Burning .ISO's in Vista x64

[Neil]

I successfully used "ISO Recorder V3" to make a few CD's when I was using
RC1. Since then I've installed the proper retail build of Vista Ultimate
x64. I don't seem to be able to get ISO Recorder to install properly now.
[The installer says it has worked, but I find no trace of the programme in
the start menu, as I'm sure I did in RC1. A load of .DLL's are installed in
ProgramFiles, but no executable].

I've tried a couple of other programmes ("Ultimate CD/DVD Burner v3.0" and
"Activ@ ISO Burner 1.1") to burn DVD's with Fedora install images. Both of
them say they have completed the process properly, including finalising the
disc. However, at the end of the process, I'm left with a DVD in the drive,
the activity light flashing (forever or at least for hours), and the drive
not responding to any eject requests at all. The only way I have made the
disc leave the drive is by restarting the computer. (Stopping all the
applications and logging all the users off didn't do it). Besides that,
there is something fishy about the DVD's produced. From within Windows,
they don't show up as having any files on them. (I thought the filesystem
for optical data discs was common, so I expected to be able to see them).
The DVD's are bootable though, which I was surprised by. But the Fedora
installer doesn't recognise them as having the correct data on them to
complete the installation. I'm pretty sure the .ISO's are fine. I managed
to complete an installation from the .ISO file within a VM, including the
internal integrity check. So, I'm attributing my problems to the burning
process (particularly as it seemed not to work properly anyway).

Can anyone help me get any .ISO burning programmes working properly (either
one of these three or any other freely available)? And/or explain the
problems I have had in creating these install discs?

Thanks.

Neil

 

[mikeyhsd]

should be in the right click menu of an ISO file.



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I successfully used "ISO Recorder V3" to make a few CD's when I was using
RC1. Since then I've installed the proper retail build of Vista Ultimate
x64. I don't seem to be able to get ISO Recorder to install properly now.
[The installer says it has worked, but I find no trace of the programme in
the start menu, as I'm sure I did in RC1. A load of .DLL's are installed in
ProgramFiles, but no executable].

I've tried a couple of other programmes ("Ultimate CD/DVD Burner v3.0" and
"Activ@ ISO Burner 1.1") to burn DVD's with Fedora install images. Both of
them say they have completed the process properly, including finalising the
disc. However, at the end of the process, I'm left with a DVD in the drive,
the activity light flashing (forever or at least for hours), and the drive
not responding to any eject requests at all. The only way I have made the
disc leave the drive is by restarting the computer. (Stopping all the
applications and logging all the users off didn't do it). Besides that,
there is something fishy about the DVD's produced. From within Windows,
they don't show up as having any files on them. (I thought the filesystem
for optical data discs was common, so I expected to be able to see them).
The DVD's are bootable though, which I was surprised by. But the Fedora
installer doesn't recognise them as having the correct data on them to
complete the installation. I'm pretty sure the .ISO's are fine. I managed
to complete an installation from the .ISO file within a VM, including the
internal integrity check. So, I'm attributing my problems to the burning
process (particularly as it seemed not to work properly anyway).

Can anyone help me get any .ISO burning programmes working properly (either
one of these three or any other freely available)? And/or explain the
problems I have had in creating these install discs?

Thanks.

Neil

 

[Neil]

should be in the right click menu of an ISO file.



I believe it is, but only once some application capable of burning .ISO files has been installed. I don't believe there is a Windows component that can do it. In my case it opens that of the three applications I mentioned which I have latest installed, which fails to work in exactly the same way each time.

 

[mikeyhsd]

been a while since I tried it, usually use magic-disk instead of burning. but seems as I remember, installing iso-recorder placed the entry on the right click menu and was able to use it with only that installed.
cannot be absolutely sure did not have something like nero installed as well its entirely possible.




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should be in the right click menu of an ISO file.



I believe it is, but only once some application capable of burning ..ISO files has been installed. I don't believe there is a Windows component that can do it. In my case it opens that of the three applications I mentioned which I have latest installed, which fails to work in exactly the same way each time.

 

[Neil]

been a while since I tried it, usually use magic-disk instead of burning. but seems as I remember, installing iso-recorder placed the entry on the right click menu and was able to use it with only that installed.
cannot be absolutely sure did not have something like nero installed as well its entirely possible.

You are quite right, that is just how ISO Recorder works. I'm not sure, but I think I stumbled across that when I installed it the first time, but had completely forgotten when I came to use it again.

Neil

 

[mikeyhsd]

glad it is ok, then.



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been a while since I tried it, usually use magic-disk instead of burning. but seems as I remember, installing iso-recorder placed the entry on the right click menu and was able to use it with only that installed.
cannot be absolutely sure did not have something like nero installed as well its entirely possible.

You are quite right, that is just how ISO Recorder works. I'm not sure, but I think I stumbled across that when I installed it the first time, but had completely forgotten when I came to use it again.

Neil

 

[Plato]

http://www.bootdisk.com/html.htm

 

[Plato]

http://www.bootdisk.com/html.htm