Are you saying that you have a folder containing Windows XP installer files, such as c i386 or that you wish to take an installation of Windows XP, and make it somehow bootable from CD?

Rufus is an open-source program that creates bootable USB sticks for Windows installation and more. Compared to Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, Rufus offers many more options for configuration setup.

In this Recipe, I'll cover slipstreaming, the process of creating a bootable Windows XP CD with all service packs and security updates pre-installed. Creating a slipstream disc may take a bit of time ...

Using a Windows XP upgrade CD The Boot Camp installation instructions claim that a valid full Windows XP SP2 disc is required and that upgrade discs cannot be used ...

"Disk Error" appears when attempting to install Windows XP via Boot Camp Occasionally users who are installing Windows XP on their Mac receive a message reading, "Press any key to boot from CD.