create a boot-able disk from an iso file

[Bill Stanley]

On 01/10/2011 11:16 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 10 January 2011 15:52, Bill Stanley<bstanle at wowway.com>  wrote:
>> [...]
>> I finally was able to run Brosero of the ISO.  There was a file name problem
>> which I overcame by renaming the file.  I was still unsuccessful.
>>
>> 1 the resulting disk was too large for a cr so I tried to create a DVD
>> instead.  This seemed to work well in that a DVD was created and verified by
>> Brasero to be good.  However, I was unable to boot from the DVD.  I think
>> the computer allows booting from a DVD but I am not sure.  It is an Dell
>> Inspiron 1501 and has a DVD disk reader/burner installed.
>
> Have you checked the boot sequence by going into the BIOS on startup
> and checking the the CD/DVD drive is checked before the hard disk?
>
> Where did you get the image from?

"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies."  Actually it is for 
Windows XP which I downloaded from the Pirate Bay.  I really don't feel 
badly about this because  Win XP is no longer being sold.  The iso file 
was originally known as ???.iso.part  When I eliminated the .part 
extension, brasero accepted it and made a disk that should have been 
bootable but wasn't.  I need it to create a virtual machine under 
Virtual Box and not to install it on a physical machine.

PS.  I only pirate stuff which I can't buy or get through normal means. 
  As such, I don't feel that my actions cause a lost sale.

Bill Stanley