how to make a bootable cd

[saurabh kakkar]

hi,
is there is any way to make a bootable cd if one is not having floppy drive.
plz tell me as i am in urgent need of bootable cd also if any software is involved plz mention it also.

[Tech Geek]

Bootable CD of what??


this thread should have been in the tutorial section

[iMav]

cmon tech geek bootable cd has to be of an OS .... nero has an option that lets u burn bootable cds it will automatically add the required system files

[n2casey]

Originally Posted by saurabh kakkar

hi,
is there is any way to make a bootable cd if one is not having floppy drive.
plz tell me as i am in urgent need of bootable cd also if any software is involved plz mention it also.

Well u can use Nero to make a bootable data CD.

[alsiladka]

I used nero to create a bootable cd to update my Laptop's BIOS.

What purpose you want to create a bootable CD for?

[Pathik]

nero ll create bootable cds only if u hav a bootable floppy of the same....
see this...
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

[n2casey]

In Nero 6.6, bootable CDs can be made without any Floppy.
I have used it many times.

[Pathik]

i m using nero 7.xx .. r u sure that in 6.6 u can create bootables w/o ny floppy... ??

[NucleusKore]

Contrary to what is mentioned above, YOU DO NOT NEED A BOOT FLOPPY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE CD.
All you have to do is
1. Go to http://www.bootdisk.com
2. Select the boot disk you want and make sure to download the image (img) format
3. Open Nero Burning Rom, in that click on boot disk, and in the first tab browse to the place you have stored the boot img you just downloaded
4. click new
5. You will now get a file browser in which you can drag and drop whatever file you want
6. Burn baby burn

[n2casey]

I m sure about it coz I have both Nero 6.6.x.x & Nero 7.xx.

These r the screenshots

[sree_shan]

1. If u already hav a bootable CD and if u want to create another copy of it then u can do this by using nero
first copy the image of the original CD by using the option " Copy CD "
then u insert new CD and burn it using option "burn image to disk" by browsing the above image file

2. IF u want to create ur own bootable disk by integrating some more options, see the following thread

Creating Win XP bootable CD

[ismart]

nero makes win9x boot...how to make xp..

[::cyborg::]

try this link www.ultimatebootcd.com

extremely useful to u

[Pathik]

@cyborg ubcd is very diff. 4m wat he needs..

[jal_desai]

yeah... nero has the option for creating bootable cds... no matter wat version it is...

[khattam_]

In Nero 7:

New Compilation
CD ROM (BOOT)
Image File: browse for the floppy image
Enable expert Settings: Floppy Emulation
1.44Mb
Other's Default

Burn

Done

Screenshot :
http://www.geocities.com/cyberdony2k/boot.jpg



If you dont have Nero, then say....

[Aberforth]

If you don't have Nero you can use a free software called CD Burner XP Pro which is a free software and has the ability to make bootable CD from boot images. The images can be downloaded from internet and will depend on what you are making the bootable CD of.

CDBurnerXP Pro - http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

[crystalboi]

well if u want to make a bootable CD then simply making a bootable CD in Nero through option of "Make a Bootable CD " is useless because it make CD bootable in DR.DOS not the real one required.So first of all u should get boot file of XP from some other CD which is bootable or from net, then u can write it through Nero7 which have option for selecting boot file or copy it to a floppy n then write CD through other versions of Nero too.OR the best way is CD Burner XP Pro as told previously...