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to: Mike N.
from: Ellen K.
date: 2004-12-29 18:08:26
subject: Re: my first experience with XP

From: Ellen K. 

Hmph.   :(

But if you install a CD burning suite on it you can use that?

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:44:53 -0500, Mike N. 
wrote in message :

>On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:26:55 -0800, Ellen K.
> wrote:
>
>>Ah.   Most of that is admin stuff I wouldn't normally do, except maybe
>>#2.  So theoretically could you copy the CD to the hard drive and then
>>burn a new CD from the copy?
>>
>>>  2.) Copy bootable CDs
>
> I was unable to find a way to copy a bootable CD in XP, even by copying it
>to the HD.  This feature was not added, probably a mild form of copy
>protection by MS: "all those scofflaws will just copy the Windows
>distribution CD and give it to their friends."

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