bootable CD question

[Maurice]

Hello:

I have an old bootable CD for WIN XP SP2, I liked to add some data to it, so
I copied it to a folder in the hard disk, then I added my data there, then I
write back the whole to a new CD (rewritable). the new CD is not bootable,
why? and can this be done, how?

thanks
Maurice

 

[thanatoid]

Hello:

I have an old bootable CD for WIN XP SP2, I liked to add
some data to it, so I copied it to a folder in the hard
disk, then I added my data there, then I write back the
whole to a new CD (rewritable). the new CD is not bootable,
why? and can this be done, how?

You have to extract/copy the entire contents of this CD to a new
directory. Add a subdirectory with "some data". Create an iso
image of the whole thing on a freshly defragged drive and burn
the iso - check the "make bootable" option first.

This may or may not be possible depending on what you use to
burn CDR's.

I hear www.imgburn.com is very good.


--
There are only two classifications of disk drives: Broken drives
and those that will break later.
- Chuck Armstrong (This one I think, http://www.cleanreg.com/,
not the ball player. But who knows. I can't remember where I got
the quote. But it's true.)

 

[Doum]

Hello:

I have an old bootable CD for WIN XP SP2, I liked to add some data to
it, so I copied it to a folder in the hard disk, then I added my data
there, then I write back the whole to a new CD (rewritable). the new
CD is not bootable, why? and can this be done, how?

thanks
Maurice

What type of data do you want to add? if it's drivers or service pack you
need to do a process called "slipstream", the program "nlite" does it
well and is easy to use.

Do a Google search on "slipstream", you can download nlite there:

http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

HTH

 

[Twayne]

In

Hello:

I have an old bootable CD for WIN XP SP2, I liked to add some data to
it, so I copied it to a folder in the hard disk, then I added my data
there, then I write back the whole to a new CD (rewritable). the new
CD is not bootable, why? and can this be done, how?

thanks
Maurice

Just WAGging here, but:
The new CD isn't bootable because the OS saw some of the files you were
trying to copy and avoided copying them, most likely. It surprised me, but
I've seen that happen before. Because the same filename on another drive was
"in use", it would not copy the file from anywhere on the machine.
Apparently it doesn't always keep track of the paths and uses only the
filename.
Or perhaps the read-only attributes you get coming from a CD had to be
removed?

 

[ju.c]

The way to update a CD is to first create an image of the disc.
Then add or remove files, then save a new image. Next you
burn that new image.

Start learning about image files from here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_image


ju.c