Re: Making A Bootable CD
- From: "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:03:10 -0700
In news:e7fli$tPFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
ABRADAXIS <sindler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> respectfully replied ;-)
> I understand how to burn a cd, but you're telling me to put a bootable
> floppy into the drive and then burn any data I want onto that CD. My
> question is," How do you make a bootable CD for Windows XP in the
> first place?" If I can find out how to do that, I would have no
> trouble burning the ISO backup file onto the CDafterward. Am I
> misunderstanding you? Thanks for the quick response, and I'll try
> the google approach as well.
> abradaxis
>
The info on the floppy is used to make the CD bootable.
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> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> It is very easy to create a bootable CD with either Nero or Roxio.
>> Just check under File->New->scroll down to CD-Rom (Boot). pop a
>> bootable floppy into he floppy drive and burn. You can add files
>> before the burn takes place as Nero will create a boot sector on the
>> CD. It will appear hidden. When you boot he CD the drive letter will
>> be A: change to your CD-Rom drive letter to access the contents of
>> the CD. Roxio has a similar process.
>>
>> Or do a google search for "create bootable CD" and you will find
>> enough to choose from.
>>
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>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
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>>
>> "ABRADAXIS" <sindler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23ilnpyiPFHA.1476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I'm using Retrospect as a backup client, and they suggest making a
>>> bootable CD with my backup files. Actually, I see that a lot of
>>> programs suggest making a bootable CD or diskette for
>>> disaster/recovery procedures. My questions is, how do you do it?
>>> There doesn't seem to be a simple way of creating a bootable CD
>>> with Nero or Roxio. It's easy burning data CDs with all the
>>> necessary backup data, but how do you make an XP CD bootable?
>>>
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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