How To Record CD Images (The Free Way)
The other day I was cruising around the internet and decided I wanted to try out a couple of live linux CDs and I didn't have my laptop handy with my copy of Roxio.
Normally when you download these CD images you receive these in in a single file with an .iso extension. Unfortunately, with the stock Windos XP functionality you can not burn image files to CD. You can burn normal files without any special software but ISO files are apparently a different matter.
I didn't really want to pay for a full burning package like Nero or Roxio so I jumped on Google and started to poke around a bit. In no time I had my answer:
ISO Recorder
This is free software developed by a fellow names Alex Feinman. It is very simple to install and use. You can essentially burn the image to a CD in about 2 clicks of a mouse. In a nutshell, you just have to right-click on the CD image (after installing the software) and choose Copy image to CD and then click OK. It's really that simple. Here is the detailed How-To with screen shots.
Apparently, you can also create ISO image files from a CD although I have not tested this yet.
This is great stuff. It's free, easy to install, and it works. I've already burned 3 images and haven't made any coaster yet.
Thanks for the great utility Alex!
Additional note: Here is an informative web site with information on buring CD images using several different utilities including Roxio and Nero.
Normally when you download these CD images you receive these in in a single file with an .iso extension. Unfortunately, with the stock Windos XP functionality you can not burn image files to CD. You can burn normal files without any special software but ISO files are apparently a different matter.
I didn't really want to pay for a full burning package like Nero or Roxio so I jumped on Google and started to poke around a bit. In no time I had my answer:
ISO Recorder
This is free software developed by a fellow names Alex Feinman. It is very simple to install and use. You can essentially burn the image to a CD in about 2 clicks of a mouse. In a nutshell, you just have to right-click on the CD image (after installing the software) and choose Copy image to CD and then click OK. It's really that simple. Here is the detailed How-To with screen shots.
Apparently, you can also create ISO image files from a CD although I have not tested this yet.
This is great stuff. It's free, easy to install, and it works. I've already burned 3 images and haven't made any coaster yet.
Thanks for the great utility Alex!
Additional note: Here is an informative web site with information on buring CD images using several different utilities including Roxio and Nero.
