Windows installer starts up and you’re on the way to reinstalling your system.


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November 6, 2007

ide

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Ide datang dengan sendirinya tanpa kita sangka-sangka. Tak peduli sebodoh apa kita. Kita terhalang pada perasaan kita akan keterpurukan. Hal semacam itu tidak perlu kita pikirkan. Membuangnya adalah satu-satunya cara untuk membangkitkan kreatifitas kita.

Kehidupan kita hampir sama dengan kehidupan anakmuda di negara-negara maju lainnya. Predikat kemelayuan yang kita sandang-lah yang menjadikan kita semakin terpuruk. Sesunggunya, kalau kita sadar akan nilai “kemanusiaan” kita, predikat semacam itu bisa kita buang jauh-jauh.

feel

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Keingina selalu ada.
Tetapi sesorang bilang kalo aku harus bersaha mencapainya.

Entah apa yang ada dipikiran ku
Ego atau prinsip.
Untuk sekarang aku rasa semua sama saja.

Susah memang memprioritaskan suatu hal.
Sebeluma ada motivasi.

Ada rasa iri
Tapi kurasa itu hak orang lain.
Kita harus terima kenyataan.
Karena kenyataan bukan di hadapan kita,
Tapi ada di ruang dan waktu yang kita tempati.

Kemungkinan pasti ada.
Karena hari esok tidak ada yang tahu selain Allah.

Apakah ada hari esok?
Sebuah pertanyaan retorik.
Selain kita sendiri, ngak ada yang bias menentukan nasib kita.
Kecuali kematian yang udah menjadi jadwal kita sejak dari lahir.

13-08-07
02:95 AM

D.I.Y

June 3, 2007

kejenuhan kuliah

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Kejenuhan Kuliah
Oleh : rizki
    Seorang teman pernah bertanya kepada temannya, ”Kau kuliah di mana..?” dia menjawab, “ Aku kuliah di Unimed.” Jurusan apa ?, katanya lagi,”jurusan fisika.” Mau jadi guru ya… , katanya pada temannya. Ah.. enggak, aku ngambil program non kependidikan. Mau jadi apa… ledeknya pada temannya lagi. Dia hanya terdiam dan ngggak bisa ngomong apa-apa.
    Percakapan di atas merupakan kisah nyata, dan itulah yang terjadi. Sejak beberapa semester ini ia mencoba merenungi,” untuk apa aku kuliah. Semua terasa beda, saat tahun kemarin melihat namaku di koran sebagai mahasiswa terpilih, rasanya aku adalah seorang pemenang. Tapi ternyata aku belum menang,” Ujarnya. Ini belum berakhir, ibarat perang, kemenangan itu ternyata masih tahap penseleksian volentir. Percakapan ini, sering terjadi di sekitar kita dan telah membuka mata hatinya yang selama ini tertutup. Ia iri kepada mereka yang memilih jurusan berprogram kependidikan, setelah tamat mereka akan mudah mencari kerja, akan tetapi ia tidak tahu harus ke mana. Bukan rahasia lagi, bahwa tamatan jurusan sains susah mendapatkan kerja. Itu karena di Indonesia, khususnya di Medan, belum ada perusahaan yang membutuhkan keahlian jurusan ini, kalau ada pun itu hanya segelintir perusahaan yang program kerjanya dikhususkan pada penelitian dan pengembangan produk atau program yang sedang mereka jalankan. Di sini, Keahlian di bidang itu, dianggap seperti barang rongsokan. Namun, di luar negeri sana, keahlian seperti itu sangat diperlukan. Bahkan bukan hanya di bidang sains dan teknologi tapi juga di bidang ekonomi dan politik.
    Memang, tidak ada yang bisa disalahkan. Keadaan ini bukan hanya disebabkan oleh permintaan pasar saja, namun sudah menjadi masalah yang kompleks dan terlalu panjang jika semua diuraikan. Untuk sekarang kita hanya bisa menanyakan kepada diri kita sendiri, mau apa kita ke depan nanti ?
    Sebagai mahasiswa khususnya jurusan ilmu murni, seharusmya sadar akan keadaan ini dan mau cepat bertindak. Jangan hanya belajar untuk mengejar IPK yang tinggi. Kita dituntut untuk dapat menunjukkan jati diri kita dan peran kita di masyarakat. Film spiderman II mengingatkan akan perkataan Dr Oct, “inteligensi harus dapat digunakan untuk kebaikan manusia.” Perkataan itu dapat dijadikan pertimbangan agar tidak hanya belajar keras tapi juga harus bekerja dan mengaplikasikan ilmu serta keahlian yang diperoleh selama kuliah untuk kepentingan orang banyak dan bukan hanya untuk kepentingan pribadi. Walaupun tokoh Dr Oct adalah peran antagonis namun perkataannya adalah perkataan seorang ilmuan sejati yang belum dimiliki oleh kebanyakan mahasiswa jurusan sain di indonesia, khususnya jurusan sains.
    Salah satu cara yang di tawarkan adalah membentuk suatu komunitas dan membagi tugas. Bukan rahasia lagi bahwa selama ini, mahasiswa di beberapa jurusan sains, di UNIMED khususnya, terkenal akan ke-cuek-kan masing-masing mahasiswa-nya. Hal ini tidak lain disebabkan karena mahasiswanya hanya duduk, belajar, membahas ilmu yang sudah dibahas sebelumnya, dan mengejar IP setinggi-tingginya. Secara tidak sadar kita hanya berkeliling-keliling di sekitar lingkungan dan situasi yang sama.
    Memang, diakui bahwa tanpa membahas itu akan sangat sulit untuk memahami ilmu murni dan penerapannya, namun tanpa penerapan dan pengembangan yang nyata semua itu bagaikan barang rongsok belaka.
    Belum terlambat untuk menyadari hal ini. Seperti sebuah sumber yang dikutip mengatakan bahwa “sebaik-baiknya manusia adalah berguna bagi manusia yang lain.” Pernyataan ini mengandung makna akan kekompakan untuk mencapai tujuan dan kesejahteraan bersama. Nah, akankah kita akan diam saja, menunggu tamat, menjadi penonton budiman, dan lari dari tujuan ketika mulai merasa penat akan beban hidup atau mengambil peran di atas panggung dunia ini.