Posted by Jeff Rife on 12/23/66 11:27

Jeff Korn (under@lycos.co.uk) wrote in rec.video.dvd.misc:
> When I rip a bootable CD to an ISO image: does that target ISO image contain
> the boot sector resp. boot functionality as well?

Yes.

> In other words: when I burn this ISO image onto another CD is that CD then bootable too?

Yes.

> Is it dependent from the ripping software if the boot functionality is fetched
> as well during the rip process?

It shouldn't be, unless you choose to copy less than the full disk.

> How could I detect if a given ISO image contains boot record?
> In CDmage resp. MagicISO I did not found this information.

That little "bootable" box on the display not working for you? If so,
I have no suggestions other than find another tool.

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