How to Create a Windows Vista DVD Installer from CDs

Posted on July 31st, 2007 by Jason

The next obstacle for me now, is to get all the other SWM files into the sources folder inside Disc 1. And for that, I needed an application that edits ISO files. And for that, I’d recommend MagicDisc’s tandem software, MagicISO. Unfortunately this, is paid software. But I think it’s worth getting for compatibility with Vista. If you were able to use Alcohol or Daemon Tools with your installation of Vista, feel free to use those.

After copying, I now had an ISO of a seamless Vista installer ready to be burned on a DVD. I fired up Nero, burned the image on a blank DVD. I then tested it and it works fine.

For a quick wrap up:

Create and image file of Disc 1 (ISO)
Using an ISO editor, copy the install*.swm from the other discs to the “/sources” folder in the Disc 1 ISO. You should end up having all the install.swm, install2.swm, install3.swm, install4.swm, and install5.swm (optional) in the “/sources” folder
Save the image
Burn the image into the DVD

Some versions of Windows Vista, however, aren’t built to be bootable. This is so far theoretical so I hope this works.

Copy the contents of Disc 1 to a local folder, say C:\vista
Copy the install*.swm files from the other discs to C:\vista\sources
Burn it to a DVD and try using it as an upgrade installer over Windows XP
Or
Use Nero to create a bootable DVD with the contents of the C:\vista folder.

There you go. Again, as a disclaimer, this process worked for me and I can’t assure you that it’d work 100% on your case. And my purpose for making a DVD installer is for backup purposes only!

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