have iso - want to create CD

[NuJoizey]

I have an ISO copy of windows XP Pro that I've downloaded from my MSDN library subscription.

I have a machine where I want to blow out the existing operating system and install XP Pro.

It kind of seems ignorant of me to ask, because it seems like it should be pretty easy, but how do I do this? I think I need to create a bootable CD from the image - is this correct? if so, then I am unclear on exactly how to do this, or if I can even do it legitimately.

I see a lot of tutorials that use Nero, but is that the easiest way - and a lot of the tutorials are unclear or don't seem to exatly match what I am trying to do -

can anyone recommend some straightforward web references on the topic?

I would like to have a statement concise in length but vast in profundity to put here, but I just can't think of one.

 

[smah]

If you don't have Nero (or even if you do), ISO Recorder is one of the easiest to use. Just right click on the ISO file and choose "copy image to cd/dvd"

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

 

[linney]

This is from the MSDN site (since amended and updated, but you should get the "picture".

"What is an ISO CD Image?
Products posted to Subscriber Downloads are usually posted as ISO image files. An ISO image file is an exact representation of a CD or DVD, including the content and the logical format. ISO files from Subscriber Downloads end with either an .ISO or .IMG extension. The extension might need to be changed to work with your CD writing software.

Common utilities for writing an ISO file to recordable media such as CD-R include ISORecorder, Nero, and Roxio. The contents of images files can be used as virtual discs using utilities such as Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP, ISObuster, or DaemonTools, or Virtual CloneDrive for Windows Vista. Image files can be mounted locally using the (missing this comment?). For more information about image files, please visit the MSDN FAQ".

See amended description via this link.

https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx#iso

 

[hgate73]

There are a lot of free programs, my personal favorite is InfraRecorder (see link below), but almost any of them will work for burning an ISO.

Just make sure you don't burn the ISO on the disc like a regular file - it has to be extracted and burned as a bootable image.

http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5

I was previously posting under "GeneralDzur" but hgate73 is my new username.

 

[BadBigBen]

How can I write (burn) ISO files to CD or DVD?

http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm

How can I install Windows XP Pro on my computer?

http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_xp_pro.htm

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[NuJoizey]

Just make sure you don't burn the ISO on the disc like a regular file - it has to be extracted and burned as a bootable image."

That's just the problem I am having. I have downloaded Nero 9, and there are a few issues:

1. I am using nero 9 because I am currently on a win2003 server box. the other solutions mentioned here seemed to be for xp or vista.

2. I choose CD-Rom (Boot) option and follow the logical progression of choices which lead me to pick the iso to add to the compilation. However, the compilation window shows just the .iso file, leading me to believe that it is going to burn the iso file itself, and not the bootable image I am after - how do I make sure that i am burning in the right mode and that the files are being extracted?



I would like to have a statement concise in length but vast in profundity to put here, but I just can't think of one.

 

[hgate73]

It sounds like you're on the wrong path.

I don't know what your version of the software looks like (the menus and interface) but look for something like:

"Burn image to disc"
"Burn ISO/UDF file"

etc

It won't be under the regular "burn a data CD" option.

I was previously posting under "GeneralDzur" but hgate73 is my new username.

 

[kjv1611]

Here, try yet another different program, my current favorite for burning image/iso files:

http://download.cnet.com/ImgBurn/3000-2646_4-10847481.html

1. Download it
2. Install it
3. Run after install
4. Select your ISO file
5. Select the burner (if more than one)
6. Hit the big button at the bottom left of the screen that looks like a folder pointing to a CD or something like that - I forget, as I never really look all that hard at the screen with this one.

I don't know whether or not it'll install on Windows Server 2003, as I've never tried.

 

[BadBigBen]

I am using nero 9 because I am currently on a win2003 server box.

if you had read the article on how to burn a ISO image, then you would have come across this little tidbit:

CDBurn.exe from the XP Support Tools

You can use CDBurn.exe that is included in the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools (read Download Windows 2003 Reskit Tools for more info).

Burning ISO on Nero 9

http://ryan.ifupdown.com/2008/10/31/burning-iso-on-nero-9/

How do you burn an ISO in Nero 9?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090104121323AADfgHT

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[NuJoizey]

KJV - thanks for that link.

BadBigBen,


Yes, i did run across that little tidbit and that's what I ended up using. it seemed to burn an XP disk with little or no fuss. What I don't understand yet is what it "really" did and why I couldn't duplicate that behavior on Nero 9.

I'm also kind of confused about the terminologies surrounding digital media and what their ramifications mean. A lot of the tutorials I've seen kind of gloss over what these things really mean, and I am trying to gain a a better fundamental understanding.

I would like to have a statement concise in length but vast in profundity to put here, but I just can't think of one.

 

[kjv1611]

I think what you did with Nero was that you burned a "data disk", which is not what you want to do. For burning an ISO image, you don't have to tell the burning app (generally) what format it's in - that's all int he ISO file.

so, if you were using nero burning rom, you'd do it a different way than typical - I forget what that is at the moment, b/c I find ImgBurn so much easier for that task anywya.

 

[tlcscousin]

In Nero Burning ROM close the wizard and select recorder at the top and select burn image then point to the ISO.

 

[BadBigBen]

I'm also kind of confused about the terminologies surrounding digital media and what their ramifications mean.

well, you have come to the right place... if you ever have questions to the terminology used, then by all means ask, and we will try to explain what where and how...

A lot of the tutorials I've seen kind of gloss over what these things really mean, and I am trying to gain a a better fundamental understanding.

one thing I've learned is, that if I do not understand a certain terminology in a tutorial, I break at that point and read up on the terminology used (e.g. search the internet for said term), so that I can continue the tutorial and understand what it is trying to teach me... and yes I agree some tutorials require a much larger in depth knowledge on acronyms and IT related jargon to understand, but that all comes with experience and time...




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