ISO question

[littlecooldude]

You can get WinRAR here: http://rarlabs.com
Then when you extract the file, if it is an ISO, you can then burn it with Nero.

[Raven]

Thanks for the tips guys..... it's strange though, because each of the files that I mentioned up to .053 have ISO files inside them, all of which seem to have the same file name and similar size.... so which do I burn? I doubt that I'll burn 53 cds.

[Darkflare]

unpack .001 and it should take all the parts of all the archives and conviently put them together into the whole file(s) again

[Raven]

Hey all,

Forgive me for being such a n00b.....

I have what I think is an ISO, I might be wrong, but the directory has 53 files, all named .001, .002, .003, etc all the way up to .053

plus, it also has a .sfv file.

Now, I know that the .sfv file is for determining the integrity of the files n stuff, but how do I burn this directory to make it an effective cd?

Nero doesn't seem to recognise it, I tried Easy CD Creator but no luck.

Any ideas? Am I missing something?

Thanks.

[paran0id]

You have aquired a set of RAR files.. Conviniently divided into a whole lot of files
just to be easy to download.. (RAR is a better version of ZIP)

You need WinRAR to unpack the RAR files..

Then just burn it as necessary..

[littlecooldude]

That's right. You open the .001 file with WinRAR and then extract the file you see. It will then grab all the parts of the files from all the other files. Once it has finished. You use the extracted iso to burn a CD.

[Raven]

Thanks guys, got it to work. Weird system, but as long as it's functional. *shrugs*

[hiroshi]

Well seeing as this was sorted out, i'm sure this thread will be closed soon enough. But before it does, i want to point out a useful tip.

If you're the sort of person who doesn't like having a ton of blank CDs hanging around, but you have plenty of HD space (Which appears to be cheaper at the moment anyway), then there is an easier way to use your ISO files rather than to burn them to CD.

There is a program known as Daemon tools. It can be located Here.
This program emulates a DVD Drive, and allows you to 'mount' your ISO files to those emulated drives. This then allows your computer to act as if you had burned the CD, and had it inserted into your DVD Drive. It can support up to 4 emulated Drives, and thus is useful for changing CDs or DVDs with quickly. It also gives you the possibility of backing up any DVD you want.

Simply grab a DVD, and then Burn it as an ISO to your HD with a DVD Burner Program. Then you can load the ISO to Daemon Tools whenever you want, and it will read it 'exactly' as if you still had the DVD. With the Sub-menu's, Bonus stuff, and everything.

It can be quite useful for backing up your legally owned DVDs, as HD space is cheaper than say a blank DVD+, and also the blank DVDs you buy now only facilitate up to 4.7GBs, whilst the retail DVDs are on average between 5 - 8GBs. Thus it is possibly your only option for DVD Backps, currently.

A Useful DVD Burner for ISO's is a program known as DVD Decrypter which can be located Here.

Edit: Incorrect Structure. It was structured in such a way, as could be viewed as encouraging illegal ISO burns of DVDs such as hired, borrowed, or other such material which could be associated with breaking the law. I have therefore re-structured it and IN NO WAY AM I SUGGESTING THAT THIS METHOD BE USE FOR ILLEGAL REASONS! Please do not misunderstand my intentions. It is up to the people who read this on how they use the information, for good or for bad. In no way can their actions implicate me in any such way. My statement is suggestion of a 'legal' application of such mentioned methods, as current blank DVDs do not support the size requirement and allow any other method of backing up legally owned DVDs.

[Raven]

Thanks for the tip!