Bootable CD Does Not Boot

5/10/2007

Learn what to do when the bootable CD-ROM does not boot.

Resolution

Verify that the CD-ROM authoring software you are using supports creating a bootable CD-ROM from an ISO-9660 image file.
Verify that the run-time image boots on a standard hard drive.
Verify that all the required components are included in your configuration.
Be sure to use either the FAT or NTFS file system components.
Be sure to run BootPrep on the hard drive before you deploy your run-time image and before you run FBA.
Run Hd2iso.exe. From the Main menu, select Option 2, Dump the contents of an image file, and then follow the instructions. The output is a plain text file. Save this file and report the problem to the Windows Embedded newsgroup at this Microsoft Web site. Include the C:\Windows\FBA\FBALOG.txt file in your post.

Verify that the CD-ROM authoring software you are using supports creating a bootable CD-ROM from an ISO-9660 image file.
Verify that the run-time image boots on a standard hard drive.
Verify that all the required components are included in your configuration.
Be sure to use either the FAT or NTFS file system components.
Be sure to run BootPrep on the hard drive before you deploy your run-time image and before you run FBA.
Run Hd2iso.exe. From the Main menu, select Option 2, Dump the contents of an image file, and then follow the instructions. The output is a plain text file. Save this file and report the problem to the Windows Embedded newsgroup at this Microsoft Web site. Include the C:\Windows\FBA\FBALOG.txt file in your post.

The bootable CD-ROM does not boot.