The WinOnCD method
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Steps to create a PC Bootable CD-ROM (3), the WinOnCd to go method

1.Prepare a bootable floppy disk with the necessary files on it, such as:

  • FDISK.EXE
  • FORMAT.COM
  • SYS.COM
  • E-IDE CD-ROM DRIVER
  • SCSI CD-ROM DRIVER + ASPI-LAYER (for Adaptec based controllers)
  • MSCDEX.EXE
  • MOUSE DRIVER
  • HIMEM.SYS
  • EMM386.EXE
  • CONFIG.SYS
  • AUTOEXEC.BAT

Hint: It may be usefull to create a multi-boot config. Leads to create such a config can be found in the help file which comes with MS-DOS 6.xx and the MS-DOS manual.

2.Make an Image from this diskette.
   If you have created a multi-boot config, make sure you test this before making the Image file.
3.
Rename the Image.IMG file into Image.RAW
4.Start the program.
5.Click on the
white paper, the NEW Project button.

The New project button

Now you will see the following:

The new project chooser

6.Click once on the Bootable CD Icon with the mouse button.
7.Click now with the right mouse button on the text
Bootable CD.
   The following pop-up menu will come up:

CD Properties

8.Go to the EDIT Properties.
   The following menu will appear:

Specify Image file

9. Specify the just created Image.RAW file (floppy Image)
10.Go to the Advanced tab.
11.Change only the emulation type, just as shown below.

Emulation Type

12.Click on OK.
13.In the lower window, double click on the text
Bootable CD.

File listing

The text Bootable CD has changed into (Joliet Root directory).

14.Now use the built in Explorer to add the files you want to have in the filelist.
15.Click on the
RED button to begin the writing process.
16.You're done (aftter writing of course) and ready to test the first Boot from CD-ROM


Relating web-links

Program Description and/or URL
Bootiso Create an ISO image from a floppy and/or harddrive by Jason Livingstone.
BOOTCD.ARJ There are 2 programs included, one is for making bootable floppy disk images (OSBOOT.IMG) and boot catalog (BOOTCAT.BIN), the other is for editing sector 17 to modify the boot catalog.
DSKIMG95.EXE Create an image from floppy or harddrive. Windows program that has been written bij Mike Looijmans.
Mike doesn't have his own website. You can find that program on the page of
Mike Richter http://www.mrichter.com.

 

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