XP Embedded

NTDEV
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Hi All,

I am trying to deploy an XP embedded image for the first time and am not
able to get it right. Below are the steps that I am following. Everything
seems to work - the dependency check, build, SDI2HD, etc -but when I reboot
I get the inaccessible boot device (0x7B) bug check Can anyone see what I am
doing wrong? I am just trying to load this image onto a standard PC - one
that I know can boot XPP. I have a couple of additional questions:

  1. Is there a way to generate an ISO image within Target Designer?
  2. When using the SDI2HD tool does the target disk need to be formatted? I
    seem to have read conflicting things regarding this.

Thanks in advance,
Dale

Below are the steps that I am following to generate the image:

  1. Boot to DOS from a floppy and then run TA.

  2. Run Target designer and select “Information Appliance” as my template.

  3. Import the .pmq file generated by TA.

  4. Run dependency checker and then build.

  5. Using SDI Loader I create a virtual volume on my development machine that
    is about 650 MB.

  6. Format the volume as NTFS and mark it as active.

  7. Copy all the XPe files to the volume and then remove the volume using SDI
    Loader.

  8. Create a bootable ISO image and copy the sdi image to CD.

  9. Using the CD I boot into DOS and then run SDI2HD.