Help Making a Bootable Install Disc

[Guest]

The computer I plan on installing Vista on just crashed (Login Error: The
memory could not be read). Is there a way to make the install disc
self-bootable so that I don't have to wipe my HDD to re-install XP first? I
burnt a disc on Mac OS X using the default burning procedure (no special
software), but now I'm thinking you need to burn it with Nero, etc. to get it
to work properly.

 

[Jane C]

If burnt correctly, the DVD IS bootable. You need to use the burn image to
disc function in your burning program.

http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm this applies to
both cd and dvd.

 

[Guest]

Is there a way to do that on Mac OS X (my computer is the only x86 computer
we have)

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

No, you cannot make the dvd a live dvd able to run Vista directly off of the
disc like Knoppix, if that is your meaning.