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How do I make a Bootable CD for the PC

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by ahdick 1 view

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I am wondering how I go about making a bootable cd. I want the cd to boot up like a regular windows 98 floppy so I can get cd-rom drivers but I am goinf to put windows 98 cab files on the disk so I can run an install. Any help would be appreciated!!!

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by lpnixon

you will need burning software with this ability in it nero is one that i know is capible of doing this you will also need a floppy disk that contains the system files for boot up. you can find the option some where with in the burning software not all software have this option i think easy cd does and i know nero 5.0 does

by reeree

why not go all the way!! if you have a burner get Veritas Backup Exec and make a complete backup of your system. At Veritas it sells for about $80, at buy.com it's $49 with free software shipping this weekend. You can go to www.veritas.com and read up on the different versions and which fits your needs. Awesome program

by anomalus

The first step is to create a bootable floppy that does what the CD must do.
You then use some CD-Burning software that has the option of creating bootable CDs

Check out these sites for more information:

http://www.bootdisk.com/ - For creating boot disks in general
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/ - Instructions + links to free tools. Good if you don't have software like Nero.

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