Ripping a bootable CD to ISO image: Is the boot record ripped too ?

[Jeff Korn]

When I rip a bootable CD to an ISO image: does that target ISO image contain
the boot sector resp. boot functionality as well?

In other words: when I burn this ISO image onto another CD is that CD then bootable too?

Is it dependent from the ripping software if the boot functionality is fetched
as well during the rip process?

How could I detect if a given ISO image contains boot record?
In CDmage resp. MagicISO I did not found this information.

Jeff

 

[Lil' Dave]

When I rip a bootable CD to an ISO image: does that target ISO image contain
the boot sector resp. boot functionality as well?

In other words: when I burn this ISO image onto another CD is that CD then bootable too?

Is it dependent from the ripping software if the boot functionality is fetched
as well during the rip process?

How could I detect if a given ISO image contains boot record?
In CDmage resp. MagicISO I did not found this information.

Jeff

Multi-post reply thwarted. Has nothing to do with XP. Answer to the
initial question is yes.

 

[Ron Sommer]

Yes, an ISO image of a bootable CD will contain the boot files.
The ISO image file can be burned to a CD and all you have is an ISO image
file on a CD.
If you use the ISO file containing boot files to burn a CD, the CD will be
bootable.

I think any software that can use an ISO image to burn a CD will that is
bootable.
http://iso.snoekonline.com/iso.htm#top

You need software that lets you see the contents of the ISO image.
http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/

 

[Michael Stevens]

In

When I rip a bootable CD to an ISO image: does that target ISO image
contain
the boot sector resp. boot functionality as well?

In other words: when I burn this ISO image onto another CD is that CD
then bootable too?

Is it dependent from the ripping software if the boot functionality
is fetched
as well during the rip process?

How could I detect if a given ISO image contains boot record?
In CDmage resp. MagicISO I did not found this information.

Jeff

Yes if done correctly.
You will need third party software or a plug-in for the XP native burning
application.
Plug-in for XP ISO recorder
http://alexfeinman.brinkster.net/isorecorder.htm

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