Re: [vox-tech] Heretical WinXP Q re: burning Knoppix CD's

[Ken Bloom <MAPSkabloom@ucdavis.edu>]

On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 10:15:27AM -0700, Jonathan Stickel wrote:
> Rick Moen wrote:
> >Quoting Richard Crawford (rscrawford@mossroot.com):
> >
> >
> >>Any recommendations for software?  I'm not all that keen on paying money
> >>for such software if I can avoid it.
> >
> >
> >I recommend burning a Knoppix CDR (or DVD), and then booting it.  It
> >comes with cdrecord, k3b, etc., and reliably auto-recognises hardware
> >better than anything else on x86, bar none.
> >
> >(Generally speaking, if the answer is a piece of Win32 software, you're
> >asking the wrong question.  ;->  )
> >
> 
> His problem is burning the Knoppix CD in the first place ;)
> 
> Richard:  If you have CD writer, I'm sure it came with CD burning 
> software.  I haven't seen a CD writer not come with something, usually 
> Roxio or Nero.  If it came with a prebuilt computer, then somewhere in 
> your box of documentation and installation CDs, there should be burning 
> software.  It may be several versions old, but usually you can upgrade 
> for free.
> 

Some CD writers come with HP software that doesn't support burning ISO
images. I know for sure we saw one at the last installfest.

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