How can I create bootable HD partition from ISO image?

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Hi guys,

I was wondering if the following is possible. I have a LiveCD that I can boot from. I want to create an ISO image of this CD, then create a hard drive partition on my PC and copy the ISO file to this partition and be able to boot from it. I'm running Windows XP. Could anyone tell me if this is at all possible?

Thanks.
 
Thanks for your reply, ryan. I was hoping I could somehow edit the boot.ini and have the second partition on my hard drive bootable.
 
you can make a partition bootable with diskpart.
then edit your boot.ini to add it.

be careful, one mistake and BOOOM HEADSHOT

find a tool that will take that ISO and extract it to the partition (daemon tools)
cmd -> diskpart - make partition bootable
edit boot.ini on primary boot partition
 
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Monkey God said:
you can make a partition bootable with diskpart.
then edit your boot.ini to add it.

be careful, one mistake and BOOOM HEADSHOT

1) find a tool that will take that ISO and extract it to the partition (daemon tools)
2) cmd -> diskpart - make partition bootable
3) edit boot.ini on primary boot partition
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1) that might work provided he can get a chain loader to start the OS from the new partition.
2) that'll make his system unbootable if he's using the Windows bootloader.
3) a boot.ini entry won't do any good if he doesn't have anything to hand off the boot process to (chain loader) or if he's changed the bootable partition.
 
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