XP CD won't boot

[Pico Rivera]

I have a legitimate copy of XP Pro on CD. When I use it, it boots in the CD
ROM to set up XP.

When I make a copy of it, so I don't have to use the original, the copy will
not boot. Anyone know why that might be?

Thanks.

Chris

 

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

When burning the CD you have to make the CD bootable in your burning
software, otherwise its a file to file copy.

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:12:40 -0400, "Joseph Conway

|When burning the CD you have to make the CD bootable in your burning
|software, otherwise its a file to file copy.
In NERO, there is a special setting for this but I've
never used it. Avoid CD's like plague.

HTH - Larry

Any advice given is my attempt to show appreciation for all
the excellent help I've received here but I'm no MVP so it
may only apply NUGS. Personal attacks, nitpicking & criticism
of anything but content will NOT be responded to. Those
posters should spend their time taking the test @
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ocdtrt1.htm

 

[Pico Rivera]

Thanks gents. I never saw that option before.

Chris

 

[Norm]

That's strange because my XP cd copy (made with Easy CD) boots just fine
without making any extra effort, just used the CD copier function.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Pico you must use third party software to copy a CD. XP's built in software
will enable you to copy the contents but not the boot files which are
hidden.

When using third party software you do not have to use an option that says
"create bootable CD". Just use the software's option to Copy CD.