Burning Instructions

[Avenger]

I'm sort of new to burning an OS on a disk, if anyone could answer this question for me, it would be of tremendous help. I have the current files for the RC1 and just recently was interested in actually installing it, but when i unpacked the files i couldn't figure out what to actually burn. I burn all the files on the cd and that didn't work. i tried originally making all the files into an iso and putting on the disk but again that didnt work. Any suggestions?

I have the option to burn the files on the disk but imgburn asks for a boot image, what is the boot image i'm looking for?

thank you for any advice on the situation!

 

[chuckr]

I'm sort of new to burning an OS on a disk, if anyone could answer this question for me, it would be of tremendous help. I have the current files for the RC1 and just recently was interested in actually installing it, but when i unpacked the files i couldn't figure out what to actually burn. I burn all the files on the cd and that didn't work. i tried originally making all the files into an iso and putting on the disk but again that didnt work. Any suggestions?

I have the option to burn the files on the disk but imgburn asks for a boot image, what is the boot image i'm looking for?

thank you for any advice on the situation!

If the RC1 that you have is a .iso file, roughly 2.5 GB, that's all you need.

No reason to 'unpack' the iso.

Since you already have ImgBurn, you might want to look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...rite-speed-do-i-use-burn-w7-2.html#post249408

You doin' 32 or 64?

Good luck, Avenger!

 

[mckillwashere]

From the sounds of it the install you have is for upgrades and install's from a P.E. environment.
If you have a legit RC1 you should be able to download the .iso version and burn it with an image buring software. My favorite is AstroBurn.
If you would be more interested in a copy of Win7 Pro for $20.00+tax I would check out this topic.
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/21119-windows-7-pro-19-students.html

 

[Avenger]

I'm sort of new to burning an OS on a disk, if anyone could answer this question for me, it would be of tremendous help. I have the current files for the RC1 and just recently was interested in actually installing it, but when i unpacked the files i couldn't figure out what to actually burn. I burn all the files on the cd and that didn't work. i tried originally making all the files into an iso and putting on the disk but again that didnt work. Any suggestions?

I have the option to burn the files on the disk but imgburn asks for a boot image, what is the boot image i'm looking for?

thank you for any advice on the situation!

If the RC1 that you have is a .iso file, roughly 2.5 GB, that's all you need.

No reason to 'unpack' the iso.

Since you already have ImgBurn, you might want to look here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...rite-speed-do-i-use-burn-w7-2.html#post249408

You doin' 32 or 64?

Good luck, Avenger!

wow i'm propably the biggest idiot ever, the file was being read as a zip file but i think it is already an iso and i was overlooking it. I'm actually burning it right now to check, if it works ill post back and continue to /faceplam myself for the rest of the evening. Thanks for the quick replies and suggestion towards common sense doh!

 

[Avenger]

From the sounds of it the install you have is for upgrades and install's from a P.E. environment.
If you have a legit RC1 you should be able to download the .iso version and burn it with an image buring software. My favorite is AstroBurn.
If you would be more interested in a copy of Win7 Pro for $20.00+tax I would check out this topic.
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/21119-windows-7-pro-19-students.html

thanks for the link, looks interesting! if this doesnt work i'll check into it, thank you!

 

[mckillwashere]

The thing about rc1
Is that it will go into self destruct more REALLY soon.

 

[Avenger]

Sure enough, it worked! i totally missed the fact that winrar was picking up the iso file as a rar file so thought i had to unzip it. If the mods wish to delete this post they can, otherwise i can be made an example of lol.

 

[Avenger]

The thing about rc1
Is that it will go into self destruct more REALLY soon.

how soon?

 

[mckillwashere]

March 10th, a little further off than i thought.
But the RC's cannot be upgraded only complete installs.