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Bootable Disk
Good Morning to all you Seven Forums problem solvers:
I have a number of games that I purchased on line for the use of my wife's grandkids when they come to visit. The problem is that when they are playing the games I can't access my desktop which I use for a number of research projects. Also, their inquisitive little fingers sometime click keys that change some of my settings.
My brother gave me a laptop that runs Windows 7 since he has upgraded to a fancier model that runs Windows 8. I figured that this would be a perfect tool for the kids to use to play their games. I have installed the games on a DVD along with the games management file. However, when I attempt to boot the laptop from the disk I get a message telling me that Windows doesn't recognize the disk. My desktop runs Windows 7, I have changed the laptop BIOS to boot from the disk and, since the burned disk will open on my desktop, I assume that I need some other file to allow it to open on the laptop. After digging around the best information I can find says something about requiring an .iso file and that I can download it from Microsoft.
Just what type of .iso file do I need? Will this file allow me to boot from a disk on the laptop? This is something beyond my level of knowledge and I would appreciate a primer on just what is required to make a bootable disk.
The games have all been legally purchased from Big Fish games.
If any of you good people can steer me to a site that will provide the answers I need it would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Powell Lucas