Re: Copy to CD

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On Sep 18, 8:25 am, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So if I wanted to make a safety copy of my bootable XP installation
disk, does it matter if I make a straight copy or burn an ISO? That is,
is it preferable to do one or the other?



Harry Ohrn wrote:
For the most part if the CD or DVD is a bootable then you will need
to do a Copy->Copy or you can create an ISO (which is an image of the
original) and then burn it to disc using the appropriate burning
protocol. If the original isn't bootable then you can do a data copy.

"george" <geo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C7E382DC-4F1F-4549-AEEF-8AA968CCD0C6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My apologies if this is the wrong group.
How does one know when one can simply copy a CD to CD, and when you
must first create an .ISO image and then copy? The reason I ask is
I have a CD with card games on it that has an installer. I can do a
simple "Copy CD to CD" and the resulting CD works fine, and I can
install from it. I can also
create an .ISO and then copy to CD, and that works also. I guess I
don't thoroughly understand the ISO format. How do I know what kind
of CD copy to
make?

Thanks a lot,
--
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Copy CD to CD writes everything from the original disk to the new disk
"as is". a Bit for Bit copy.

On the other hand, an .iso is when you take all the files from the
original cd, and information on the original filenames, and directory
layout, and bundle them all up into one file. The resulting .iso file
can then be used by an application that understands .iso to re-create
the original cd. You can look "inside" an .iso with isobuster.
There are even applications which can "mount" an .iso image and make
it appear to be a real cd in a virtual cdrom drive.
winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel from Microsoft

Good luck.

.

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