PC DOS may be far too old for this usage. I would fetch a dos boot disk of more recent vintage from http://www.bootdisk.com and use that as the boot A: source for this CDR.
http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm writes...
"And Here's Another Way For You To Make Bootable CD's
To Create A Bootable CD, You Need A CD-Burner, Roxio Easy CD Creator, A Blank CD-R Disk And The Bootable Source Media. (The source can be a floppy diskette, a hard drive or a previously created image file of any of these. Use "Help" if confused at step four below.)
After You Have Gathered Everything Together:
1. Put the blank CD in your drive
2. Start Easy CD Creator
3. Select "File", "New CD Project", "Bootable CD"
4. Select the bootable CD type
5. Then Select "OK"
"
Bob
Hi All,
I'm trying to make a bootable CD using EZ CD Creator 5.3. I followed the instructions: Make a data CD, File - New CD Project - Bootable CD - Use an existing image (which will copy the Bootcat and Bootimg.bin files). I then select another program (SpinRite) and add it to be burned. It creates the CD with the 3 files but when I try to boot from the CD I receive a "starting PC Dos" screen, and it just hangs there. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Bruce

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