I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro. How would
I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the original.

We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from one CD to
another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I tired it the 1st time
the verification failed, apparently there were a few files that did not burn
over.

Thanks

annie wrote:

> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro. How would
> I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the original.
>
> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from one CD to
> another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I tired it the 1st time
> the verification failed, apparently there were a few files that did not burn
> over.
>
> Thanks


Doesn't Nero have a disc copying application. We used Roxio
Disc Copier.

In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@microsoft.com,
annie <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the
> original.
>
> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I tired
> it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there were a few
> files that did not burn over.
>
> Thanks

Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.

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"annie" <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro. How
>would
> I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the original.
>
> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from one CD
> to
> another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I tired it the 1st
> time
> the verification failed, apparently there were a few files that did not
> burn
> over.
>
> Thanks
Hi
Personally i would create an image to your hard drive first and then write
to CD
you can do this with nero, Read help "create image","burn Image"
For these operations I use Clone CD it is more comprehensive than Nero at
1:1 copying
Read Here http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html
Chas

I have the same problem & I tried the copy an was told by Nero that it
Wasn't bootable and needed an iso! Don't know how to do that though! But I
know you can't copy it straight across.

"Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
news:O0Az34$DGHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@microsoft.com,
> annie <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
>> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
>> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the
>> original.
>>
>> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
>> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I tired
>> it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there were a few
>> files that did not burn over.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.
>
> --
> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
>
>
>

In news:e1%230qSDEGHA.208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Me2Ewe <blawrence@shaw.ca> replied with a ;-)
> I have the same problem & I tried the copy an was told by Nero that it
> Wasn't bootable and needed an iso! Don't know how to do that though!
> But I know you can't copy it straight across.
>

Sure you can, you use the CD copy option. If you have only one CD drive, it
will write an image to the hard drive and then prompt you to replace the
source CD with a blank CD. If you have 2 CD drives, it will make an exact
copy.
How have you been trying to copy the XP CD? If you have been copying the CD
to the hard drive and then burning the CD from the copy on the hard drive
that will make a non-bootable XP CD. You can use it to install from an
existing Windows, or a Win98/Me boot disk, but it will not boot.
You can find all the install options from the link below.
How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
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xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm




> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O0Az34$DGHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@microsoft.com,
>> annie <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
>>> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
>>> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the
>>> original.
>>>
>>> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
>>> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I
>>> tired it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there
>>> were a few files that did not burn over.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm

That's what I was doing copying it to Hard drive and burning it [or trying
to] from hard drive.
B
"Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
news:ellhToDEGHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> In news:e1%230qSDEGHA.208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Me2Ewe <blawrence@shaw.ca> replied with a ;-)
>> I have the same problem & I tried the copy an was told by Nero that it
>> Wasn't bootable and needed an iso! Don't know how to do that though!
>> But I know you can't copy it straight across.
>>
>
> Sure you can, you use the CD copy option. If you have only one CD drive,
> it will write an image to the hard drive and then prompt you to replace
> the source CD with a blank CD. If you have 2 CD drives, it will make an
> exact copy.
> How have you been trying to copy the XP CD? If you have been copying the
> CD to the hard drive and then burning the CD from the copy on the hard
> drive that will make a non-bootable XP CD. You can use it to install from
> an existing Windows, or a Win98/Me boot disk, but it will not boot.
> You can find all the install options from the link below.
> How to clean install XP.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> --
> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
>
>
>
>
>> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:O0Az34$DGHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@microsoft.com,
>>> annie <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
>>>> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
>>>> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to the
>>>> original.
>>>>
>>>> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
>>>> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I
>>>> tired it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there
>>>> were a few files that did not burn over.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>>> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
>
>
>

In news:uHnVEuEEGHA.3148@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
Me2Ewe <blawrence@shaw.ca> replied with a ;-)
> That's what I was doing copying it to Hard drive and burning it [or
> trying to] from hard drive.
> B

Well, now you see why it didn't work. Sometimes it is hard to tell posters
what to do when critical information is not supplied. My crystal ball is a
god send sometimes. LOL

--
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xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm



> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:ellhToDEGHA.344@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> In news:e1%230qSDEGHA.208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> Me2Ewe <blawrence@shaw.ca> replied with a ;-)
>>> I have the same problem & I tried the copy an was told by Nero that
>>> it Wasn't bootable and needed an iso! Don't know how to do that
>>> though! But I know you can't copy it straight across.
>>>
>>
>> Sure you can, you use the CD copy option. If you have only one CD
>> drive, it will write an image to the hard drive and then prompt you
>> to replace the source CD with a blank CD. If you have 2 CD drives,
>> it will make an exact copy.
>> How have you been trying to copy the XP CD? If you have been copying
>> the CD to the hard drive and then burning the CD from the copy on
>> the hard drive that will make a non-bootable XP CD. You can use it
>> to install from an existing Windows, or a Win98/Me boot disk, but it
>> will not boot. You can find all the install options from the link below.
>> How to clean install XP.
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@bogusmvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:O0Az34$DGHA.2436@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> In news:63E5E5EA-F1F0-453B-91F4-81E77CE28987@microsoft.com,
>>>> annie <annie@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
>>>>> I have an Open License CD for multiple license install of XP-Pro.
>>>>> How would I make a copy of this CD in case something happens to
>>>>> the original.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have Nero CD burning software. Would I just create a copy from
>>>>> one CD to another or should I create a Boot Disk copy ? When I
>>>>> tired it the 1st time the verification failed, apparently there
>>>>> were a few files that did not burn over.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Use CD copy, the XP CD is bootable already.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>>>> xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
>>>> For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm