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Question

Merging ISO files

Aug 24, 2011 10:09PM PDT

How do I merge multiple .ISO image files into 1 complete .ISO image? I have a older copy of windows but its in 2 seperate ISO image files I like to know if it possible to merge them into 1 file and burn that file on to a disk?

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Re: merging iso-files
Aug 24, 2011 10:15PM PDT

Please tell more about that older copy of Windows. What version, and how did you make it?

As far as I know Microsoft never supplied versions of the OS that were in 2 iso-files. In fact, up to Windows 7, Microsoft only supplied disks. And a Windows setup always has been on one disk.

Kees

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Merging ISO Windows XP
Aug 25, 2011 10:09AM PDT

WIn XP Pro MCE
Media Center Edition SP2

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Odd Combo.
Aug 25, 2011 11:05AM PDT

We know that MCE is at it's heart XP PRO but then the capability to use Windows Server (Domain/AD) logins was disabled.

That's one strange version. Did you create that?
Bob

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Re:merging
Aug 25, 2011 7:04PM PDT

In principle, it's quite easy.

1. Mount the ISO's (either using a virtual CD program or after burning to CD).
2. Make a new folder on your hard disk.
3. Copy whatever you need to that new folder.
4. Edit if necessary
5. Burn that new folder to a bootable CD using your favorite burning program
6. Make an ISO of that CD

Done. The difficult steps in this case will be #3 and #4.

Kees

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It's going to be fun.
Aug 25, 2011 3:38AM PDT

You can google up ISO EDITORS but as MSFT never issued such an image you would have lots of fun trying to make this work!
Bob