Have been trying–and failing–to create a bootable CD containing FTP drivers for TIVO from an ISO distribution published on the web.
Reading the fine print in the Nero 5.5 help files, I see that Win XP is not listed as a supported system for creating bootable CDs.
What is the issue? Is there a way around this using a different product?
Hi palindrome, welcome aboard 
I think you just found a bug in the Nero manual. Ofcourse, XP can be used for creating bootable discs. If you have an ISO image that encapsulates a bootable CDROM, you can just burn it by clicking file->burn image and selecting the image. If you want to create a bootable disc on your own, select bootable cd from the list of possible disctypes you can burn and follow the instructions. If you need a bootdisk to put on CD, be sure to check www.bootdisk.com.
Good luck!