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DOS启动盘 & LOGO技术（启动盘室） » Why can't the boot files from a boot floppy be used for CD booting?

Floor1　chen70168	Posted 2003-09-03 00:00
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If I burn the boot files from a floppy onto a CD, it won't boot. Why do I need special software to make a bootable CD? Can I just burn the CD boot files directly onto the CD?

Floor2　LanE	Posted 2003-09-03 00:00
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Try using software made for creating bootable CDs and make one yourself. The boot contents on a floppy are not just boot files, because when booting it not only needs those few files, but also some non-file contents. On a bootable CD made from the floppy's boot contents, you can't directly see those contents.

Floor3　cn_archer	Posted 2003-09-03 00:00
元老会员　Posts 991　Credits 2,903　From 福建省
You can use HD-COPY or WinImage to extract the boot information from the boot floppy, save it as an .img or .ima file, and then use burning software to burn it onto the CD.