The Associated Program Of *.ISO

HMOverclockerHMOverclocker The Hong Kong SAR, China
edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
Hello,

When downloading files from the Internet, I often come across compressed files with extension ".ISO". I also found that *.ISO file was more reliable than *.RAR file. I would like to know how those *.ISO files are made or what associated program are those files made with. Could somebody help me to get the answer?

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  • HackingGuruHackingGuru
    edited December 2003
    hahaha, this is funny! ISO's for buring a image. If you want to see whats in them download ISO Buster form Download.com and also, u can burn the ISO's with a Burning software like Nero.
  • HackingGuruHackingGuru
    edited December 2003
    Just in case u are a n00b, when i say Burn a ISO, i mean write the files in the ISO to a CD/DVD ;)
  • drowddrowd Texas
    edited December 2003
    like hackingguru said, iso's are merely cd images. if you have a program like nero, you will will want to use the "disc image or saved project" button to burn those. it is a fairly common file extension. the other one you will run across is the bin/cue format. these are virtually the same thing. as HG said, isobuster is the best for viewing the contents and extracting if you choose to do so. the other program you can use is called daemon tools. i personally love this program. it allows you to mount the iso or bin/cue and have windows recognize it as a cd drive. now, if you want to make these images yourself, you CAN use nero, but it will use a proprietary format, .nrg. this format isnt all that great, but it does werk. if you want to make an iso or a bin/cue, the best program for that is called Alcohol 120%. this program is also really great and also has a feature just like daemon tools that allows you to mount these images as cd rom drives. and if you have a choice between iso or bin/cue, i would go with the bin/cue. i dont know this for certain, but have heard from several different folks that the bin/cue format retains the file structure the best of all cd images. perhaps someone else can verify that. anyway, if you gots any other questions, let us know. and remember, no fire is involved . . . :D
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited December 2003
    I think you can also use WinRAR to extract files out of an ISO as I'm pretty sure I've done that before.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Originally posted by kryyst
    I think you can also use WinRAR to extract files out of an ISO as I'm pretty sure I've done that before.

    Yeah you can, though the easiest way, rather than burning ISO files that you have downloaded, is to mount them with something like Alcohol 120% or Daemon-Tools.
  • HackingGuruHackingGuru
    edited December 2003
    *ditto*
  • HMOverclockerHMOverclocker The Hong Kong SAR, China
    edited December 2003
    Yes, I got it.

    I burned CDs with Nero too and I also extracted ISO file with WinRAR.

    After consulting the User Manual of Nero, I sucessfully created ISO files (Image Files) from original CDs. It's as easy as burning from files to CD. The only difference is that you have to choose the "Image Recorder" instead of the CD burner at the beginning of the process.

    Thank you all for the help.
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