Make XP bootable CD

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Excelsius

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I backup all my CDs using WinIso, just in case. Currently, I am changing my computer and I'm unable to find my XP pro CD. I tried to resort to the backup: I copied it to CD-RW and tried to install it on my new computer. However, the disk is not bootable! I am thinking that when I made a copy (a while ago), I didn't know much about backups and must have not chosen then ASPI rip method in WinISO and have chosen "File" instead.
The CD runs fine in the OS, but when I choose "Install" in the OS and the process starts, I am unable to do a clean install b/c the message says that the files on the hard drive are being used.
Could you tell me how can I make my ISO backup bootable? I have already changed BIOS to boot from CD. I read some articles online about making a CD bootable, but they seem to be complicated. Is there a program to use or an easy way to do this?
 
nlite.

Your question has been asked and answered several times here. If you would have searched you would find the same answer.
 
Very naive of you to assume that I did not care to search first. I searched this forum for "xp bootable," "xp boot," "bootable CD," and no results. So please either give some information on how to do it or be kind enough to give the "many" links in this forum. I have done a long search using google too and I'm already frustrated enough as it is without having you tell me that I don't care to search first....
 
Thank you very much!!! I really hope this will help me. I didn't even know that I could make my windows totally automatic with keys and firefox - wow!
 
You don't need any kind of ASPI options or what not with WinISO. All you need to do is backup your CDs to .iso files, and they should maintain their boot properties.
 
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