ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop

    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop

    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop

    How to Extract an ISO File to the Desktop
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    Extract an ISO File to the Windows Desktop
    This suggests an excellent, free program to use and how to extract an ISO / Disk Image File using that program to the Windows desktop, or wherever you like, for use in any number of situations.

    First you will need to download and then install this program from the link below.
    To start with, I'm going to suggest the ISO file be stored at the Documents location in the Windows 7 or Vista start menu or the My Documents location in the Windows XP start menu, though it can be stored anywhere you like and know where it is; this just makes it very easy to browse to as this is one of the first listed locations when 7-Zip is opened as you'll see.

    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-documents.jpgISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-documentsxp.jpg


    Let's get started!

    I used this ISO file I created for all this testing and demonstration!

    Once 7-Zip is installed; open it's location in the Windows start menu, right click 7-Zip and click Run as Administrator enter your user credentials and click OK.

    1) In the 7-Zip prog, click to highlight, then right click the Documents/My Documents file and click Open in the drop-down menu; if your ISO is stored at another location you will need to browse to and open that location here.
    click any image to enlarge
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-open.jpg
    2) Now click to highlight the ISO file and at the action bar at the top click Extract.
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-extract.jpg
    3) In the Extract dialog box that opens click the browse button.
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-clickbrowse.jpg
    4) In the Browse For Folder dialog box select Desktop and click OK.
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-desktop.jpg
    5) In the Extract dialog box that's still open click OK to start the extract process.
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-extractok.jpg
    6) You will get a progress bar, when that's finished it's done; at the top left click File then Exit to close the program; the second snip below is the end result.
    click to enlarge
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-extracting.jpg
    ISO - Disk Image File : Extract to the Desktop-extracted.jpg
    Enjoy! :)





  1. Posts : 4,517
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       #1

    Nice addition to the tutorials BFK :)

    7zip is excellent IMHO, and my Zip utility of choice.
    Certainly one of my must have apps. that gets installed ASAP after a clean install.
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  2. Posts : 22,814
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       #2

    Thank you Jessie.


    I mainly created this one so I could link to it in a couple other tutorials that I'm working on, this one will just make those easier to understand and do what needs done in them.
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  3. Posts : 11,408
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       #3

    Nice work, BFK.
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  4. Posts : 22,814
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       #4

    Thank you Ray, I appreciate that from you! :)
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  5. Posts : 8,679
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       #5

    Great work again BFK!
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  6. Posts : 22,814
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       #6

    Thank you Boshko!
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  7. Posts : 19,383
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       #7

    I missed this one! Most excellent - you have been very busy on the old tutorial front Sir.
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  8. Posts : 22,814
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       #8

    Thank you very much my Golden friend! :)
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  9. Posts : 235
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       #9

    Thank you very much!


    Thank you so much for posting this well, detail,Incredible post... not only you have explaining step by step but you take sometime and post images of this tutorial. witch makes me feel I know what am doing, when am coming across subjects/task. I have to do it for my self. Because tutorial nor people like you, guys like my self we learn from websites like this. thank you very much!
    Last edited by squirtmph; 10 Oct 2015 at 13:34.
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