Burn Disc Image - ISO or IMG file

How to Burn a "ISO" or "IMG" Disc Image file to a CD/DVD in Windows 7 and Windows 8​

   Information

This tutorial will show you how to use the built-in Windows Disc Image Burning Tool to burn a ISO or IMG disc image file to a CD/DVD in Windows 7 and Windows 8.

   Warning

Windows Disc Image Burner will need to be set as the default program with all of it associations (.iso & .img) set to it for this to work. It is by default in Windows 7 and 8.

Here's How:
1. Place a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive, and do step 2 or 3 below.
NOTE: If a AutoPlay window opens with the option to format the CD/DVD, then just close it.

2. Right click or press and hold on the ISO or IMG file that you want to burn to CD/DVD, click/tap on Burn disc image, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)

3. In Windows 8 File Explorer, select (highlight) the .iso or .img file that you want to burn to CD/DVD, click/tap on the Manage (Disc Image Tools) tab and on Burn button in the ribbon, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)

4. Next to Disc burner, click/tap on the drop down arrow and select the CD/DVD drive with the blank CD/DVD in it. (see screenshot below step 4)

5. Check the Verify disc after burning box if you want Windows 7 to verify the disc image afterwards, otherwise leave it unchecked. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Verifying the disc will take a little bit longer for the disc image to be finished.

6. You will now see this. (see screenshots below)



7. If you checked the Verify disc after burning box in step 5, then you will see this next. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You will not see this if you did not check the box. Instead you will see step 8.

8. When it is finished burning the disc image, click/tap on the Close button. (see screenshot below)

9. Remove your new burned CD/DVD image from the CD/DVD drive.
That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Mount or Unmount ISO images in Windows 8
• How to Create and Attach a Virtual Hard Disk in Windows 7
• How to Enable or Disable Built-in CD and DVD Burning Features in Windows 7 and Windows 8
• How to Convert a VHD File to a ISO File
• How to Create a Bootable ISO from Windows 7 Installation Files
• How to make Windows Boot Manager Boot an ISO from your Hard Drive
• How to Create a Bootable ISO from an Older ISO
• How to Slipstream Windows 7 SP1 and Updates to Create a Bootable USB, Installation DVD, or ISO File
• How to Create a Windows 7 Installation USB Key
• How to Get and Use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
• How to Extract an ISO File to the Desktop

 

[soho1]

Bookmark! That was perfect.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Soho. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

 

[label54]

Can the windows disc image burner make bootable disks?

 

[Brink]

Hello Label,

That is dependant on the ISO file, and what it is when burned/unpacked. If not, then this may help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/16917-bootable-iso-create-older-iso.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Ex_Brit]

Failing that there's always ISO Recorder which is a neat little piece of software which simply utilizes Windows own built-in applications anyway but makes it easy:

ISO Recorder v3

 

[Mual]

Thanks for tutorials.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Lee. Thank you.

 

[Nandoz]

Thanks for your help

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Nandoz.

 

[werty12345]

Is the procedure valid even to burn an ISO image (Win 7) as bootable?

 

[Brink]

Hello Werty,

Yes, to a DVD.

If you wanted to do so to a USB, then you would need to use PART 2 in the tutorial below instead.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[grampdog]

You saved my motherboard swap

I thought I did everything right, but was still getting blue screened.

Now, thanks to your utility and instructions, I'm up and running again on my Win7 hard drive.

New motherboard, new cpu, 32 gig of Ram.

 

[Brink]

Glad it could grampdog, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[Gorham]

Thanks!

Hello.

This is quite lovely and much easier to face than other so-called instructionals.

I have two ... ish ... questions. First, do I need a double layer DVD to burn a Win7 64 bit sp1 ISO?

Second, I think I can just copy my original install disk to said DL DVD. Would it make more sense to burn my ISO to a DVD stick? Assuming I can find a How-To that's as nice as this one.

As usual and as always, thanks.

-G.

 

[Brink]

Hello Gorham,

A standard 4.7 GB DVD would be plenty to burn a 64-bit Windows 7 w/SP1 ISO file to.

I would recommend to burn the ISO to the DVD to have it be bootable.

 

[grits]

I don't understand the different types of DVD's so am wondering if mine is ok for this? I have a partial package of these that were given to me.

DVD+R
120 min
4.7 GB
1-16x

 

[Brink]

Hello Grits,

Yep, that'll be fine. Just about all DVD burners support that format.

If you like, here's a good article to help explain all the different DVD formats.

DVD Formats Explained - Webopedia.com

 

[rayquest]

User Name : Windows User
Company Name : Company
CDKey :
OS Version : Home Basic/Premium
C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\Power2Go\Power2Go.exe : Version 5.5.1.9109
CBS.dll : Version 7.7.5710

==================================================================

Total physical memory : 4095MB (4194303KB)
Free physical memory : 4095MB (4194303KB)
Memory load : 40 percent

Number of CPU : 8
CPU Name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
CPU Speed : 2195 MHz

==================================================================

6.12.2015
Task Type : Burn Disc Image

14:17:49, File(cl_DiscCopyCD.cpp), Line(89)
-> Begin burning process
Current drive: <E: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8C2 1.00>
Current writing speed(x): 4.0
====== Disc Info =======
Disc Type: CD-RW Normal Speed
Disc Status: Blank, Appendable
Num. of Sessions: 1 Num. of Tracks: 1
Disc Capacity: 359847LBs
Free Size: 359847LBs Used Size: 0LBs
========================
->Burn from image
Burn option: w/ buffer underrun protection
Burn option: w/o simulation
Burn option: w/o overburn
Burn option: w/ verify disc
Burn option: w/o extra long disc

14:17:49, File(cl_Cdwrite.cpp), Line(2762)
-> Setup drive
Sessn: 1, Sessn type: Disc At Once
Disc physical format: CDROM_MODE1
Trk: 1, Trk mode: MODE1

14:17:49, File(cl_Cdwrite.cpp), Line(2050)
-> Start session
Sessn: 1, Start trk: 1, Last trk: 1

14:17:49, File(cl_Cdwrite.cpp), Line(2076)
-> Start track
Trk: 1, Track start addr(LBA): 0, Trk size(sectors): 67576, Sector size(bytes): 2048

14:17:59, File(cl_Cdwrite.cpp), Line(2496)
-> Write end/Close disc

14:18:00, File(cl_DiscCopyCD.cpp), Line(1708)
-> Burning Fail, ErrCode: 0xeb020b88

==================================================================

Error Code : 0xeb020b88

 

[rayquest]

i tried different burners (iso, daemon, and windows ) not working
please help
all the above were working previously

 

[Brink]

Hello rayquest, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If this is for creating Windows 7 installation media from an ISO, then you might see if the tutorial below or a USB may help instead.

Create Bootable USB or DVD with Windows 8 ISO