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So, what I did was this, and when I start up it just starts up windows :(

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1.) Open up CDBurner XP Pro
2.) Insert CD-ROM
3.) Select dsl-1.0RC1.iso
4.) Create new image (entitled "New_Image.iso")
5.) Select "non-booteable" on the image
6.) Click Burn (to burn the New_Image file) and select non-booteable on the burn options
7.) When burn is done, shut down computer and start up with CD inserted
8.) Computer starts up in windows :angry:


What's wrong?
So, what I did was this, and when I start up it just starts up windows :(

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1.) Open up CDBurner XP Pro
2.) Insert CD-ROM
3.) Select dsl-1.0RC1.iso
4.) Create new image (entitled "New_Image.iso")
5.) Select "non-booteable" on the image
6.) Click Burn (to burn the New_Image file) and select non-booteable on the burn options
7.) When burn is done, shut down computer and start up with CD inserted
8.) Computer starts up in windows :angry:


What's wrong?
What you wrote is not the same as what was found at that link.  It sounds like you were creating a non-bootable ISO image.  You already have the image, so there's no need to create one.  All you need to do is burn it.....*as an image*, not as part of a data structure.

EDIT: it seems the directions for cdburn pro is a copy of burnatonce.

In any case, all you should need to do is burn it as an image...don't start a data session or you'll get nothing but a CD with an ISO on it.
I'm confused. . .ok. . .so

Do I just burn what I downloaded off the web? That exact file? And how do I not "start a data session". I just got this program for creating a boot disk for DSL, so I'm not too familiar with it. So. . .just to make sure. . .how do I burn it as an image, not a data structure? Because, as you said, those instructions are just a copy. . . :(
Dude, like download Nero or Blindwrite and then burn using the button that says "Disc image or saved project". You are currently burning the ISO as a file to the CD where as you should be burning the ISO to the CD which ends up being extracted by Nero or blindwrite. So like you end up with a CD with many files.
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