Burning .iso to CD or DVD?

"Roy" <> wrote:
> "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" wrote:
>>Roy wrote:

>>> I thought that Windows 7 had a built-in burner, and all you had to do
>>> was right-click the .iso image and it would run. It doesn't work. I
>>> get nothing.

>>When you say you get nothing when you right click, do you mean no
>>context menu, no "Burn disc image" listing on the context menu, or that
>>"Burn disc image" doesn't work when you click on it?

> Sorry. I should have said "I get a context menu, but there's no "Burn
> disc image" listing on it.

Are you certain that your optical disk drive is supported by Windows 7 for
writing? Over the years the various commercial mastering programs (Roxio,
for example) have at times required updates when hardware manufacturers have
come out with design changes. Try checking on the vendor's web site to see
if there's any statement of compatibility.

Joe Morris

On 5/1/2010 11:07 AM, Roy wrote:
> I thought that Windows 7 had a built-in burner, and all you had to do
> was right-click the .iso image and it would run. It doesn't work. I
> get nothing.
Try the free program Imgburn (Imgburn.com)

"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
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> Roy
>
> Are you trying to burn the iso file or are you trying to open it to use
> it??
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>> On Sat, 1 May 2010 09:18:22 -0700, "Andrew"
>> <> wrote:
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>>>"Roy" <> wrote in message
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>>>> I thought that Windows 7 had a built-in burner, and all you had to do
>>>> was right-click the .iso image and it would run. It doesn't work. I
>>>> get nothing.
>>>
>>>double click the .iso file.
>>
>> Tried that. All it did was tell me that there was no program to "open
>> the file". I.e., Win7 didn't recognize the extension ".iso".
>

Just noticed this thread: I have not thought much so sorry if this is not
very coherent.

What happens with an ISO file depends upon your PC. An ISO file can be read
by a utility program such as Winzip in order to convert it to files, the
result will be as though you have copied a disk to the hard drive and then
you can run the setup file if that is the type of thing it is, but also it
might be, for example, a film or films.

If you want the file written as a disk image to a DVD or Bluray so you will
have a film disk, put a DVD or bluray in the drive, x out of whatever pops
up, then right click on the ISO file, select Send To and select the
DVD/Bluray drive. A question will come up asking you, basically, to choose
what sort of ISO it is. Select your choice and Bob's yr uncle.

During doing this you might notice that one of the options on right clicking
the ISO is that you can read it using Winzip or whatever you have got to
unzip stuff.

Also you can choose if you want to write the disk image to a DVD even if it
is the type you can read with Winzip unless of course it is too big. That
might be for example if it was a software ISO that you wanted to give to
another PC.

To anyone who thinks I am promoting illegal activity here: there are plenty
of films and software ISOs that it is legal to pass on.

Roy,
I had the exact same issue. Right click on the ISO file and select properties, under the general tab look at Opens with, if Windows Disc Image Burner is not selected (as was the case with mine), just click change and select, it should be recommended. Odd that it does not default to that in the first place, but there it is.