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An OS CD is a disc that contains the Operating System and from which you can install a fresh copy of the OS onto your computer. A modern OS is likely to come on a DVD rather than a CD.
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How do you burn bootable mac OS CD from PC?
Download an ISO of the Mac OS CD, and then burn that ISO with Nero to the CD. It will be an exact copy of that disc. If the ISO was copied from a bootable CD then the copy you burn will be bootable.
Why won't software CD's run on my MacBook?
Perhaps the CD is only operable on a Windows OS? That, or the CD has severe superficial damage.
How do you install OS and drivers?
insert CD and follow the instructions
How do you use a PC game on a Mac?
You'll have to get a specific version available on the Mac OS X platform, unless the CD that came with the CD says it also works on OS X (such as Spore).
What CD is used to boot a system or repair?
The original OS' disk.
How to Repair Acer 5670 xp OS?
You set the bios to CD boot. After that reinstall windows with a windows xp cd.
What is a hybrid CD write only?
CD that is readable on Windows and Mac Os computers (and others also like Linux).
How to install OS on a laptop with no CD ROM or floppy disk drive?
well i never tried it but what you may have to do is write the OS on an other computer by linking the harddrive of the laptop to a computer with a CD ROM drive. afteer you write the OS on the harddrive you place it back on the laptop with no drives.
What type of CD can be used to boot a system repair or reinstall the windows operating system?
you need a bootable OS nstallation CD.
How do you format c where previous OS is installed to install new OS?
The installation CD of the new OS should be bootable. Boot the computer with the disc in, and choose to install the OS. It should give you an option to clean install, and format.
How do you intall an Operating system?
It depends on the OS. If it comes on a CD, put the CD in hte drive as the computer boots up, and follow the prompts.
Why is it important to reinstall the os on a notebook from the recovery CD rather than using a retail version of the os?
because the recovery CD for a notebook is spefically custom to that notebook a retail version does not have the (correct) stuff to making the notebook function properly
