Using Imgflpyd to Expand your "CDBOOT.f35" File
 
If you have used IFD (Image for DOS) or IFW (Image for Windows) to make an image to another partition or hard drive and have made them either 698 MB or 648 MB in size when you ran the program you can use BingBurn to create bootable DVD or CD's later.
 
Before you can use BingBurn you have to expand the "CDBOOT.f35" file that came with IFD. This is where Imgflpyd comes in. This program will expand it for you.

This a visual tutorial on how to do this in Windows.
First download the Imgflpyd program, and unzip it.
Download here
You should now have Imgflpyd.exe saved in a folder.
 
Folder with files
Put a COPY of your "CDBOOT.f35" file into the folder you made for Imgflpyd. .
Notice the size is 144 KB
 
 
Command Prompt Here
Right click on the Folder where Imgflpyd.exe is in and choose "Command Prompt Here".
 
If you don't have the "Command Prompt Here" choice. See note here.
 
Prompt Screen
You need to type in imgflpyd cdboot.f35 /expand as shown above. Then press Enter. It will just say Done after it's been expanded.
 
Expanded CDBOOT.f35
Notice the size is now 1,440 KB.
 
You may want to copy the expanded file to the same folder where you have saved your backup image files. You are now ready to use BingBurn.
 

How to get "Command Prompt Here" or "DOS Prompt"
You can get "Drop to DOS" from TeraByte Unlimited.
Search Google for "Command Prompt Here", and find many places to get it.
 
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