if i need to use an iso disc, do i need to mount it?

[oldbat]

been reading a bit more w/regards to my troubles, and I keep seeing things on mounting an iso.
do i need to do that in order to get the computer to use the iso the dvd is on?

 

[carwiz]

An ISO file is a single file containing the image of many files and folders of a DVD. Normally, the ISO file is written to disk then extracted TO a DVD. The disk can be a hard drive or a USB thumb drive. I've never tried extracting an ISO from a DVD to a DVD but I suppose you could if you had two DVD drives. It might take quite a long time if you attempted to do it with one DVD drive. There's third party software that will allow you to "mount" an ISO drive and view the contents.

Knowing more about what you are trying to do might help. As I mentioned, the easiest way to deal with an ISO is to write it to your disk drive then extract it to a DVD. Windows will do this without additional software.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

To backup my program CDs and DVDs, I extracted ISOs from them using CDBurnerXP and use VirtualCloneDrive to mount them. With VCD, it's like I'm using the CD or DVD itself. Both are free.

 

[derekimo]

The OP's other threads just for reference,

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ser-profile-service-failed-logon-problem.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/336473-set-bios-have-cd-dvd-drive-listed-first.html