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How to create a cd boot disc?

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steverama

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I know this is the hardware forum, but the software & OS forums don't get as much traffic. I'm trying to create a boot disc on a CD and also include WinME on the same CD. I tried copying one last night, but it doesn't work on bootup. I've selected the ''boot from CDRom first'' option in the BIOS, but I get a message saying it is an invalid system disc. Any ideas on how to make one of these discs?
 
I'm not certain but I remember awhile ago I read you have have copy onto the CD bootstrip.bin (sp?) or a file similar to it to get it to boot. Search your Windows ME/NT CD for that file.



-jimbo
 
Please let me know which CDR software you're using and I'll tell you how to do that. I really don't feel like typing instructions for all of them
 
In some burning softwares has the Boot CD option when creating/copying a CD/image and there's a small program that does that also but I don't remember it off hand.
 
OK, I selected the items as you said, then the program prompts me for a bootable diskette to copy files from. So I inserted the diskette, gave me an error. Afterwards, I selected the same items (DATA CD, File, Bootable CD), and the program asked if I wanted to use the boot files from my hard drive. These files are : BOOTCAT.BIN & BOOTIMG.BIN . I thought that all files from a WIN Me boot diskette would be required. !?!
 
Ok, sorry for not clarifying that. First of all you need to make a bootable disk in WinME (Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs >> Startup Disk >> Create Disk). Once you have this disk created, insert that disk in your floppy drive when Adaptec asks you for "bootable floppy to copy files from". I hope this helps,
 
Andrey,
I made another boot disk, reselected each item as stated in your last post. Sure enough, it found the same 2 BOOT files as on the hard drive. I copied the WinME startup disk files, added them for CD copying, as well as the entire WinME CD contents. Copied the disk in about 5-6 minutes. Re-booted on CDRom and it worked! No more floppy for setting up Windows anymore!!! Thanks very much foryour help, and thanks to all the others as well for your replies.
 
kind of 😛
Boot files for Win2K are a little different, but if you're looking to make a bootable CD for the purpose of installing Windows 2000, all original WinNT and Win2000 CDs are already bootable
 
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