Posted by me on 09/27/05 04:26

OhReally@invalid.org wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:53:15 GMT, "Jerry" <jhuffman@triad.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>CDRWs are NOT for burning iso files. Use a regular CD-R. Here is a free
>>burning software that is excellent:
>>http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
>>
>
>
> Oh really, ISOs burn just fine on my CDRW's.

Same here. I do it all the time, just to try out various Linux Live CD's
before committing a CD-R to them. I use Deep Burner, a free product.

>
>
>>With a regular CD-R in the burner, go to File and look for some like "burn
>
>>from a cd image" and click on it. Then you browse to the iso file and open
>
>>it and start the burning process.
>>
>>You can also use something like winrar and extract the iso file and burn the
>>extracted files. Both of these methods work fine.
>>
>>
>>"Thomas Blabb" <t.blabb@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:43352556$0$16485$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net...
>>
>>>As I had to notice writing a bootable ISO image onto a Rewritable CD (e.g.
>>>CD+RW) shows problems
>>>when the target CD was previously burned at least one time.
>>>
>>>The reason is that the (normal) burning software could not write the boot
>>>record onto an
>>>already burned (and afterwards erased) rewritable CD.
>>>
>>>Sometimes third party software like InCD is recommended. I don't like InCD
>>>because
>>>a lot of people tell about deinstallation and other problems.
>>>
>>>Are there any alternatives ?
>>>
>>>Maybe there is a burning software which offers burning bootable ISO images
>>>on rewritable CDs
>>>out of the box (Nero does not).
>>>
>>>Thomas
>>>
>>


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