Duplicating a CD in disk utility that is for Windows

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Duplicating a CD in disk utility that is for Windows

I have OS 10.5.8. I have a CD that runs on Windows that I need to copy. Every time I do it following the instructions in disk utility, it does not work. My boss puts the burned CD into his PC, and his computer will not read it. The original works in his computer fine. Any ideas of what I am doing wrong?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 7, 2010 10:13 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 7, 2010 11:07 AM in response to sdesigner

Do you create an image by selecting the drive itself or by selecting the logical volume?

Anyway

You might try a freeware tool like CarbonCopyCloner to clone that disk to an image - than burn that image

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Sep 7, 2010 11:11 AM in response to Kay Marczoch

I am creating an image selecting the CD name that is listed directly below the CD drive. I get an iso image in the end, that I burn itt onto the CD. It says it burned successfully, but when we put it into a PC, it doesn't recognize it.

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sdesigner Author

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Sep 7, 2010 11:14 AM in response to sdesigner

Is this a common problem with Leopard? I never had any issues with this on my previous OS. I used to use Toast, but when I upgraded my os to leopard, Toast would run and burn cds, but the copying tool would not work. I am very frustrated with this OS.

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sdesigner Author

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Sep 7, 2010 11:25 AM in response to Kay Marczoch

I just tried Carbon Copy Cloner, and it tells me "The image creation procedure failed." It seems like nothing is allowing me to copy these, and the content provider sent us the CDs to be copied, so it can't be a licensing issue.

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Sep 7, 2010 11:43 AM in response to sdesigner

What kind of format is that CD? ISO 9660?

btw when creating that image do you choose "image from diskXs0 (VolumeName)?

Could the disk be damaged or copy-protected? Your DVD drive going to fail?

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Fortuny

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Sep 8, 2010 4:45 AM in response to sdesigner

Hi,

for such 1:1-copies I use SimplyBurns http://simplyburns.berlios.de/ and it never has failed me on non-copy-protected discs.

Regards

Stefan

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