The question of opening some types of files constantly arises among computer users, since not every extension is supported by the standard set of programs preinstalled in the operating system.
What are ISO files for?
My acquaintance with ISO files began at a time when it was a big problem to find programs on the Internet, and low speed and expensive traffic put an end to any attempts to download online.
People used disks and actively copied them from each other. There was one problem with this process - many disks were protected. Games did not work without a disc inserted into the CD or DVD drive, and autostart was required to install programs. In short, you couldn't just take and copy the files - you needed the disk itself.
During this period, programs appeared that imitated a disk drive, creating its virtual analogue, and the files with which they worked received the ISO extension.
ISO file is a CD image file or DVD disc, containing inside itself in a packed form all the data that is present on its physical original (optical disk). In addition to storing a disk image, using files this format allows you to create an exact digital copy of the original by writing data to a blank CD-RW or DVD-RW.
Most often, ISO files are used to distribute large assemblies of programs, or for versions of bulk paid products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, games, etc.
Programs that open ISO files
To open image files, two types of programs are used - archivers and disk drive emulators.
1. Archivers
These are programs that work with archive files. The main purpose of archives is to compress information or combine a large number of different files into one, so that it is more convenient to transfer it somewhere. These include WinRar, 7Zip and a few others.
The structure of the ISO file is identical to other archive formats, therefore, it is supported by the above archivers.
2. Emulators of CD / DVD drives
The purpose of these programs is not to work with files inside disk images, but to create virtual disks and connecting image files (ISO) instead of physical media. Emulators are not designed to edit or work with individual files within an image.
How to open an ISO disc image file with WinRar?
In the article "" I already talked about this archiver and its capabilities, so if you decide to get acquainted with it in more detail, go there. We are now interested in how to open an ISO using it.
Since your ISO files do not have the typical WinRar icon in the form of a stack of books, I believe that you do not need an archiver or given type files are not included in its settings as generic.
1. If the archiver is not installed
You need to download it from the official site - win-rar.ru/download/
After running the installation file, you will be asked what files to associate with WinRar. If you want to automatically open ISO files with this program, then check this checkbox.
Now all image files will have a corresponding icon and will be automatically opened by the archiver when you double-click.
The program allows you to make changes to the contents of the archive - delete, add and edit files.
2. If WinRar is already installed and ISO does not open
The files are marked as unrecognized, which means that the files are not associated with the program. In this case, it is possible to manually select WinRar when opening a file or change the program settings so that it understands ISO by default.
To change the settings, run the archiver. Press the key combination Ctrl + S or in the top menu select the "Parameters" tab and "Settings" in it.
In the installations, we need the last tab, codenamed "Integration" - it contains the cherished plate with the types of associated files. Put a tick in front of ISO and click "OK".
We have figured out how to open the file to extract the necessary data from it and make changes, now let's move on to using it as an image.
How to run an ISO file with Daemon Tools Lite
To work with image files for their intended purpose, you can use not only this program, there are a number of applications that create virtual disks and use ISO images, free versions of each of them are approximately identical in capabilities and user interface.
I am comfortable using Daemon Tools Lite because it is officially free (no need to pay, search pirated versions and various cracks), and, most importantly, I'm used to it.
Program installation
Official site for downloading the application - daemon-tools.cc/rus/products/dtLite
You download the installation file from there, when you start it, you will be offered to install a free version of the program with advertising or pay a small fee to use a clean product.
During the installation, they may ask a few more questions (depending on the version of the program, something changes). In particular, you can choose which shortcuts to put in the system, whether to allow the transfer of statistics data and which files are automatically associated with this application.
Installation suggestions may appear during installation software for different types controllers - they are optional, but they can come in handy.
First start
The first launch of the program will happen immediately after installation, if you do not refuse this action by unchecking the checkbox. When you start Daemon tools for the first time, you will be prompted to scan all of your hard drives(HDD) to find suitable files (ISO and other parts). I recommend unchecking all unnecessary checkboxes, leaving only ISO.
At the end of the scan, the main program interface will open, where the image files that were found during the scan will be placed in the central part.
Program interface
At the top right is a search box and "+" to search and add new images.
At the bottom there are icons of active virtual disks, and on the left there is a menu for management (which you can do without).
To run ISO file with the Daemon Tools program, you need to select it with the mouse and drag it to the virtual disk in the lower panel. The image will be instantly mounted into the drive and autorun will occur, if it was provided by this file.
All virtual disks are treated as normal by the system and are displayed in the My Computer list.
You can enter such a disk and navigate through the folders, as with a regular disk.
How to enable multiple drives at the same time
Daemon Tools can open several ISO files at the same time, mounting images into different virtual disks. This means that it is not necessary to extract one file before installing another - you can simultaneously run at least all the image files found.
For this, when choosing desired file Do not drag the image to the disk on the bottom panel, but click on the "Mount" link in the left menu.
In this case, a new virtual CD / DVD drive will be automatically created and the disk image will be installed into it.
Other useful features
The "Quick Mount" icon allows you to add images to the drive directly through the explorer, even if they are not in the list of found ones.
To extract files and to delete virtual disks, click on the disk with the desired letter with the right mouse button and select “Unmount” or “Delete”, respectively.
V paid version programs, there are still a lot of functions related not to the opening of ISO images, but to their creation and burning on physical disks, if you need these functions, you can connect them by paying a certain amount.
We are finished for today, I hope that now you will have no problems opening ISO files and launching other types of images.
Hello dear readers. Today I would like to touch upon one topic, which may seem at first glance, not serious, but very useful from a practical point of view. Today we will talk about how and with what you can unpack iso permission files. Some of you may say that we already know everything, while others do not know what to do at all. You can, of course, use programs such as Alcohol or Daemon Tools common on the Internet. But, to be honest, they are not very comfortable (although as anyone). In fact, you can unpack iso files in another way - using the program. This program is absolutely free. To download it, go to the site using the link.
Download the program and install it. We will not dwell on the installation in detail, since it will not cause you any difficulties. After you have installed this wonderful program for yourself, go to the folder where your archive with iso permission is located. Right-click on this archive and select "Extract files".
Then choose the place where you want to unpack your archive. Press the "Ok" button and wait for the process.
After that, in the final destination folder, you will see the already unpacked archive.
Well, that's all. This simple approach will allow you to quickly unpack the archive with iso resolution. And, as you can see, there is no need to use and install heavier programs. If, of course, you want to mount images to virtual drives or create bootable USB drives and disks, then you cannot do without Alcohol or Daemon Tools.
Summing up: Today, dear readers, we have taken apart one unusual way how to unzip files with iso resolution. For many, everything that has been described here will be familiar, and for many others it will be instructive. But, nevertheless, neither for experienced users, nor for beginners, there will be absolutely no difficulties.
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| Authors of the article: Gvindzhilia Grigory and Pashchenko Sergey |
