[OT] Windows install CD ->DVD

[Gabriel Dragffy]

Mikael Backman wrote:
> [explenation]
> My DVD/CD reader is broken... It can only read/boot from DVDs.  I can't
> afford to replace it ($200)  I need to install Windows on my computer to
> run the Second Life client.. The linux version is to slow with my
> computer.. (alpha software)
> I can use Ubuntu for everything else..
> [/explenation]
> 
> I have a legal install CD with Windows XP.. Is there a way I can copy
> the CD to a DVD, which will then function as boot/install disc?
> 
> 

You sure can.
You can burn an XP CD to a DVD, you could also potentially burn an 
Ubuntu CD to DVD. The performance is actually greater on a DVD, but you 
waste capacity.

All you have to do is copy the win XP CD as you would make a duplicate 
of any CD. XP CD doesn't have any copy protection on it, but you may 
want to be aware you are breaking the law or EULA. If you are in Ubuntu 
you can copy XP by simply putting it in the drive, wait for the icon to 
appear on the desktop, right-click on it and select 'copy disc'.
Otherwise you can install something like gnome-baker or k3b, and do it 
with one of those.