see if cd is marked as bootable

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Published on 2010-04-10T04:11:37Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 4:13 UTC
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windows-xp

I am trying to install xp on a old laptop (compaq presario 700) with a stored verion of xp that i burn to an iso

the copy of xp is legit but it won't boot to it. I am able to boot to the crap recover cd that is basically just dos and to a copy of "ultimate boot cd v5" that i just now downloaded and created from the same computer and burner that the xp cd was made from.

everything boots but this xp cd. is there a way to tell if its boot-able

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