I want to make a bootable CD, experts please come in and help! - China DOS Union Forum

I want this CD to have the same effect as a Windows startup floppy (that is, it can boot the machine). Also I want to add some everyday software and DOS tools to it (so the space won’t go to waste). How should I do it? I’ve already collected the software, I just don’t know how to make it bootable. If I copy all the files from the Windows startup disk to the root directory and then burn it, will that make it a boot disk?
These are the tools I collected:

What files should be placed in its root directory to make it bootable?

You can use NERO software to make a bootable CD. There are many specific methods online, just use Baidu to search for them.

Then what should I do if I want to add some commonly used tools into it?

The following is a quote from yazk at 2004-2-3 14:37:19:
Then what should I do if I want to add some commonly used tools into it?

Please study the usage instructions for NERO software carefully, and you’ll understand. This can’t be explained clearly in just a sentence or two.

【Use the winiso software】
First use a floppy disk to make a boot disk, then use winiso to make a boot file from the floppy disk.
Next add your software into it, save it as *.iso, and use nero to burn it directly, then it’s OK.

There’s a ready-made one, take a look

http://model.chinajewelry.net/dos/dosbbs/dispbbs.asp?boardID=11&ID=8760

How to make a bootable CD with nero:
First extract msdos71b onto drive A: and make it into a software boot disk; create a temporary folder under some drive letter, and inside it create a subfolder named boot, then copy all the contents of the floppy disk into boot. Since a CD has relatively large capacity, you can also create other subfolders in the temporary folder for your own commonly used tools, such as ghost, etc. Don’t save commonly used tools too deep in the directory structure, otherwise it will be very troublesome to open them under DOS! First- or second-level directories are best!
Open nero, choose the option for making a bootable CD, and proceed step by step, dragging the contents of the temporary folder into the burn file list.
Insert the floppy boot disk you just made into drive A:, start burning, and insert the blank disc. After a little while, success!
Using easy cd to burn it is the same. You can’t directly burn the contents of the boot disk, that way it won’t boot.

Question: if I want to put several iso files onto one CD, and be able to choose which one to run (boot the machine),
how should I do it?

Go look for easyboot, that one is made specifically for the kind of CD you’re talking about.

Floor1　yazk	Posted 2004-02-03 00:00
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I want this CD to have the same effect as a Windows startup floppy (that is, it can boot the machine). Also I want to add some everyday software and DOS tools to it (so the space won’t go to waste). How should I do it? I’ve already collected the software, I just don’t know how to make it bootable. If I copy all the files from the Windows startup disk to the root directory and then burn it, will that make it a boot disk? These are the tools I collected: What files should be placed in its root directory to make it bootable?

Floor2　Kinglion	Posted 2004-02-03 00:00
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You can use NERO software to make a bootable CD. There are many specific methods online, just use Baidu to search for them.

Floor3　yazk	Posted 2004-02-03 00:00
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Then what should I do if I want to add some commonly used tools into it?

Floor4　Kinglion	Posted 2004-02-03 00:00
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*The following is a quote from yazk at 2004-2-3 14:37:19:* Then what should I do if I want to add some commonly used tools into it? Please study the usage instructions for NERO software carefully, and you’ll understand. This can’t be explained clearly in just a sentence or two.

Floor5　adoan	Posted 2004-02-08 00:00
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【Use the winiso software】 First use a floppy disk to make a boot disk, then use winiso to make a boot file from the floppy disk. Next add your software into it, save it as *.iso, and use nero to burn it directly, then it’s OK.

Floor6　dos时代菜鸟	Posted 2004-02-08 00:00
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There’s a ready-made one, take a look http://model.chinajewelry.net/dos/dosbbs/dispbbs.asp?boardID=11&ID=8760

Floor7　wfan	Posted 2004-02-08 00:00
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How to make a bootable CD with nero: First extract msdos71b onto drive A: and make it into a software boot disk; create a temporary folder under some drive letter, and inside it create a subfolder named boot, then copy all the contents of the floppy disk into boot. Since a CD has relatively large capacity, you can also create other subfolders in the temporary folder for your own commonly used tools, such as ghost, etc. Don’t save commonly used tools too deep in the directory structure, otherwise it will be very troublesome to open them under DOS! First- or second-level directories are best! Open nero, choose the option for making a bootable CD, and proceed step by step, dragging the contents of the temporary folder into the burn file list. Insert the floppy boot disk you just made into drive A:, start burning, and insert the blank disc. After a little while, success! Using easy cd to burn it is the same. You can’t directly burn the contents of the boot disk, that way it won’t boot.

Floor8　fangjia001	Posted 2004-02-08 00:00
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Question: if I want to put several iso files onto one CD, and be able to choose which one to run (boot the machine), how should I do it?

Floor9　spitfirebay	Posted 2004-02-09 00:00
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Go look for easyboot, that one is made specifically for the kind of CD you’re talking about.