Oct182012

Can you recommend an XBoot alternative that works on Windows?

Keefe Kingston asks:

After reading the article on making a boot disk using multiple ISOs, I wanted to build my own. I want to put the BitDefender Rescue CD, along with my Acronis Rescue CD on one disk, and maybe add a small Linux OS. Unfortunately, the program in the article was for a Linux distro, and not for Windows. So I tried XBoot (https://sites.google.com/site/shamurxboot/), as that would allow me to do so. Only one problem: for some reason, I can’t drag and drop the ISO files into the box, which is the only way to add them inside the program. Whenever I drag them in, my cursor changes to that circle with a slash through it, telling me that I can’t copy it. And you have to pay to join the support forums there, so I can’t even seek help.

So anyways, I am looking for an alternative now. Something that will get the job done, hopefully. What I’m wanting is something that:
-Works on Windows
-Can create a bootable CD that sponsors multiple bootable ISOs
-Is free (most of the best tools are free, afterall)
-And support bootable CDs like Bitdefender, and Arconis Recsue CDs

Your suggestions are greatly appreciated, as I want to slim down on how many CDs I have!


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Bruce Epper

October 19, 2012

Have you tried MagicISO? It has the capability to create a multi-boot CD/DVD

Keefe Kingston

Looking at the program, I’m not quite sure how that can be done. There doesn’t appear to be any tutorials of adding several boot disks into one bootable CD.

October 19, 2012
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ha14

October 19, 2012

perhaps EZB Easyboot can help but it is shareware
http://www.ezbsystems.com/easyboot/index.html

Create Multi-Bootable CD/DVD image file
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-createmultibootcd.htm

Keefe Kingston

Yeah…I may have to go with MagicISO, but it doesn’t look like it’s freeware either. XP

October 20, 2012
ha14

freeware
Yumi
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

CDSHELL
http://nixbit.com/cat/system/boot/cd-shell/

Multicd
http://multicd.tuxfamily.org/

Customizing UBCD
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/customize.html
Using the template that is provided with the UBCD, you can easily sub in your own ISO images

How to Create Ms-Dos BootCD (Hiren’s Bootable CD)?
http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootablecd

October 20, 2012
Keefe Kingston

Ah…thank you! ^^ However, i finally got XBoot to work. I tried in in my Windows XP virtual machine, and it worked fine. :)

October 22, 2012
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Jim Chambers

October 19, 2012

Try SARDU available from download.com

Keefe Kingston

I was looking at that, but it doesn’t have Arconis added in the mix. Besides, it downloads the ISOs, while I already have them.

October 20, 2012
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dhanunjayarao chunduri

October 20, 2012
Keefe Kingston

Thanks :)

October 22, 2012
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Harish Jonnalagadda

October 23, 2012

I use WinMount. It is versatile and does the job.