Re: Making A Bootable CD

No what I'm telling you to use the option that is part of Nero or Roxio to
"create a bootable CD." You mentioned that Nero and Roxio can not create a
bootable CD and I'm letting you know that they can

See here for Nero http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/cdrom/nero.jpg
See here for Roxio http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/cdrom/roxio.jpg
and http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/images/cdrom/roxio2.jpg

You'll note that Nero will require you to have a floppy or and image of a
floppy but Roxio actually has an image file included for this purpose. The
process creates a boot sector on the CD and writes the files from the floppy
or image to the disc. This bootsector and the files are hidden and can't bee
seen from Windows but the are accessible when the CD is booted. When
creating the CD you can add files to it, in the usual way, before the disc
is burned.

I'm not familiar with Retrospect Backup but if it has a function for
creating a recovery or restore floppy that can be run outside of the Windows
environment then you can use that floppy during the creation process. You
would also copy, to the disc, the backup file(s) that Retrospect created.
When you boot the CD it will emulate the floppy, run the recovery program
and you can restore the image. Of course all that works with other imaging
programs like Norton Ghost for example.

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"ABRADAXIS" <sindler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7fli$tPFHA.2520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>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
>
> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:exXm0CjPFHA.1096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>>
>>
>> "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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