HI
I've made a cd with w2k +sp4 using nlite, during the whole proccess I didn't have any problems, but when I am trying to start installing windows from a cd that message occures

I had enough of that and I stopped trying to solve that / Of course if there is a way to fix that I'll be greatfull/ But now I'm simply asking, If I use those four floppies that can be made with makeboot32.exe then boot from them and install windows from that cd with that NTDETECT problem, will it be ok, There won't be any trouble from that??

SEE YA

I think it still runs ntdetect even when booting from floppies, however if you are sure that it doesn't, then no it shouldn't cause any problems later on. I would try to integrate SP4 manually though if nlite is causing you problems.

Try to make iso with some other engine...read the help mark alongside that option on nLite makeiso page.

It booted up correctly and everything went fine till the when it caused a problem that have terminated the proccess of instalation. I've end up without windows on my disc, saving myself using only linux. (The problem occured after formating my windows partition, It sad, that a *sif fil is missing (Sorry i don't rememerber any further details, I was to furious to think about it. )

Now I have to install windows from my "bare" Windows CD and then integrade that, of course manually, using nlite is not good for my health

It sounds more like a badly burned CD...

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87156

jaclaz

I find this "NTDETECT Failed" issue quite frustrating.

Attempt 1: everything works (problem lies in config, not disc)

Attempt 2: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, burn at 48x

Attempt 3: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, burn at 24x

Attempt 4: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, burn at 4x

Attempt 5: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, use only SP3, burn at 24x

Attempt 6: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, use only SP2, burn at 24x

Attempt 7: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, use only SP1, burn at 24x on separate machine

Attempt 8: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, use only SP1, burn at 8x on 3rd separate machine

Attempt 9: NTDETECT Failed:
Solution: Reconfigure, use only SP1, burn at 4x, attempt to run on primary system

*cry in a corner*

I dont have a copy of Virtual Machine, but i am beginning to think that having it would save me from the short drive to insanity

Please Help!

Yes, VM all the way:
-VMWare Server
-VirtualPC 2007
-Virtualbox

All of these are free. Virtualbox has the smallest installer (VMWare is > 120MB) and smallest size on disk.

korbendalis, get cdimage.exe from the net (microsoft tool, I can't distribute it), copy it to nlite's root where you installed it. Run nlite and select your modified XP folder, select only ISO page, go next, change ISO Engine to CDIMAGE, make ISO, when done select Mode: burn ISO and select that which you made, it should work now.

Which btw makes you sure you don't have burning errors.