how to split Visual Studio 2003 DVD rip into CDs?

Originally Posted by jonwil

Part of the thing is that I want to rip out MSDN 2003 from the visual studio set and replace with MSDN april 2004. To do that I need to know exactly what files would go on the 3 MSDN CDs

Visual Studio 2003 already comes on just one cd. It's a 695.68 MB self-extracting file, downloadable from MSDN universal subscribers site. Or from eMule network .

The same goes for MSDN library. Forget about splitting DVD image and try to find 3 CD equivalent (642.45 MB + 639.11 MB + 632.73 MB). (Equivalent DVD image contains almost 2 GB of MSDN TV files, you don't need that.)

[jonwil]

What I have are 2 things (or I will once I finish yanking them from the FTP)
1.the Visual Studio 2003 enterprise architect DVD
and 2,the MSDN library 2004 april

I want to take the Visual Studio DVD and remove the MSDN component.
Then I want to split what remains into the equivelent files for the various CD the CD version comes on.
I know its possible because at least one person made mention on the board before about it.

Originally Posted by jonwil

I want to take the Visual Studio DVD and remove the MSDN component.
Then I want to split what remains into the equivelent files for the various CD the CD version comes on. I know its possible because at least one person made mention on the board before about it.

I would like to meet that person .

Now seriously, removing MSDN part from the DVD-type of installation would mean not only identifying what files are part of it, but also updating the installation script. God knows if it's a regular Windows Installer script or tweaked MS version of it.

And even then you would have to find out the differences in file names, sizes etc. between what was there (default MSDN) and what you have (MSDN 2004)...

Actually, I think this would be fairly trivial, as MSDN has its own installer on the VS2003 DVD, and all the MSDN related files are in their own subfolder -- VS setup just launches MSDN setup and exits, MSDN installation is not part of VS installation.

That said, you should be able to just delete all the old contents of the MSDN subfolder and put in the contents of MSDN April 2004.

Of course, editing the DVD ISO is the pain...

Regards

[dedificator]

About VS2003 DVD remastering:
1) It is possible, to replace MSDN component with newer version, or install VS without MSDN. Search forum for this procedure description (from my previous posts), this info is taked from MSDN site,
2) M$ CD and DVD images (OS bootable also) can be VERY easy built, using M$ tool from WinXP PE CD called "oscdimg.exe". This tool simply compiles directory content into iso image and adds bootsectors, if specified. I'm never using nero or similar progs for this job (process speed ...).

VS installer simply launches MSDN setup ..., this is NOT integrated part. When installing MSDN, you can integrate them with VS.

Try for yourself ...

[jonwil]

Acording to http://www.exetools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3964, and I quote:
"1. The instructions to converting the VS DVD to CD are already posted in the General Discussion forum."

It is these instructions (which a search on relavent keywords has so far failed to turn up) that I am after.

Probobly what is needed is a list of which files go on which CDs plus a new set of setup files (at least vs_setup.msi, probobly others as well) from the CD set.

Having just spent the best part of a week downloading the DVD ISO from the exetools FTP I am not about to go and redownload a copule CD ISOs from P2P that will have 99% the same content as the DVD ISO I have now.

Also, for reasons I cant go into, it is not possible for me to just dump the DVD ISO, the RAR files it came in or its contents onto some CDs and call it done.
I do really need to know how to turn it into a complete set of working CDs.

jonwil, I think your searching skills may be suspect , as I found this thread fairly quickly: http://www.exetools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3739. I think this may be what you're looking for.

Regards

[jonwil]

DUH, looks like I used the wrong keywords (or more likely didnt search back far enough )

But that link refers to version 7.0
The ISO I have is version 7.1.
So, what do I do?