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Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of .iso disc image files
<http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>. The problem being that Dimdows
doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.

"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in
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> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of
> .iso disc image files
> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
> The problem being that Dimdows
> doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.
>

Hi Lawrence,

Not sure which version of Windows you are using, but for me, I just
drop to a command prompt and type:

cdburn x: image.iso

OR

dvdburn x: image.iso

where X will be your CD / DVD burner drive and image.iso is the name
of the ISO file.

I can't recall right now, but I think those are possibly optional
components like telnet etc. Personally, I just add in everything as I
never have a disk space issue, but I guess it makes sense to have them
optional for most people.

HTH,

Alan.

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"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in message
news:gonc01$8at$...
> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of .iso
> disc image files
> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
> The problem being that Dimdows
> doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.

Good thing there's a surfeit of third party tools then.

In message <gond67$clh$>, Alan wrote:

> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in
> message news:gonc01$8at$...
>
>> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of
>> .iso disc image files <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
>> The problem being that Dimdows doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.
>>
> ... I just drop to a command prompt and type:
>
> cdburn x: image.iso
>
> OR
>
> dvdburn x: image.iso
>
> where X will be your CD / DVD burner drive and image.iso is the name
> of the ISO file.

Did you say ...

.... COMMAND LINE!?!?!?

On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:49 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<_zealand> wrote:

>Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of .iso disc image files
><http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>. The problem being that Dimdows
>doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.

I think Vista can somehow. But I have never tried, as I just use
ImgBurn (freeware):

http://www.imgburn.com/

"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in
message news:gont2b$ihk$...
> In message <gond67$clh$>, Alan wrote:
>
>> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <_zealand> wrote in
>> message news:gonc01$8at$...
>>
>>> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form
>>> of
>>> .iso disc image files
>>> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
>>> The problem being that Dimdows doesn't actually have any tools
>>> built-in for dealing with these.
>>>
>> ... I just drop to a command prompt and type:
>>
>> cdburn x: image.iso
>>
>> OR
>>
>> dvdburn x: image.iso
>>
>> where X will be your CD / DVD burner drive and image.iso is the
>> name
>> of the ISO file.
>
> Did you say ...
>
> ... COMMAND LINE!?!?!?
>

{Grin}

It's something that Windows has always had.

My observation is that some flavours of Linux also have one!

Alan.

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Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:49 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
> <_zealand> wrote:
>
>> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of .iso disc image files
>> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>. The problem being that Dimdows
>> doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.
>
> I think Vista can somehow. But I have never tried, as I just use
> ImgBurn (freeware):
>
> http://www.imgburn.com/

I just use Isorecorder

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

"EMB" <> wrote in message
news:49af81a1$...
> Stephen Worthington wrote:
>> On Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:49 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>> <_zealand> wrote:
>>
>>> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form
>>> of .iso disc image files
>>> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
>>> The problem being that Dimdows doesn't actually have any tools
>>> built-in for dealing with these.
>>
>> I think Vista can somehow. But I have never tried, as I just use
>> ImgBurn (freeware):
>>
>> http://www.imgburn.com/
>
> I just use Isorecorder
>
> http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

That works well to create an ISO.

I believe it is also the 'unofficial' application that Microsoft
suggest you use.

Alan.

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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of
> .iso disc image files
> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-server-2008-goes-public.ars>.
> The problem being that Dimdows doesn't actually have any tools
> built-in for dealing with these.
>
Linux doesn't have them built in either, but most distros include them
on the CD/DVD.

Cheers,

Cliff

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On Mar 5, 3:04*pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek-
central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
> Ironic to see Microsoft releasing more and more stuff in the form of .iso disc image files
> <http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/sp2-rc-for-vista-and-se...>. The problem being that Dimdows
> doesn't actually have any tools built-in for dealing with these.

I think windows 7 does, I have it on vmware....runs well.

regards

Thing