SP3 Upgrade

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I recently downloaded SP 3 in the form of something called a "ISO Disk."
Seemed like a good way to preserve the updates it in case of a crash, but my
free Frog will not unzip the folder.

I don't know any thing about ISO disks but hate to buy WinRar just for this
file. If any one knows of free ware that will work with ISO disks, please let
me know --

Linusverl
 
Linus said:
I recently downloaded SP 3 in the form of something called a "ISO Disk."
Seemed like a good way to preserve the updates it in case of a crash, but my
free Frog will not unzip the folder.

I don't know any thing about ISO disks but hate to buy WinRar just for this
file. If any one knows of free ware that will work with ISO disks, please let
me know --

Linusverl
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It's not something you open or unzip. You burn it to a CD.
 
Linus said:
I recently downloaded SP 3 in the form of something called a "ISO Disk."
Seemed like a good way to preserve the updates it in case of a crash, but
my
free Frog will not unzip the folder.

I don't know any thing about ISO disks but hate to buy WinRar just for
this
file. If any one knows of free ware that will work with ISO disks, please
let
me know --

Linusverl
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The one that I use to create the CD from an ISO is ImgBurn
(http://www.imgburn.com/). It's free, and has been very useful for me.
 
Linus said:
I recently downloaded SP 3 in the form of something called a "ISO
Disk." Seemed like a good way to preserve the updates it in case of a
crash, but my free Frog will not unzip the folder.

I don't know any thing about ISO disks but hate to buy WinRar just
for this file. If any one knows of free ware that will work with ISO
disks, please let me know --
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You could mount the .iso as a drive and access the files on it that way.

But the purpose of an .iso file is to burn a CD with it, so you are
advised to do that. You need an appropriate program like IMGBurn:

http://www.imgburn.com/

It's possible you already have software that can do this. If you already
have a CD-burning program, tell us what it is and we could probably help
you figure out how to perform the function you need. (Note: Burning a CD
*from* an .iso file is _not_ the same thing as copying the .iso file to
a CD!)

More info:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ht/burnisofile.htm
 
Linus said:
I recently downloaded SP 3 in the form of something called a "ISO Disk."
Seemed like a good way to preserve the updates it in case of a crash, but my
free Frog will not unzip the folder.

I don't know any thing about ISO disks but hate to buy WinRar just for this
file. If any one knows of free ware that will work with ISO disks, please let
me know --

Linusverl
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Use the "Burn image to disk" feature of the free versions of Nero that
frequently come with CD/DVD burners. Lacking that, download ISO Recorder.
 
It's not something you open or unzip. You burn it to a CD.
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Sorry, but a CD is just a compilation of files. You can access them
individually with any ISO Image program like Magiciso and others.
Provided you have enough space on your HD, you can expand on ISO image
to it. Much more convenient than burning a CD each time you come across
an ISO image.
 
John said:
Sorry, but a CD is just a compilation of files.
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Not relevant.
You can access them
individually with any ISO Image program like Magiciso and others.
Click to expand...

Not relevant.
Provided you have enough space on your HD, you can expand on ISO image
to it. Much more convenient than burning a CD each time you come across
an ISO image.
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Sorry, but an SP3 ISO image is to be burned onto a CD and then
installed. I don't think the OP was curious as to what's in it. In
fact, I would wager the OP knows that what's in it are updates for XP.
 
Peter said:
Not relevant.


Not relevant.


Sorry, but an SP3 ISO image is to be burned onto a CD and then
installed.
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It is *intended* to be burned onto a CD or DVD. But there *are* other
ways to use it, too.
I don't think the OP was curious as to what's in it. In
fact, I would wager the OP knows that what's in it are updates for XP.
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Although one can certainly use a mounting program to "see and access
what's inside an .iso file," I agree with the spirit of your post that
in this particular case, the OP is best advised to create a CD from the
SP3 .iso file; that's what it's for!
 
Not relevant.


Not relevant.


Sorry, but an SP3 ISO image is to be burned onto a CD and then
installed. I don't think the OP was curious as to what's in it. In
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I think he wanted to know what was in it or he woudn't have asked
about WinRAR.
 
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