Re: xp and iso

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From: GwD (GDavis_at_nospam.hme.com)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:19:37 -0700

Most cd burning software have the ability to burn a ISO image to disk.
This is what you need to do to make the cd.

"Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5a0901c42d57$5002c520$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> That's exactly what the web site said... in fact it looks
> like a cut and paste. The utilities recommended at the
> site permitted it to load as a virtual derive, but did not
> permit saving the image in a usable format. Have you
> actually performed this function?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >An ISO-9660 image file is an exact representation of a
> CD,
> >including the content and the logical format. The most
> common
> >use of an image file is to write it to a blank CD-R
> resulting in an
> >identical copy of the original CD including file name and
> volume
> >label information. ISO Images can also be extracted
> directly to a
> >file location by many CD-R utilities. For more
> information about
> >image files, please visit:
> >http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/faq/default.aspx#i
> so
> >
> >--
> >Carey Frisch
> >Microsoft MVP
> >Windows XP - Shell/User
> >
> >Be Smart! Protect your PC!
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
> >
> >"Larry" richmondeagle@comcast.net wrote in message:
> > news:5a3b01c42d48$0bef3da0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >
> >|I recently downloaded XP Pro from my MSDN subscription.
> >| It came to me in an ISO format that is supposed to be
> the
> >| exact replica of the installation CD. MS explained
> that
> >| readers were available from several third party vendors
> >| that would permit the mounting of this as a virtual
> >| drive.
> >|
> >| What they did not explain how to do was deal with the
> >| reboot process that is part of the installation.
> >| Everything comes to a stop as there is not third party
> >| program loaded to mount the installation material as a
> >| virtual drive.
> >|
> >| Has anyone been through this process? Was I missing
> >| something or is there something missing from the
> >| directions?
> >.
> >

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