With the help of special programs. Creating a virtual image is a very important moment, when you do not have a CD / DVD recordable disc, using such images, you do not need to have a disc to play any game, we will create an emulation using the program, then mount it into the drive.
Today there are a huge number of programs for creating an ISO-image, many of them are both good and bad, but we will, of course, disassemble workable and popular programs. Some of them are supplied free of charge and may not be inferior to the paid versions, let's now see what programs we are talking about.
ISO Disc Image Creator - CDBurnerXP
CDBurnerXP utility is very powerful and works with almost any image. With it, you can both write and rewrite data, as well as erase them. The product is free, therefore, there are no restrictions. CDBurnerXP will easily create a virtual disk with an ISO extension. Works on all Windows operating systems. What do you need to create a disk image?
- Download CDBurnerXP here on this link... The site is official, you do not need to be afraid of viruses. When installing, pay close attention to any buttons. One of them "More options", there you can disable the installation of additional software, such as Amigo, or Yandex Browser. Better to choose the portable version.
- Now that you have installed the program, run it. In the window that opens, you will see many options. To create an ISO, you need to select the item "Create ISO images, burn data discs ..."... If you need to create an image from a disc, then select "Copy disc".
- So, a window will open in which you select any files to create an image.
- Having selected the files, we need to save our virtual image. To do this, click on the "File" button and select the item "Save project as ISO image".
Create ISO disc image with ImgBurn
The next program on our list is ImgBurn. Her interface is very clear, so you can figure out what and how without my help, but I'll write everything down just in case. To begin with, I want to say that the installation file also carries the installation of unwanted software, therefore, when installing, watch out for all the checkboxes and items. Here is the official site from where you can download this program.
So, the ImgBurn utility is, of course, functional and has a simple interface. When you first install and run the program, you will see the interface in English, but you can change it to Russian in the settings. True, for this you first need to download the crack from the official site, and then upload the file to the Language folder.
It doesn't take much to create a virtual image. You just need to click on one of the provided icons in the main program window, add the necessary files and save the image.
ISO Image Creator - UltraISO
I don't want such a great program as UltraISO to be in last place. Yes, it is paid, but powerful, it works with all types of images, a large number of files, it can create virtual disks and write data to real optical disks.
The demo version of the program allows you to burn an image of 300 MB. Not very much. You can download it from this site. If you need the full version to record large files, you will have to either purchase or find "Activation" on the Internet. Not a fair way, but you can try.
Creating an ISO image with ISO Workshop
Here is another program for creating virtual images - ISO Workshop. The interface is very simple, nothing more. The program, in addition to the ISO format, can also work with .CUE. This is the format that works with album images.
The program can burn images and extract them, as well as check disks for errors. Here is the official website of the program, download and use.
Ashampoo Burning Studio software
And the last program on our list is Ashampoo Burning Studio. The program is free and has a nice interface. In addition to the ISO format, it supports many others. Works with almost any disc. If you decide to use this utility, then you can use it to write data to various disks, rewrite several times, copy disks. You can download the program from the official website. Have you noticed that mostly I only give official sources? Some unscrupulous people try to shove their products or give viral sources to steal your data. Before downloading from questionable sites, it is better to study it in more detail.
Once you have installed and run the utility, you will see a nice window in front of you:
The program is in Russian, therefore, everything is clear. To create a disk image, you need to hover the mouse cursor over the tab "Creating an image"... A menu of 3 items will drop out. First option - "Burn Image" allows you to write data to an optical disc already prepared for this case. Second point "Create Image" allows you to create an image from a disc already inserted into the drive.
To create an ISO image from files, we need a third option - "Create image from files"... This way we can compose our own ISO images.
Let's say you have already selected this item. A window will appear in front of our eyes in which it is necessary to select the ISO format. In addition to this format, there is also the native format of the program itself and the CUE / BIN format.
That's all, these are not all programs, there are a lot of them on the Internet, both well-known and new ones. Each has many advantages and disadvantages, but with the help of the programs we have reviewed, you can easily create a virtual image and, if necessary, write the necessary files to a finished disk.
Somewhere since 2005, files with the ISO, MDF, MDS and other similar files have become popular, but to this day, many do not know how to open an ISO file.
In fact, all of these extensions imply that instead of a physical disk, all information is contained in one small file.
If we say in the language of professional users, then all this is a disk image. That is, it is the same as a regular CD or DVD disc, but without the physical disc itself, without a disc.
The download process itself is as follows:
- Go to the above link. On this page, click the "Download" button (highlighted in the figure №1).
- On the next page, choose one of the options - download from the official website or from an alternative source.
- After that, the download will take place. As soon as it ends, you should open the downloaded file in order for the program to start installing.
This can be done either by opening the file through a browser (in the download list), or by opening it in the downloads folder.
As for the first option, then, for example, in Opera you can do this by clicking on the downloads icon and double-clicking on the file that concerns our program.
Actually, after that, the installation will take place. When it is over, you can start the program using the usual Windows tools.
In a running program, to open the disk image, you just need to click on the "Open" button.
The corresponding pictogram is responsible for it, which is highlighted in Figure 4.
After that, you just need to select the ISO file we need, that is, the disk image using the usual standard Windows tool.
As you can see, everything that is in the image is contained in the window that is highlighted in the figure above.
Accordingly, there we need to open what we need - if the installation file, then we need one that has the extension ".exe", if a movie, then ".avi", ".mov" and the like.
As you can see, everything is very simple and even the most inexperienced user will be able to figure it out.
Daemon tools
Another very popular program that opens ISO images in Windows.
There you can find a free version, you only need to buy updates. Having followed the above link, you should click on the "Download" button.
To open the files we need, it will be enough to install the regular Lite version, because we are not going to do any special manipulations.
In general, the second in the list on the above site is the Lite version.
In the same way downloaded and installed program, you should select the icon for opening the image (highlighted in Figure 7).
After that, you should select the image we need. True, it will not open in the same Daemon Tools window, but it can be seen in My Computer as a normal disk inserted into the drive.
Accordingly, it will be possible to open it in the same place.
True, for this you still need to run the file added to the program. There is a corresponding launch icon for this.
The window itself with the added image looks as shown in Figure 8. The button for launching the image is also highlighted there.
After the image is launched, you should go to "My Computer" and open the contents of the image there. There, it will be very easy to find the disk we need. An example of this is shown in Figure 9.
You can also see that there is absolutely nothing complicated in how to open an ISO through Daemon Tools.
And, given the fact that now such files are gaining more and more popularity, it is definitely worth installing such a program on your computer.
7-zip
Surprisingly, ISO can open. Although, of course, very few people know about this today.
On this page we need to choose one of two options - for 32-bit or for 64-bit. They are designed for different systems, depending on the bit depth.
But it will be possible to open what we need in a very usual way - by double-clicking. Also, as we can see, there is absolutely nothing complicated.
Sometimes there is a need to extract files from an ISO image. It is not very convenient to do this using standard operating system tools - it is more expedient to use third-party products. Therefore, in this article we will tell you in detail what software to use to open the ISO image and give the correct sequence of actions shown in the screenshots. But first, let's explain why ISO images are needed. These files store a wide variety of content, so every computer user should know how to properly handle them. Indeed, in certain cases, it is required to open a similar image and perform the necessary manipulations with its contents. For example, install the program or just familiarize yourself with the list of files inside.
What is an ISO image?
Let's figure out together what an ISO image is.You may run into this way when downloading software from the Internet. Also ISO is used to distribute movies by torrents in high quality.
Having a disk image, the user is able to connect it like a regular optical drive. As mentioned, ISO is often used to distribute software and computer games. Also, this format has an additional purpose - to duplicate valuable data from ordinary disks. After all, the latter are not very reliable and can fail due to minor mechanical damage.
How to open an ISO file with UltraISO
The most convenient way to open ISO is to use. If you wish, you can purchase the licensed version on the official website by entering the corresponding request into the search engine. And also download it in open sources, where you do not need to pay. After installing UltraISO, follow the instructions below.To open an ISO file, you need to launch UltraISO and select the "Open" item located on the toolbar with the cursor.
Then you need to specify the path to the disk image. After doing this, you will see a tree view of the information stored in the ISO file.
To extract a specific file from the image, you must hover over it, right-click and select Extract To ....
After that, you need to specify the path to save the extracted file and wait a little while the program performs the desired action.
How to open ISO file with DAEMON Tools
This is a very advanced program for mounting ISO images, but it is not very convenient to extract files through it. Although this method is still worthy of consideration. You may not have any other software on your computer, except DAEMON Tools, and you will need to extract information from the optical disk image immediately. It is enough to complete the task.DAEMON Tools must be launched and in the window that opens, find the icon with the "disk" icon. Click on it with the cursor.
Then you need to specify the path to the optical disk image and add it to the directory.
The program will automatically add the new drive to the My Computer folder. You can work with it as with a conventional optical drive.
How to open an ISO file with 7-Zip
A fairly simple way to extract data from an ISO image is to use the 7-Zip program. It is a very common archiver that is installed on almost every personal computer. However, not many users know that 7-Zip is capable of handling optical disc images. Therefore, we will tell you how to use it to unpack the ISO container.To do this, you need to run. An explorer with additional tools will appear on the screen.
To open an optical disc image, locate it on your computer and double-click it. ISO will open like a regular folder.
To extract a file from the ISO, hover over it and right-click. Then select "Extract" from the menu that opens.
The ISO file is usually confusing for beginners. What kind of format is this? How do I open it? What to do with the ISO file?
Don't panic. Opening ISO files is pretty straightforward. And all you need to do is install a program that reads ISO files. After that, you can easily open any of them with a double click.
ISO file is a virtual disk image created using special software. Simply put, something like an archive. It can store anything: music, movies, etc.
There are many programs for unpacking ISO files:
- Alcohol 120%;
- PowerISO;
- Nero, etc.
In this case, it is necessary to take into account what is inside the image. And already starting from this, choose the right software.
If this is a Windows distribution kit, then you do not need to open or install it. In this case, you can copy the licensed image to a bootable USB flash drive, and then reboot and start the PC (or laptop) through the BIOS. The installation of the operating system will then begin.
If it is a book divided into chapters, music (for example, all albums of your favorite artist) or certain documents, then in this case you can play an ISO file in the truest sense of the word.
- free (Lite version only);
- takes up little space;
- simple and straightforward to use.
Reading ISO file on Windows 7?
First, let's take a look at reading an ISO file on Windows 7 (also works for XP). Windows 8 and 10 are described below.
So, Daemon Tools is a free program for opening and unpacking ISO files. You can download it from the office. developer site (link).
This program is very easy to use. When you install it, all ISO files will automatically open through it. Double-click on it with the left mouse button, after which the autorun window will immediately appear. Select the item "Open folder", and then look at the situation.
If such a window does not appear, it is possible that autorun is disabled for you. In this case, open "My Computer" and manually launch the virtual disk (RMB - Open).
If it's a game, run the setup.exe installation file. If it's a movie, music or something else, then just open them. Or copy it to any other folder on your computer (for convenience).
You can also open Daemon Tools and add an image by specifying the path to it. Or just drag the file into the program window. And then double-click on it (or right-click and select "Mount").
After finishing installing the game or watching a movie, you need to delete the ISO file. Or rather, unmount it. This can be done in 2 ways:
After that, the virtual image will be deleted.
There is also another way to unzip the ISO file without Daemon Tools.
How to unzip an ISO file?
Daemon Tools is a specific program that not all users have installed. But WinRAR or 7-Zip probably everyone has. Therefore, if you are too lazy to install another program, you can simply extract the files from the ISO using the archiver.
It is very easy to do this:
Note: if the archiver is not in the list, then click "Select program" and look for it in the extended list.
If it is not there either, then click the "Browse" button, find the archiver folder and select the WinRAR.exe installation file.
This is how you can unpack an ISO file without third-party software.
How to unzip an ISO file on Windows 10 and 8?
What program to open the file with the game ISO on Windows 8 or 10? In this case, you don't have to install anything. After all, you can run it without extraneous software. All you need to do is select a file and double-click on it with the left mouse button. After that, the image will be mounted and the autorun window will start. Don't forget to unmount it in the end. To do this, open "My Computer", select the virtual drive, right-click and select "Eject".
That's all. Now you know how you can run the ISO extension on Windows 7, 8 and 10. And if you download movies or games with this extension again, you can easily open them.
The question of opening some types of files constantly arises among computer users, since not every extension is supported by the standard set of programs preinstalled in the operating system.
What are ISO files for?
My acquaintance with ISO files began at a time when it was a big problem to find programs on the Internet, and low speed and expensive traffic put an end to any attempts to download online.
People used disks and actively copied them from each other. There was one problem with this process - many disks were protected. Games did not work without a disc inserted into the CD or DVD drive, and autostart was required to install the programs. In short, you couldn't just take and copy the files - you needed the disk itself.
During this period, programs appeared that imitated a floppy drive, creating its virtual analogue, and the files with which they worked received the ISO extension.
An ISO file is an image file of a CD or DVD disc containing in a compressed form all the data that is present on its physical original (optical disc). In addition to storing a disk image, the use of files of this format allows you to create an exact digital copy of the original by writing the data to a blank CD-RW or DVD-RW.
Most often, ISO files are used to distribute large assemblies of programs, or for versions of bulk paid products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, games, etc.
Programs that open ISO files
To open image files, two types of programs are used - archivers and disk drive emulators.
1. Archivers
These are programs that work with archive files. The main purpose of archives is to compress information or combine a large number of different files into one, so that it is more convenient to transfer it somewhere. These include WinRar, 7Zip and a few others.
The structure of the ISO file is identical to other archive formats, therefore, it is supported by the above archivers.
2. Emulators of CD / DVD drives
The purpose of these programs is not to work with files inside disk images, but to create virtual disks and mount image files (ISO) instead of physical storage media. Emulators are not designed to edit or work with individual files within an image.
How to open an ISO disc image file with WinRar?
In the article "" I already talked about this archiver and its capabilities, so if you decide to get acquainted with it in more detail, go there. We are now interested in how to open an ISO using it.
Since your ISO files do not have a typical WinRar icon in the form of a stack of books, I believe that you do not have an archiver or this file type is not included in its settings as a characteristic one.
1. If the archiver is not installed
You need to download it from the official site - win-rar.ru/download/
After starting the installation file, you will be asked what files to associate with WinRar. If you want to automatically open ISO files with this program, then check this box.
Now all image files will have a corresponding icon and will be automatically opened by the archiver when you double-click.
The program allows you to make changes to the contents of the archive - delete, add and edit files.
2. If WinRar is already installed and ISO does not open
The files are marked as unrecognized, which means that the files are not associated with the program. In this case, it is possible to manually select WinRar when opening a file or change the program settings so that it understands ISO by default.
To change the settings, run the archiver. Press the key combination Ctrl + S or in the top menu select the "Parameters" tab and "Settings" in it.
In the installations, we need the last tab, codenamed "Integration" - it contains the cherished plate with the types of associated files. Put a tick in front of ISO and click "OK".
We have figured out how to open the file to extract the necessary data from it and make changes, now let's move on to using it as an image.
How to run ISO file with Daemon Tools Lite
To work with image files for their intended purpose, you can use not only this program, there are a number of applications that create virtual disks and use ISO images, free versions of each of them are approximately identical in capabilities and user interface.
I am comfortable using Daemon Tools Lite because it is officially free (no need to pay, look for pirated versions and various cracks), and, most importantly, I am used to it.
Program installation
Official site for downloading the application - daemon-tools.cc/rus/products/dtLite
Download the installation file from there, when you start it, you will be prompted to install a free version of the program with advertising or pay a small fee to use a clean product.
During the installation, they may ask a few more questions (depending on the version of the program, something changes). In particular, you can choose which shortcuts to put in the system, whether to allow the transfer of statistics data and which files are automatically associated with this application.
During installation, there may be suggestions for installing software for different types of controllers - they are not required, but may be useful.
First start
The first launch of the program will happen immediately after installation, if you do not refuse this action by unchecking the checkbox. When you start it for the first time, Daemon tools will offer to scan all your hard drives (HDD) to find suitable files (ISO and other related files). I recommend unchecking all unnecessary checkboxes, leaving only ISO.
At the end of the scan, the main interface of the program will open, where the image files that were found during the scan will be placed in the central part.
Program interface
At the top right is a search box and "+" to search and add new images.
At the bottom there are icons of active virtual disks, and on the left there is a menu for management (which you can do without).
In order to launch the ISO file with the Daemon Tools program, you need to select it with the mouse and drag it to the virtual disk in the lower panel. The image will instantly be mounted into the drive and autorun will occur, if it was provided by this file.
All virtual disks are perceived by the system as normal and are displayed in the "My Computer" list.
In such a disk, you can enter and navigate through the folders, as with a regular disk.
How to enable multiple drives at the same time
Daemon Tools can open several ISO files at the same time, mounting images to different virtual disks. This means that it is not necessary to extract one file before installing another - you can simultaneously run at least all the image files found.
To do this, when selecting the desired image file, do not drag it to the disk on the bottom panel, but click on the "Mount" link in the left menu.
In this case, a new virtual CD / DVD drive will be automatically created and the disk image will be installed into it.
Other useful functions
The "Quick Mount" icon allows you to add images to the drive directly through the explorer, even if they are not in the list of found ones.
To extract files and to delete virtual disks, click on the disk with the desired letter with the right mouse button and select “Unmount” or “Delete”, respectively.
The paid version of the program has a lot of functions that are no longer related to opening ISO images, but to their creation and burning to physical disks, if you need these functions, you can connect them by paying a certain amount.
We are finished for today, I hope that now you will have no problems opening ISO files and launching other types of images.
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