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whatthefunk
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Location: Dont have a clue
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 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: iso file? |
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| Whats an .iso file and how do i use it? I downloaded a program and it was supposed to be an exe but it comes up as an iso....whats this mean? |
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Demonicat
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| .iso is a cd-rip. Bascially (and I'll get teared apart for this, I'm sure) its like having the whole CD in one file- which does you no god. Download Winiso (free if irs small, otherwise warez it). Its very easy to run and it'll set you up. BTW, I actually prefer download .iso files because there's no worry about malware for me, and they are smaller, and easier. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| .iso is a cd-rip. Bascially (and I'll get teared apart for this, I'm sure) its like having the whole CD in one file- which does you no god. Download Winiso (free if irs small, otherwise warez it). Its very easy to run and it'll set you up. BTW, I actually prefer download .iso files because there's no worry about malware for me, and they are smaller, and easier. |
Yes, they are almost always clean files, however, someone could have slipstreamed something onto the original CD that they ripped into an ISO. I have downloaded ISOs like this before, fortunately none of it was harmful.
The benefit of ISOs, BIN/CUEs and other image files is that they are an exact ripped copy of an install set or CD-Rom disk.
Image files can be burnt to a ROM disk via any CD burning software such as Nero, WinISO, or Easy CD Creator. |
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Bunnymonster
Joined: 16 Mar 2004
Location: Tokyo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Or not burnt and run straight off the hard disc using Daemon Tools............. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Bunnymonster wrote: |
| Or not burnt and run straight off the hard disc using Daemon Tools............. |
Yeah, you could do that too... this is basically treating the image file as a ZIP or RAR file. Though, I personally prefer ripping it to a disk and getting it off my harddrive. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Or not burnt and run straight off the hard disc using Daemon Tools............. |
Yeah, Daemon tools is fine until you have a problem. That little program can seriously hose a system in a heartbeat. It creates virtual drives with virtual drivers calling on pre-existing libraries, and if something does go wrong, which, for various reasons depending on ones configuration, it can crash an entire system.
I have much experience with early versions of Daemon tools, and found it to be highly unstable. It worked for me than, but I recently tried it again, thinking a lter incarnation of the software would be more stable. It wasn't. Halfway into the install, it gave me a runtime error and the system rebooted. I was left with a non-functioning virtual drive and some registry troubles. To this day I have a disabled virtual CD_ROM drive listed in my device manager.
Easier is simply to extract the .iso using CDMage or even WinRAR.
Daemon tools, IMHO, is not for the inexperienced user at all. If you have had good luck with it, cool. However, there is a whole forum full of people with wracked systems at cdfreaks who would support me on this.
Finally, let's not forget that almost all of the latest copy protections search for installations of Daemon, Alcohol and CloneCD. If found, the installation ceases until these products are uninstalled. Uninstalling Daemon tools is another treacherous endeavor.
Daemon is written by a guy who gives the proggie away. He has no vested interest in it's across-the-board functionality, and he has no support center to go to if things go bad. I'm not saying he's a bad programmer or person, but he's not a company, and thus, there is little accountability for his product. Take it "as is" and use it at your own risk. While most companies look at many different systems before releasing a product in order to increase stability, Daemon just puts it out.
Good if it works, deadly if it doesn't, and risky in general. |
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