What can I use to burn DVD's

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Jane:
I couldn't get Nero 6.6 or Express to install on Vista x64 but Nero
7 Ultra installed. The only thing that I verified was burning an ISO image
and it worked.
 
I downloaded Vista from Microsoft's site. WHen it finished downloading, it
was a Winrar file, and i cannot extract the ISO file. When i extract the
files i get simply a readme.txt "This disc contains a "UDF" file system and
requires an operating system
that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification."

do i need a special software to read the ISO file? i would like to burn
this onto DVD and install it, but cannot find the ISO file. I am sure i have
the full file, as the Winrar file is 3,376,952 KB in size. Any suggestions?
 
Hello,

That WinRAR file is the ISO. WinRAR is set up to view ISO's, so you can
double-click it to open it with WinRAR and view it's contents. As a side
effect, it gets the WinRAR icon.

You should be able to right-click the file, click Open With, and then get to
your DVD burning software ... or, just open up your DVD burning software and
open that file.

Although it appears as though it only contains that text file, the other
files are actually there, and will load fine once you burn the DVD.

Good luck :)

- JB
 
Great. SO what do you suggest I do to burn the DVD? I'm fairly new to this,
and worry about making a mistake. Should i just copy the entire winrar file
to DVD? If i do that, can I use the DVD to install Vista?
 
There should be an option in your DVD burning software to "Load ISO" or
"Open disk image" or something to that effect. That is what you need to do -
the process is pretty much automatic.

Just make sure you set it to burn at the SLOWEST speed possible, 2x if
available; this will ensure a good quality burn.

- JB
 
i just did a right click on the winrar file, and clicked "open with" to look
at the files inside. all that was there was the readme.txt. there was nothing
else. yet, the winrar file is 3.2 g in size
 
Bobbydog said:
i just did a right click on the winrar file, and clicked "open with" to look
at the files inside. all that was there was the readme.txt. there was nothing
else. yet, the winrar file is 3.2 g in size
Click to expand...

Usually you can open and extract ISO files with WinRAR, but not this
one. Just burn the iso using Nero Burning Rom (using "Burn image"
somewhere in the menus)
 
even though i cannot see the iso file? the winrar file is 3.2 g in size. but
when i look for the files inside, there is only a readme.txt. so if i burn a
dvd selecting the winrar file, it should end up being the iso of windows
vista?
 
Bobbydog said:
even though i cannot see the iso file? the winrar file is 3.2 g in size. but
when i look for the files inside, there is only a readme.txt. so if i burn a
dvd selecting the winrar file, it should end up being the iso of windows
vista?
Click to expand...

Well, what is the file name and extension? .rar or .iso?
 
Another way for Nero;

right click the iso,
open with,
choose nero burning rom,
burn image
done.....................
 
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