Difference between .iso and .exe file

[hash]

Hello

I would like to know which is a better CD/DVD burning software ? Is it the
Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 Platinum or Nero 6 Ultra Edition ?

After I download the Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 Platinum and try to install it
I get the message " Data .Cab folder is corrupt " and it aborts the
installation. This has happened in successive file downloads. How do I
resolve this ?

On searching a filesharing database in Kazaa Lite for Nero I get a few files
with more than 200000 KB in size but with .iso extension. The other files
which are slightly smaller in size have .exe extension. Please could you
tell me what is the difference between an .iso file and .exe file. Which is
more reliable, functional and have all the features ? Do I need a special
program to install an .iso file ?

Thank you.

Regards
hash

 

[neil]

An iso file is a CD image & you will need cd burning software installed to
write the image to a CD before you can install it. An exe file is a program
just double click the file name.
You may do better to download the latest demo from http://www.ahead.de/en/
to see if it suits your needs.
I prefer Nero personally.

Neil

 

[Bob Harris]

I like Easy CD Creator, but other prefer Nero. Get either, but be sure to
download and install the latest update(s).

As for the download problem, buy the boxed set, which comes with a CDROM.
Large downloads can semm to work, but if even one bit gets lost or switched,
the installation may fail.

ISO is an image of a CDROM. Some burning programs can copy them to CD-R or
CD-RW. Easy CD certainly can. However, if you have no CD burnig software,
yet, you need an EXE file, that you can just double-click to install.

By the way, turn off all user programs and the virus scanner before you try
installing major programs like Easy CD or Nero. And, if you have an older
version of either, remove it completely before installing a newer version.
Easy CD verison 6 will remove older versions of itself; I do not know about
Nero.