bootable cd windows 95

[pantapei]

bootable cd windows 95

is possible?

sorry english

[prathapml]

yes, its perfectly possible.

Here's an outline of how:

1. Install win95 normally.

2. Make a startup-boot-disk of win95 (or bootdisk of win98 is better).

3. Now keep the floppy-disk in the drive.

4. Install Nero (for CD-writing).

5. Start it, and go to File >> New.

6. Scroll-down in left-pane and choose "CD-ROM (Boot)".

7. In the tab for "Boot" choose your A: drive as boot-image.

8. Now add the win95 CD's entire files/contents (or whatever you want).

9. Write the CD.

That's all, there you have it.

NOTE: I've noticed that if you're writing a bootable CD, then writing to it at 24x or lesser speed is the best. If you burn at higher speeds, the CD doesn't always boot properly.

[jaclaz]

Yes, but the problem will be that it won't be able to change anything.

Everything, included the registry, will be read only.

A more easy solution is download the freeware qualystem

Qualystem? Rescue 1.2 Free Edition

http://www.qualystem.com/en/download.html

and/or

use the politalk howto:

http://www.geocities.com/politalk/

and have a look here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=28825

jaclaz

[Synapse]

@prathapml very good instructions lol. i remeber making my bootable windows 95 CD and it was like 3 pages long.

@jaclaz i don't understand what your saying.... its the same as booting from a floppy. the windows registry and everything on the C drive will be able to be written as the CD doesn't modify that. the only thing you can't change is the CD. but you shouldn't ever have to delete soemthing or modify something on the CD.

[prathapml]

I think I understood what jaclaz was saying...

He is mentioning a lot more advanced thing - about how to run win95 *DIRECTLY* from a CD.

Whereas, I think pantapei is mentioning something else:

Pantapei wants to pick-up his win95 (original) installation CD, and make it bootable so that he won't need to first boot from a floppy to start win95 setup. (in other words, to put a DOS emergency boot-disk as boot-sector - because the win95 CD is not a bootable CD, whereas win98 CD is bootable).

[pantapei]

jaclaz

ciao

mi potresti dire gentilmente come fare?

italy

[prathapml]

mi potresti dire gentilmente come fare?

Even if you're both italian, please remember that this is an english-language forum.

[jaclaz]

I think I understood what jaclaz was saying...

He is mentioning a lot more advanced thing - about how to run win95 *DIRECTLY* from a CD.

Yep, at least I thought the question was that one.

The scope of having it on CD is to have for example:

- a HD-less workstation

- a boot-CD to be used by children (all changes are temporary as the registry is in a RAM disk)

- a boot-CD for recovery purposes that "looks and feels" like the original install

- just for fun AND because Microsoft said it COULD NOT be done (but they said the same about win98 and IE

@pantapei

You need some basic english if you want to follow the forums, and a slightly more than average knowledge of computers/operating systems, which you CANNOT have if you don't have the basic english knowledge (CATCH 22 - COMMA 22).

I am sorry but I simply haven't the time to translate the links I gave you in italian.

Italians active on the net all "publish " in english, including this guy here which made a very good tutorial:

http://www.lachiesadicristo.it/

http://www.lachiesadicristo.it/w98cd/

However, if you get to the Qualystem site linked in my previous post and download the program, it is almost like a wizard that will guide you in making the bootable CD.

You just have to follow it and answer a few questions.

I am pretty sure you can find a friend that knows english enough for that.

jaclaz

[SiMoNsAyS]

about the language, maybe http://babelfish.altavista.com/ can help

[prathapml]

about the language, maybe http://babelfish.altavista.com/ can help

Yeah, but not a continuous use of it. I'd use a language translator very rarely - but at all other times, stick to english. You can't really feel fine, if you need to use that page to translate italian to english, every few minutes.

Learning the common language that the others use, and communicating in that, is the key!