How To Create An ISO image


There are many occasions when you would want to create an ISO image.  for example, when you want to  create an exact copy of a disk, you create an ISO image, when you modify a bootable CD, you create an ISO image, etc. in this article I will discuss the easiest and quickest way to create an ISO image.

Most CD/DVD burning software support ISO image creation, but if you use windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, you probably already know that it supports native CD/DVD burning, so we only need to add the ISO creation capability by downloading a plugin.

open your browser and go to ISO recorder and download the plugin (power toy) for your Windows version. click on the .MSI file to to launch the setup wizard:

ISO recorder wizard

the installation should be straightforward, just click Next on all windows.

once you have installed the ISO recorder power toy, right click on any directory you want to create an ISO image of, and you will see the option to create an ISO image from the right-click menu:

Create an ISO image

The Create ISO image window will come up:

ISO Recorder

Basically, you can just click on the Next button here, but if have time, add the Volume label name, and choose the directory rather than the default where to save the ISO image.

you will find that the ISO image has been created:

ISO image

now if you right-click on this ISO image, you can easily burn it to a CD or DVD by choosing the option to Copy image to CD or DVD from the menu:

copy ISO image

from there on just insert a blank CD or DVD and click on next button to burn it.

that’s it. that’s how simple is to create an ISO image on windows XP, Vista or 7.


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10 Comments »

  1. Comment by: GVH

    I am trying to understand how to make an ISO image of my current windows 7 machine so that I can create a Virtual Machine of it on my Mac.

    When I go to create an ISO image, there are a number of options, and I’m not clear on the difference between Windows CD Area, and Directory… so I guess is how do I create a Bootable ISO image of my Windows 7 system?

    Please advise.

    Thanks,

    GVH

  2. Comment by: Nelson

    Hi GVH, thanks for stopping by. if you are trying to create an ISO image from your currently installed windows 7 machine, that is not possible. what you need to do is clone the machine. there are a number of open source cloning software, the most popular one is symantec ghosting, but I don’t know if you want to shell some dough for it.

    look in Google for “open source ghosting software” and see what results come up.

  3. Comment by: Griffo

    This is a GREAT PIECE of KIT! Does exactly what it says on the “Tin” and integrates well into windows.
    Well Done!

  4. Comment by: jeepmann

    Nelson—
    Your answer is not true as one could go to “All Programs” “Maintenance” “Backup & Restore” then in the upper left corner there is the option to make image file. you just pick how and where after that

  5. Comment by: Grrr Power

    I was looking for a nice utility to create an iso from a DVD.
    Installed the msi.. Put a DVD in the drive.. Chose the option to Create an iso from CD/DVD.. and after filling in the necessary fields, in the blink of an eye, it created an 800kb iso file.
    Probably about 6GB less than I’d hoped for!
    Using Win7. Would be interested if anybody else has had a similar negative experience (and found out how to get around it!).. :(

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  7. Comment by: Thabo

    I cant Install the ISO recoder for windows 7 32 bit there is an error on the file about an update for windows xp sp2 and windows server 2003

  8. Comment by: Nelson

    Thabo, you need to have at least SP2 installed on windows XP or Windows Server 2003 in order to install the ISO Recorder software.

  9. Comment by: Jared Jett

    Works great!

  10. Comment by: Ameeruddin

    hello
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