Open the iso image with a 3rd party program such as nero free for trial here
http://www.ahead.de
once nero has opened the image burn it to cd.
If you burn the iso file to a cd directly it is not a recognised format
unless you have programs such as "isomagic" or "alcohol 120%" installed.
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Regards

John

MCP Windows XP Professional


"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0D17DD1-7B36-494F-9C78-511063141359@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have downloaded several ISO images from IBM and Dell and have written it
> to CD. I am trying to download a server install software from Dell and it
> downloads properly but does not open my CD BURNER software automatically
> to
> start writing to it. I am not sure what is wrong with my XP Professional.
>
> XP Professional SP2
> McAfee Security Center installed
> Sonic Digital Media LE v7
>
> What could be wrong? I even tried the same thing with another PC which is
> Windows 2000 professional, and I came across the same problem. when I
> click
> on the ISO image, it asks me to link it to a file so that it can
> understand
> what type of file it is. This is strange, has anyone had this kind of
> problems or issues before? Please, let me know, so that I can contact DELL
> one in regard to the ISO image and 2. In regard to my LAPTOP which is a
> DELL
> INSPIRON 6000.
>
> thanks and I appreciate it.
>
>