Restore default association

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Hello again.

Amongst everything else I've installed (my regular apps), I've updated and
installed the newest version of WinRAR onto my Vista box.

One of it's file associations is for .ISO files, which seems silly to me and
something I didn't think to look at when the installation took place.

What is the default Vista program for handling ISO files? I'd like to set
them back so I can burn CD/DVD's properly with them. That of course,
assumes that Vista could handle them natively. I seem to recall seeing they
had one.

If possible, I'd like to avoid having to pay the upgrade for Nero right now.
MY checkbook is feeling the strain of the new computer... My old copy
(6.x?) is nowhere to be found, and I've heard/read that one has to get the
latest version for Vista.


Eric the Grey
 
On my vista home premium

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso]
@="DiscCopier Document7"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso\DiscCopier Document7]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso\DiscCopier Document7\ShellNew]

Michael
 
Unfortunately, the inbuilt burning software in Vista cannot burn .ISO
images, so you would have to install a 3rd party program.
 
By default ISO disks are bootable disks.
You don't just put them in a running windows system ans expect to read the
files!
 
Hi,

Vista has no default for a .iso (disk image) file. You would need to
associate it with a program capable of handling them.

If you are referring to what Vista does when a disk created from an .iso
file is inserted, enter "autoplay" into the search line and hit <enter>. Set
the behavior here.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Hi,

A CD or DVD can be created from an .iso file, they are *not* an .iso file in
themselves. An .iso file is an image of a disk that can be used to create an
optical disk by appropriate software. Once created, a CD or DVD is merely
media that contains files, they are not one big .iso file. If a disk is not
being read upon insertion, it is not because the system has no .iso file
association, it is because a) something is interfering, b) there is no
autoplay association for the media type, c) the disk is dirty, d) the CD/DVD
reader lens is dirty or, e) the optical drive is faulty.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Hi,

It does clarify it, but understand this has nothing to do with a .iso file
association. It has everything to do with default autoplay functions. Have
you checked these in the control panel? You'll find the options under
Hardware and Sound or use the method I previously described.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Thanks. ISO format/usage understood. If a setup/autorun file is included
in the ISO file, it should run. A commercial DVD containing, for
instance, Office 2007, when inserted, should autorun and present the
initial setup menu. THis does not occur on my machine since NERE 8.2.8
took it over. Even after deleting it, a new, properly formatted ISO DVD
containing an autorun initial menu will not do anything except sit
there.

What I'm interested in accomplishing is restoring this "default"
ability to associate the "autoplay" function with a properly formatted
(in this case commercially produced, name brand, brand new) DVD which
works perfectly in another computer running Vista.

Hope this clarifies my question.

Thanks
Click to expand...
If you open up "my computer" and right click the CD drive,
is the autorun option present? Does it work ?
 
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