Why won't bootable CDs work?

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It seems that Windows XP CD might have some sort of copy-protection after all.

It is well known that Windows XP uses a key-activation system to prevent different machines from running WinXP with the same key.

HOWEVER there was very little I could get on the Web concerning copy-protection of the CD itself. Hints and smatterings of users who had sought advice after failing to make direct 1:1 backups and who had found other ways of bypassing the "protection" (using modifed Nero ISO images, etc...) was all I found.

Still can't test with CloneCd, nor even my Discdump-made backup 4 now, since this will call not only for rebooting system but also making a Norton Ghost backup of my current Win2000 installation, formating HDD and fully installing WinXP to see if it really works.

Machina - when U tested Alcohol or BW backups, were they inserted in the burner or did U try them in a CD/DVD reader (NOT burner) as well?

Furthermore, though I doubt M$ would have used hardware CD protection for WinXP, U could always try running BWAbuilder on the original CD (choose 8x speed), just to make sure...