Backup copy of XP

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Sam said:
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?
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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


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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
 
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.


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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
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.
 
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
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The original XP is delivered on CDs and not DVDs
 
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?
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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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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?
Click to expand...

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.
 
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?
 
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