[dba-Tech] Bootable CD

I just did a google search on "how to make a bootable CD" and the
first link was this which seems very informative.

http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/bootable_%20CD_page1.htm

GK


On 1/17/08, Tina Norris Fields <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote:
> Hi Arthur,
>
> I have a fine external 3.5" floppy drive.  TEAC FD-05PUB USB  I ordered
> it when I got my new Dell Inspiron 9400 last spring.  I love it.
>
> I would still like to know the answer about creating a bootable CD.
>
> Best regards,
> Tina
>
> Arthur Fuller wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me what defines a bootable CD? Back in the day, a bootable
> > floppy was created with the sys command, which copied command.com and
> > msdos.sys to the target, and you could then customize it with config.sys and
> > autoexec.bat.
> >
> > The reason I'd like to know is that I still have a few 3.5 boot disks, but
> > no 3.5 drive. Assuming such a thing is made, I suppose I could get an
> > external 3.5" drive with a USB connection, but if there is an easy way to
> > create a bootable CD and then create some directories on it, maybe that
> > would get me where I want to go. For example, I downloaded several boot-sets
> > from bootdisk.com, but they are all set up with several 3.5" disk images.
> > Also I downloaded the new Google OS and copied its files to a CD but that
> > didn't work.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Arthur
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