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how to turn a windows .exe into iso using ubuntu

Asked by John Oliver Clarke

I have a MS Windows .exe that I wish to make an iso from to be burnt to bootable CD for a friend.

The file is WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.

Its a long story and I do not wish to go into detail. I am attempting to get them onto Ubuntu Mate. He was/is a biological scientist
and its going to be a long slow process to convince him to upgrade OS.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the exe? You can't make a bootable CD from just one file.

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John Oliver Clarke (zl2frg) said : 		#2

I'm trying to get familiar with using launchpad myself.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

The KB isn't to be used in a bootable way. You boot to Windows and then run it. It's just a service pack. Why would you want to boot to a service pack file when you need Windows to be running to then apply the service pack to it?

Just burn the file to a CD as a file. When you put the CD into a Windows PC you can run the installer. There is no need to "make an ISO" of the file.

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John Oliver Clarke (zl2frg) said : 		#4

My stupid mistake I was tired and not thinking straight. Thanks.