Re: How do I create a copy of my Open License XP CD

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

In news:uHnVEuEEGHA.3148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Me2Ewe <blawrence@xxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
> That's what I was doing copying it to Hard drive and burning it [or
> trying to] from hard drive.
> B

Well, now you see why it didn't work. Sometimes it is hard to tell posters
what to do when critical information is not supplied. My crystal ball is a
god send sometimes. LOL

--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
xpnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm



> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ellhToDEGHA.344@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In news:e1%230qSDEGHA.208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Me2Ewe <blawrence@xxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
>>> I have the same problem & I tried the copy an was told by Nero that
>>> it Wasn't bootable and needed an iso! Don't know how to do that
>>> though! But I know you can't copy it straight across.
>>>
>>
>> Sure you can, you use the CD copy option. If you have only one CD
>> drive, it will write an image to the hard drive and then prompt you
>> to replace the source CD with a blank CD. If you have 2 CD drives,
>> it will make an exact copy.
>> How have you been trying to copy the XP CD? If you have been copying
>> the CD to the hard drive and then burning the CD from the copy on
>> the hard drive that will make a non-bootable XP CD. You can use it
>> to install from an existing Windows, or a Win98/Me boot disk, but it
>> will not boot. You can find all the install options from the link below.
>> How to clean install XP.
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>> xpnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:O0Az34$DGHA.2436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>> annie <annie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
>>>>> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
>>>>> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to
>>>>> the original.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
>>>>> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I
>>>>> tired it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there
>>>>> were a few files that did not burn over.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>>>> xpnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>>>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm



.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: How do I create a copy of my Open License XP CD
    ... That's what I was doing copying it to Hard drive and burning it [or trying ... > You can find all the install options from the link below. ... Setup a newsreader. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Ubuntu - File Copy Seems Resource Intensive
    ... The first is that the Linux kernel is a cache aggressive kernel. ... So, when firefox starts up it wants to allocate a bunch of ram, and thus it has to wait for the kernel to free some ram. ... Since your copying a file there are a lot of both read cache and write cache pages. ... If you are running an Intel PII or above, you should run the 686 kernel(sudo apt-get install linux-686) and if your running on an athlon then you should install the k7 kernel. ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: Bad_Pool_Header 0x00000019
    ... Try disabling xp cd burning: ... > happens for no reason at all but I can replicate it EVERY time I use Nero, ... > narrowed it down to the SP2 install which seems to impact Nero immediately ... I have had SP2 installed for months but just put up ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: cant copy files from newly added workstation - "path too deep"
    ... Explorer freezing when copying just a few simple files (no ... Does not matter what the target system runs - can't copy ... to XP nor 98 computers. ... security on files (as after install - default used - all ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.new_user)
  • Re: EWF Custom Shell no installer -> updating the shell in the field
    ... I lost five days to make burning ... >> Since you license devices not mediums, I think that we don't have to ... >> You can put some nice EULA at the beginning of install wizard that will ... >> EWF ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded)