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.

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.
-
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.
>
>

An ISO image is just that, an image of the data that would be written to the
CD. You will need a CD writing program such as Roxio CD Creator or Nero to
read the ISO image and burn the CD. Then you will be able to access the CD
in a normal manner.

You may find information here http://iso.snoekonline.com/iso.htm

This site will tell you how to use Nero to burn an image
http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/tutor/neroiso.html

This site will tell you how to use EZ CD Creator to burn an image
http://www.wizardskeep.org/mainhall/.../cdcrtiso.html

Hope this information helps


"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.
>
>
>

On 01/04/2006 "Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>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.
>
>

Downloads do not automatically "start up" the "associated" application for the
.ISO file extension. If you do not have a file extension association for the
ISO type files, the CD burning application WILL not start. You need to open
it up in Nero or Rxoio (or others.) since XP will not natively do ISO files.

--
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Y.

ISOrecorder v2, Windows Explorer Plug-in. Works great, no setup to speak of.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

Right-click on file; burn.

"Neil" wrote:

> 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.
>
>