bootable cd

[dukebound85]

Hi, I was able to get windows through my msdn liscense. As a result, I was able to download the install cd that I checked out for my own. Now my queston is how do I make this a bootable cd as opposed to just a data disc. Thanks

 

[trainguy77]

What format is it? Is it an iso file?

 

[dukebound85]

What format is it? Is it an iso file?

No its just the files needs to run xp. For example the i386 folder and like 11 more things.

 

[evangelion-01]

Hi, I was able to get windows through my msdn liscense. As a result, I was able to download the install cd that I checked out for my own. Now my queston is how do I make this a bootable cd as opposed to just a data disc. Thanks

when i added sp2 to my sp1 windows installation cd i had to open the original disc with isobuster and under track 1 there was a bootable file by microsoft, you gotta rip that and use it with nero to make a bootable cd.

 

[dukebound85]

any idea what the name of the file was? thanks

 

[mrichmon]

Hi, I was able to get windows through my msdn liscense. As a result, I was able to download the install cd that I checked out for my own. Now my queston is how do I make this a bootable cd as opposed to just a data disc. Thanks

If you have an MSDN subscription then one of the MSDN DVDs contains an iso CD image for the Windows XP installer.

 

[dukebound85]

Yea I am able to download it via internet but instead checked out a copy from campus and just copied the files over to another cd. I asked the guy why I wasn't able to download it on my mac and he said it was because I wasn't using explorer as the browser when attempting to download. SInce I have a mac I dont have explorer and hence why I checked it out from campus

 

[mrichmon]

Yea I am able to download it via internet but instead checked out a copy from campus and just copied the files over to another cd. I asked the guy why I wasn't able to download it on my mac and he said it was because I wasn't using explorer as the browser when attempting to download. SInce I have a mac I dont have explorer and hence why I checked it out from campus

You would need to use a Windows machine to create a bootable disk from the files you have. But it is much, much easier to just grab the bootable .iso file from the MSDN DVD rather than futz with creating a bootable CD.