Make Live Disc

Insert a blank CD or DVD in an optical drive that has burning capability.

Note: Rewritable media, either CD-RW or DVD+RW is preferred. It is environmentally and economically sound. If the write process fails you may erase the disc and begin again.

Start your burning software and select Burn ISO

Note: Do not use default Windows burning software as it can not create a bootable Live Disc, what it will create is a data disc containing a copy of the ISO source file.

Note: Windows users may use Nero if installed or ImgBurn or any burning software they may have available. ImgBurn is a fully featured freeware burning application that runs in all versions of Windows from 98 to Windows 7.

Browse to the directory where you downloaded the Puppy Linux ISO file.

Click ISO file to select it and in your burning software click Burn ISO button.

After burn is finished you may, if you wish, boot Puppy Linux by leaving the Live Disc in the drive and rebooting the computer.

Verify Burn

To verify whether you burned the Live Disc correctly view the contents in Windows Explorer or other file manager.

These files should be present on Live Disc:

• BOOT.CAT
• BOOT.MSG
• HELP.MSG
• INITRD.GZ
• ISOLINUX.BIN
• ISOLINUX.CFG
• LOGO.16
• PUP_(OS version number).SFS
• VMLINUZ

If you see a single file with an .iso extension then you have only copied the iso file onto the CD or DVD and will have to repeat the burn process again.

Note: If your burning software does not open the tray after burn is complete then open and close it manually before viewing contents in Windows Explorer.

Acquire Live Disc

If you do not have access to an optical drive with burning capability you may instead Buy Puppy Linux Live Disc or Preloaded USB Flash Drive

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