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running .iso files

post #1 of 8
5/12/10 at 9:05pm
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so i had .iso files and was told to burn them to a cd. when i did that, the files were still the same, and i still do not know how to run the software!
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post #2 of 8
5/12/10 at 10:12pm
If you're running Windows 7, right-click on the .iso file when there is a blank CD in your drive and choose the Burn Disc Image option. If you're running an earlier version of Windows, you need a special program to burn ISOs onto disc. MagicISO is a free one.

Once burned onto disc in the appropriate way, the software will be usable.
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post #3 of 8
5/13/10 at 12:04pm
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i burned it with an isoburner as well as normally (i have vista), and i get the same effect. i get a lot of program files. is this impossible to run then?
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post #4 of 8
5/13/10 at 12:29pm
what do you mean the files were still the same? an iso is an image and it's only 1 or two files... probably with a .bin too? When you burn it, or mount it, it should display the virtual data.
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post #5 of 8
5/13/10 at 4:37pm
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what will the virtual data look like? a file that the computer recognizes and can run, ultimately, the program?
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post #6 of 8
5/13/10 at 4:52pm
Well yeh, that's only if you're mounting the CD/DVD. If you burn it the data will be available on the disc.
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post #7 of 8
5/13/10 at 6:13pm
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could it be that maybe some of the data is missing in the conversions?
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post #8 of 8
5/13/10 at 9:20pm
an ISO is an exact copy of a disc in a single file, with no compression or anything like that. if you're still missing the main executables for whatever it is you're doing, then the ISO was made wrong in the first place
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