• Like an installation disk. How to burn an iso image to disk in windows without using programs

    I warmly welcome everyone, dear friends! I went outside, there was slush and puddles. By the time I got to work, I almost fell on slippery places 9 times (I counted). It's almost February. Oh well. I won't whine. Today I would like to continue the topic of iso files. Are we with you? We learned. And this is important. But what do you do when you have a Windows disk image and need to reinstall it?

    It will just be a little difficult for you to reinstall the system if you just insert virtual disk at the same Daemon Tools(or any other emulator) or open the launch file. No, you can try, but they won’t let you mark up, format, or make changes to anything. file systems. In general, if you install windows directly from your system, then it’s tough. I’ll say right away - don’t do that!

    To reinstall the system normally, you definitely need to do bootable media(disk or flash drive). So that you do not have any misunderstandings, I will tell you how to record iso image and to disk. And I’ll tell you that you don’t need any programs.

    Standard recording

    But there is one caveat. If you have any program for reading iso files, for example the same Daemon Tools, then by default files with this extension will be opened through it, which means you won’t get a window with the recording, and the image will be stupidly mounted into the virtual drive.

    In order to properly write an image to disk, it is best for you to use Explorer. Well, then it’s a matter of technology. We repeat what I wrote above.

    Recording using the Run line

    Here it is, my favorite line. Thanks to it, we can also burn our image to disk. Well, this is more likely for general development, because the recording methods are the same, but the methods for opening the recording tool are different.

    But I would suggest that you play it safe and study very good video course on backup , thanks to which you can make a backup image of the system and constantly update it. You will learn to do everything correctly and avoid mistakes. Overall, be sure to check it out.

    Need to reinstall or replacing Windows may arise at any time, and in this case the most simple option will Windows installation from the boot disk. But even if the system is working fine, having a boot disk with Windows xp on hand, especially a proven working build, is always useful. If you have the Internet at hand, burning an ISO image to disk is not particularly difficult.

    Selecting a disc burning program

    For most users, a free program or a paid one, but with a trial period, is enough to burn a boot disk. The most popular of paid programs– UltraISO, you can use the demo version for free for 30 days, full version will cost from 1000 rubles (you can download the program). You can also burn an ISO image in NERO Burning ROM, the trial version works for 15 days, for further use you will have to pay from 1,700 rubles (you can download).

    Of the free programs that make it easy to record a boot boot Windows disk XP, note:

    • ImgBurn;
    • CDBurn XP;
    • Infra recorder.

    You can find many more options online. If you evaluate them only as programs for burning Windows to disk, there is not much difference. Friendly interface and not overloaded additional functions do free programs In some ways it’s even more convenient than paid ones. But to record a Windows image, any program with the desired function and ISO format support.

    It is most convenient to create a Windows XP boot disk with an ISO image. If you simply copy the files from the Windows XP installation disk or ISO file, it will be impossible to install the system from it. ISO is a file format in which information from a disc is recorded as a snapshot of a continuous spiral track. Therefore, the entire boot disk is presented as one file. The image contains all the necessary data to create exact copy boot disk that will work just like the original.

    Burn ISO to Disc Using Nero Burning ROM

    After installing the selected program and selecting a trial period if necessary, you can begin burning a bootable disk with Windows XP. Let's look at how to create a boot disk in Nero Burning ROM.


    Burn ISO to Disc Using UltraISO

    This is, according to many users, the most convenient program, which allows you to burn an ISO file to a disc.


    The program will do the rest of the work itself. The burning process can take from a couple of minutes to an hour.

    Burn ISO to Disc Using ISOBurner

    This is a free and very easy to use program, you can download it. It does not require installation and takes up very little space.

    After this, you should check in Explorer whether the disk has been recorded, after which it can be used as a boot disk for Windows XP.

    Burn ISO using built-in utility in Windows 7 and 8

    In Windows XP, unlike later versions of the system, there is no built-in ability to burn a boot disk, this makes it necessary to use third party programs. Therefore, keeping any such utility would be a wise decision in case of no Internet or other disasters.

    But if you use Windows system 7 or 8, there is such a possibility. You can burn an ISO image without using third-party programs. For this purpose, Windows Disc Image Burner was created, which greatly simplifies the task of burning an ISO image.


    The same program can also be launched from the command line.

    1. Open a command prompt (“Start > Run > cmd”).
    2. Enter isoburn.exe /q drive letter: “path_to_file”.iso.
    3. A window will open containing all the information about the image being recorded; click “Burn” to start recording.

    After the program finishes burning the ISO to the disc, the drive will automatically open. If you decide to work with the command line, keep in mind that Windows command The line is not case sensitive, so you can enter all data in both uppercase and uppercase letters.

    Possible errors when burning ISO to disc

    Burning an ISO to a disc is not the most difficult task, but there may be some problems along the way.

    • If the recorded disc does not open, the problem may be either in the media itself or in the fact that the recording was carried out too long. high speed(it is better to set the value 4x in the speed parameters), in this case the probability of error increases. The disc needs to be rewritten;
    • Installation problems can also be caused by errors that the image itself contains. It's better to use proven ones Windows builds XP;
    • If the program refuses to burn the ISO file to disk, the problem is again in the media. There is already information on it, or the disk is damaged.

    To avoid recording errors, use high-quality discs and enable the check function after burning. This will increase the time it takes to create a boot disk, but will reduce the risk of errors.

    Regardless of which method you use to Windows entries XP to disk, the image should not contain errors. They are very often found in assemblies that are easy to find on the Internet. If you use someone else's build, be prepared to download another version. But otherwise, recording an image and installing Windows XP is not difficult.

    In order to install the Windows operating system on your computer or laptop today, disks are most often used. I bought a disk with Windows, or burned it myself onto an empty disc, as we will learn to do in this lesson. And only then installed or reinstalled the system. Also, today it is not uncommon for users to install a system from a simple USB flash drive. Although, frankly speaking, it is worth saying that even from a memory card you can safely install Windows.

    Why in lately Is there an option to install the system from a flash drive? This is due to the fact that modern laptops, which are thin and light, also called ultrabooks, do not have a built-in drive. So we have to somehow get out of the memory cards. But today we are not talking about that. In this article I want to tell you how very simply you can write downWindows to disk so that in the future you can install this system on any computer that has a disk drive.

    And to burn Windows to disk you need to follow a few simple steps.

    1. Buy a blank.

    2. Get a Windows image.

    3. Burn the image in Discs Studio.

    These simple steps I will describe in more detail for those who like to analyze everything to the smallest detail.

    1. Go to any computer store and buy empty disk(blank) 4.7 gigabytes. I mostly buy blanks from Verbatim. They have average price. But I wouldn’t recommend taking the cheapest ones; very often they turn out to be defective.

    2. Usually a Windows image is written to the disk. Your task is to acquire this image. Most often, such an image is in ISO format. It doesn’t matter whether you download Windows from the Internet or a friend brings it to you on a flash drive, the main thing is that you have an image of Windows in ISO format or another, such as MDF or MDS.

    3. Now we need to burn the Windows image to a blank disk. These are not ordinary files that are dropped onto a blank and simply “stupidly” written to disk after pressing the “Record” button in the Nero program and the like.

    Here the approach is a little different. We need to write the image correctly using special software. There are a great variety of programs for recording images, one of them is called Discs Studio, which is what we will use.

    Download this program and install. Then we will need to launch it and do a few simple steps to record Windows image to disk. But before that, do not forget to insert a blank (blank disk) into the drive.

    This is how the Discs Studio program will look after the first launch.

    We need to go to the “Action” menu and select “Burn image”.

    In the window that opens, click the ellipses button.

    And indicate the location on the computer where the Windows image file is located.

    Then specify the recording speed, preferably the minimum one, and click the “Record” button.

    At the bottom of the program we can observe the process of recording the image. Upon completion of the operation, we will receive a corresponding notification in the program, and the drive will be automatically removed from the computer.

    This concludes my instructions for burning Windows to disk; I hope my lesson was useful to you.

    See you in other lessons and articles.

    Regardless of what operating system you have (Windows 7 or the more updated Windows 10), the process of burning to a DVD is the same and does not cause any difficulties. Today, many programs have been developed, the most effective of which are Nero, UltraISO and BurnWare. Most of them are free, have a number of advantages and a small list of disadvantages. They are worth getting acquainted with in more detail.

    First you need to have an idea of ​​what a disk image is. It is a file containing absolutely all the contents of the disk . Experts often compare it to zip archives.

    In this situation we are talking about an ISO image. Almost all programs accept it, there are no conflicts in work, since “.iso” is a generally accepted format.

    Reference! An important point when recording Windows is the correct choice of distribution.

    Often users do not know this information, so you need to know the main differences:

    1. If you purchased the 32-bit version, it cannot support 4 GB of memory.
    2. For the 64-bit version this function is possible.

    Recording in UltralSO

    First of all, you need to download this application on the Internet. It is important to contact only trusted sources, otherwise the file may contain malware.

    Manufacturers have made sure that the installation itself is as simple as possible for the user. All specified settings can be configured by default. This application is paid, but a trial version is available.

    1. When you open it, a window will appear where you need to select the “Trial period” button.

    2. As soon as the program starts, at the very top you need to find the “Tools” tab. In the drop-down list you must select “Burn CD image”.

      Reference! It is important to know that transferring Windows to the list of files and applications is the wrong action. By performing this action, the user will write the file, but the content will not be saved.

    3. In the window that appears, next to the “Image File” tab, there is a button with three dots. You need to click it, and then select the ISO image.

    4. It is worth paying close attention to the disc writing speed. Often you can leave the default maximum value. If DVD-RW was not selected for these actions, then you need to reduce the speed to x4 or x8. For older versions, it is recommended to set the speed even lower. This is necessary to ensure that the disc is preserved as much as possible during recording. An important point is the information provided on the disc itself. There you can find out the recommended speed and reduce it by 2 or 4 times.

    5. At the bottom of the window, next to the “Erase” button, there is a “Write” option. You need to press it. If the disk has already been overwritten, the process will take longer as the data begins to be formatted.

    6. As soon as the recording comes to an end, all necessary information will appear in a separate window called “Write image”.

    Now Windows 7/10 is completely ready for the user to install it.

    Burn with BurnAware Free

    This program is absolutely free, but no less effective among its analogues. It is designed to write the necessary data to disks. This process will not cause any difficulties, just follow a simple algorithm.

    1. First you need to download the program from the official source and install it on your PC.

    2. Launch installation file by double-clicking on it.

    3. Read the information in the installer window that opens and follow the instructions.

    4. Click the “Finish” button, leaving a check mark on the item about starting the program.

    5. In the “Disk Images” tab, the line “ ” will be marked, which you need to click on.

    6. A window like the one in the screenshot will open. By clicking the “Select” button, the user will need to specify the file image.

      Click the “Select” button and find the file with Windows way 7, click “Open”

      Important! If there are 2-3 drives on your PC, you need to mark exactly the one where the empty disk is inserted. It is recommended to leave the “Options” tab without any changes.

    7. To start the recording process, the user must click on the “Record” button, which is located in top corner. It may take several minutes to complete these steps.

    Note! The “Disk not inserted” window may appear. This is an indication that the burner drive is selected incorrectly. The user should also make sure that an empty disc is inserted.

    As soon as the burning process is complete, the disk is ready to install Windows from it.

    How to Burn with Nero Burning

    This program is also widely known and quite effective. The recording process is very simple:

    Step 1. First you need to download the program to your PC and open it.

    Step 2. Immediately click the “Cancel” button. This will open up for the user home screen Nero Burning.

    Step 3. The next step is opening the image. In the upper left corner go to “File” - “Open”.

    Step 4. Open the folder with the image, select the file, click on the “Open” option.

    Step 5. The Burn Project window appears with two tabs. In the first tab you can find general information.

    The second tab includes a number of settings necessary for the user to record:

    • recording;
    • disc recording (this option is configured by default);
    • finalize CD. This option is not active. The recording speed allows you to set the required speed. It is important to pay attention to this indicator in order to avoid errors during recording. It is better to set a lower speed;
    • number of copies. This feature allows you to record multiple copies at once.

    Step 6. Once all settings are selected, the user needs to click “Burn”. Recording will start, Windows 7 will be recorded.

    Why do you need third party programs?

    Some users tend to use the built-in mechanisms of Windows 7 rather than other applications. You can resort to what Windows offers, but the quality will be much worse. As a result, you can ruin the disk, while the programs described above will do everything quickly and efficiently.

    Video - Burning a Windows 7 image to DVD

    Hello! This is the first article on this blog and I decided to devote it to installing the operating system (hereinafter simply OS) Windows 7. The era of the seemingly unsinkable Windows XP OS is coming to an end (despite the fact that about 50% of users still use this OS), which means a new era is coming - the era of Windows 7.

    And in this article I would like to dwell on the most important, in my opinion, points when installing and first configuring this OS on a computer.

    And so... let's get started.

    1. What should I do before installation?

    Installing Windows 7 starts with the most important thing - verification hard drive for the presence of important and necessary files. You need to copy them before installation to a USB flash drive or external hard disk. By the way, perhaps this applies to any OS in general, not just Windows 7.

    1) First, check your computer for compliance system requirements this OS. Sometimes I see a strange picture when they want to old computer install new version OS, and they ask why there are errors and the system behaves unstable.

    By the way, the requirements are not so high: 1 GHz processor, 1-2 GB RAM, and about 20 GB of hard drive space. More details - .

    Any new computer on sale today meets these requirements.

    2) Copy* all important information : documents, music, pictures on another medium. For example, you can use DVDs, flash drives, service (and similar ones), etc. By the way, today you can find on sale with a capacity of 1-2 TB. Why not an option? The price is more than affordable.

    *By the way, if you have hard drive is divided into several partitions, then the partition on which you will not install the OS will not be formatted and you can safely save all the files from the system drive on it.

    3) And one last thing. Some users forget that many can be copied programs with their settings so that they can later work in the new OS. For example, after reinstalling the OS, many people lose all their torrents, sometimes hundreds of them!

    To avoid this, use these tips. By the way, you can save the settings of many programs in this way (for example, when reinstalling, I additionally save Firefox browser, and I don’t have to configure plugins and bookmarks).

    2. Where to get the installation disk

    The first thing we need to get is, of course, a boot disk with this operating system. There are several ways to obtain it.

    1) Purchase. You get a licensed copy, all kinds of updates, a minimum number of errors, etc.

    2) Often such a disk comes with your computer or laptop. True, Windows, as a rule, presents a stripped-down version, but for the average user its functions will be more than enough.

    3) You can make the disk yourself.

    To do this you need to buy a clean DVD-R disc or DVD-RW.

    2.1. Burning a boot image to a Windows 7 disk

    First you need to have such an image. The easiest way to do it is from a real disk (or download it online). In any case, we will assume that you already have it.

    1) Launch the Alcohol 120% program (in general, this is not a panacea; there are a huge number of programs for recording images).

    2) Select the option “burn CD/DVD from images”.

    3) Specify the location of your image.

    5) Click “start” and wait for the process to complete.

    In general, in the end, the main thing is that when you insert the resulting disc into the CD-Rom, the system starts to boot.

    Important! Sometimes, the CD-Rom boot feature is disabled in the BIOS. Next we will look in more detail at how to enable booting into Bios from a boot disk (sorry for the tautology).

    3. Setting up Bios to boot from CD-Rom

    Each computer has its own type of bios, and it’s unrealistic to consider each of them! But in almost all versions, the basic options are very similar. Therefore, the main thing is to understand the principle!

    When the computer boots immediately press the Delete or F2 key (By the way, the button may differ, it depends on your BIOS version. But, as a rule, you can always recognize it if you pay attention to boot menu, which appears in front of you for a few seconds when you turn on your computer).

    And yet, it is advisable to press the button not just once, but several times until you see the Bios window. It should be in blue tones, sometimes green predominates.

    If your BIOS does not look at all like what you see in the picture below, I recommend reading the article about, as well as the article about.

    Control here will be carried out using arrows and the Enter key.

    You need to go to Boot section and choose Boot Device Priority (this is the download priority).

    Those. This means where to start booting the computer: for example, start booting from the hard drive right away, or check the CD-Rom first.

    So you will add a point in which the first thing will be to check the CD for the presence of a boot disk in it, and only then move on to the HDD (hard drive).

    After changing the Bios settings, be sure to exit it, saving the entered options (F10 - save and exit).

    Please note. In the screenshot above, the first thing to do is boot from a floppy (nowadays floppy disks are becoming less and less common). Next it is checked for bootable CD-Rom, and the third thing is loading data from the hard drive.

    By the way, in everyday work, it is best to disable all downloads except the hard drive. This will allow your computer to run a little faster.

    4. Installing Windows 7 - the process itself...

    If you have ever installed Windows XP, or any other OS, then you can easily install 7. Here, almost everything is the same.

    Insert the boot disk (we already recorded it a little earlier...) into the CD-Rom tray and restart the computer (laptop). After a while you will see (if you have configured the BIOS correctly) a black screen with the words... See the screenshot below.

    Calmly wait until all the files are downloaded and you are prompted to enter installation parameters. Next, you should see the same window as in the picture below.

    I think there is no point in including a screenshot with the OS installation agreement and acceptance of the agreement. In general, you proceed calmly to the step of marking the disk, reading everything along the way and agreeing...

    You need to be careful in this step, especially if you have information on your hard drive (if new disk, you can do whatever you want with it).

    You need to choose hard section disk, where Windows 7 will be installed.

    If there is nothing on your disk, it is advisable to divide it into two parts: one will contain the system, the second will contain data (music, films, etc.). It is best to allocate at least 30 GB for the system. However, here you decide for yourself...

    If you have information on the disk- act extremely carefully (it is advisable to copy important information to other disks, flash drives, etc. before installation). Deleting a partition may make it impossible to recover data!

    In any case, if you have two partitions (usually system disk C and local disk D) - then you can install new system to system drive C, where you previously had another OS.

    After selecting the partition for installation, a menu will appear in front of you, which will show the installation status. Here you need to wait without touching or pressing anything.

    On average, installation takes from 10-15 minutes to 30-40. After this time, the computer (laptop) may be rebooted several times.

    Then, several windows will appear in front of you in which you will need to set the computer name, indicate the time and time zone, and enter the key. You can simply skip some windows and configure everything later.

    Selecting a network in Windows 7

    Completion Windows installations 7. Start menu

    This completes the installation. All you have to do is install missing programs, set up applications and engage in your favorite games or work.

    5. What do you need to install and configure after installing Windows?

    Nothing... 😛

    For most users, everything works right away, and they don’t even think that they need to additionally download, install, etc. There, I personally think that at least 2 things need to be done:

    2) Create a flash drive.

    3) Install drivers on the video card. Many people then, when they don’t do this, wonder why they start games or why some don’t start at all...

    Interesting! In addition, I recommend that you read the article about after installing the OS.

    PS

    This completes the article about installing and configuring the seven. I tried to present the information in the most accessible way for readers with different levels of computer skills.

    Most often, installation problems are of the following nature:

    Many people are afraid of Bios like fire, although in fact, in most cases, everything is simply configured there;

    Many people burn the disc from the image incorrectly, so the installation simply does not start.

    If you have any questions or comments, I will answer... I always take criticism well.

    Good luck everyone! Alex...

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