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AdvanceCD Help
« on: February 22, 2007, 09:43:32 pm »
OK. Here is what I'd like to do. I want to use the AdvanceCD with my Roms already put on it to use as a bootable CD. That is I want to be able to put into a cd-rom and install the whole thing onto a clean formatted hard drive once and be done with it.

Then every time I turn on the computer it just starts up.

Kinda like Fraggals boot cd or Spystyles boot cd. Get what I mean? Is this even possible to do with this?

I think I can get the roms into it and the .iso made. I'm just not sure how to do this install onto the HD thing.
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Re: AdvanceCD Help
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2007, 07:27:55 am »
instead of using "makecd" to create the .iso, use "makepart" and then maybe ghost the file to a partition. i haven't tried that yet though.

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Re: AdvanceCD Help
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 09:59:47 am »
Hey. Thanks for the answer. I'm not quite sure if I understand what you're talking about tho. I've never "ghosted" so I'm not sure how it works. It's basically making a copy right? How would I this onto a blank formatted hard drive?
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Re: AdvanceCD Help
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2007, 10:16:56 am »
I was just thinking. People could interpret this in the wrong way. It would be very easy to sell a CD like this and I think it has been done before. Perhaps it's best if I do not pursue this any further  :dunno
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Re: AdvanceCD Help
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2007, 01:09:17 pm »
i was referring to norton ghost software. it transfers/saves images of the hd from/into files.