WinImage (free download) from:

http://www.winimage.com/download.htm


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


"Sam S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it?
> If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently copied
> to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc instead?
>

Sam S wrote:
> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of
> it? If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files
> presently copied to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the
> optical disc instead?
=============================
If you have the optical disk...the following
freebie would be worth a try:

ImgBurn
http://www.imgburn.com/

ImgBurn Download:
http://tinyurl.com/bbppnd
or...
http://www.digital-digest.com/softwa...0&ssid=0&did=1

How to create an image file from a disc with ImgBurn
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=6379

How to write an image file to a disc with ImgBurn
http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=61


--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm


==



Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


"Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> WinImage (free download) from:
>
> http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
>
>
> ==
>
>
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
> "Sam S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it?
>> If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently copied
>> to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc instead?
>>
>
>

why mess with an .iso??
just burn a copy of the DVD and put it in a safe place
and put a copy of the key with it

"Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy
>
> http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
>
>
> ==
>
>
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
> "Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> WinImage (free download) from:
>>
>> http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>
>>
>> "Sam S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it?
>>> If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently copied
>>> to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc
>>> instead?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it? If
so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently copied to the
hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc instead?

ISO files are a great way of 'storing' a copy of a valuable cd on your
hard-drive. With today's hard-drives being as large as they are, an ISO
file of a cd such as the WinXP installation disk will not take up any room
at all. You will then still have a valid backup to re-create at any time
should the original AND the copy get a small scratch on it that can render
it trash.


==



Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


"olfart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> why mess with an .iso??
> just burn a copy of the DVD and put it in a safe place
> and put a copy of the key with it
>
> "Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy
>>
>> http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>
>>
>> "Tim Meddick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> WinImage (free download) from:
>>>
>>> http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Sam S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of
>>>> it? If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently
>>>> copied to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc
>>>> instead?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

If your talking about a backup copy of your XP installation media, just use
3rd part software and do a disk copy, no need for copying files to the hard
drive, which won't work anyway as you'll not have the boot sector of the CD,
resulting in your "copy" not being bootable.
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"Sam S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it?
> If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently copied
> to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc instead?
>

On May 25, 10:52*pm, "olfart" <olfar...@excite.com> wrote:
> why mess with an .iso??
> just burn a copy of the DVD and put it in a safe place
> and put a copy of the key with it
>
> "Tim Meddick" <timmedd...@gawab.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy
>
> >http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
>
> > ==
>
> > Cheers, * *Tim Meddick, * *Peckham, London. * *:-)
>
> > "Tim Meddick" <timmedd...@gawab.com> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> WinImage (free download) from:
>
> >>http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
>
> >> ==
>
> >> Cheers, * *Tim Meddick, * *Peckham, London. * *:-)
>
> >> "Sam S" <pleasedontbot...@thank.you> wrote in message
> >>news:6GDSl.70055$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of it?
> >>> If so, what program is recommended? *I've got the files presently copied
> >>> to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc
> >>> instead?

The original XP is delivered on CDs and not DVDs

On May 26, 9:29*pm, "Sam S" <pleasedontbot...@thank.you> wrote:
> I thought I needed to use ISO to make sure all bootable files were
> extracted. *I thought that I had been successful before copying backingup
> an OS a few years ago just by highlighting the main folder and burning a CD
> but now I'm not too sure. *I may have used the "Disc Copy" command in some
> burning software. *Does that use ISO technology to ensure all files are
> copied?
>
> > why mess with an .iso??
> > just burn a copy of the DVD and put it in a safe place
> > and put a copy of the key with it
>
> >> Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy
> >>http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
> >>> WinImage (free download) from:
> >>>http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
> >>>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of
> >>>> it? If so, what program is recommended? *I've got the files presently
> >>>> copied to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical disc
> >>>> instead?

ISO is a method of sending the "full" copy of a disk over the
Internet. XP built-in CD "creation" tool is very limited and will not
burn an ISO file to any media. As for the other "burning" software,
these are far more advance and can create a duplicate directly.

..ISO has nothing to do with the internet, it's a file format for CD/DVD
images
http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/iso

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"smlunatick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:218526b7-8e3c-4f5f-80c6-(E-Mail Removed)...
On May 26, 9:29 pm, "Sam S" <pleasedontbot...@thank.you> wrote:
> I thought I needed to use ISO to make sure all bootable files were
> extracted. I thought that I had been successful before copying backing up
> an OS a few years ago just by highlighting the main folder and burning a
> CD
> but now I'm not too sure. I may have used the "Disc Copy" command in some
> burning software. Does that use ISO technology to ensure all files are
> copied?
>
> > why mess with an .iso??
> > just burn a copy of the DVD and put it in a safe place
> > and put a copy of the key with it
>
> >> Also...ISO Recorder XP Shell Powertoy
> >>http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
> >>> WinImage (free download) from:
> >>>http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
> >>>> If I want to burn a backup copy of XP, do I need to create an ISO of
> >>>> it? If so, what program is recommended? I've got the files presently
> >>>> copied to the hard drive but should I copy direct from the optical
> >>>> disc
> >>>> instead?

ISO is a method of sending the "full" copy of a disk over the
Internet. XP built-in CD "creation" tool is very limited and will not
burn an ISO file to any media. As for the other "burning" software,
these are far more advance and can create a duplicate directly.