Isoburn
Have you ever installed a CD/DVD burner application just to be able to burn an ISO file? I know that I have, many times actually. Well with Windows 7 Microsoft put an end to that. I am not saying that you should never buy a CD/DVD burning program. If you need it then go ahead, but if you only need it to be able to burn an ISO file you don’t need to buy a program for that. In Windows 7 it comes out of the box. The name of the program is ISOBurn.exe, and it is very simple and not fancy at all, but it get the job done.
If you start the program just clicking on the isoburn.exe file you will see this dialog:
That is because the program needs the ISO file as an argument in order to start. If you are not into all that argument stuff I have an easy tip for you:
- Locate the ISO file you want to burn
- Right click on it and select “open with” and “Windows Disc Image burner”
Try it out the next time you need to burn an ISO file. It is as easy as it gets and it is out of the box in Windows 7. Hope you like it and please write a comment if you have any questions or if you have anything else on your mind.
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Hi Thomas,
I guess it’s about time Microsoft includes an app that works out the gate. Since the days of WinXP, I’ve used CDBurnerXP (and recommended it to other Windows users). In your opinion, does the Windows Disc Image burner do a good job?
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Hi Vernessa
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I agree with you. It was about time with a build in function for ISO burning.
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I think this is definition of too little too late
CDburnerXP, ImgBurn and lots more own this area. I guess “new” feature is, or was, part of Microsofts attempt to go rock’n'roll with 7 compared to Vista.
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Thank you for commenting on my blog. I agree that we for sure have been waiting for this for a long time. Better late than never I guess. For sure CDBurnerXP and ImgBurn is better programs, but I still like when simple stuff like burning an ISO is out of the box.
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Hi Thomas,
This is stunning news! An app that comes with windows. To be frank, you really can’t blame them for not including a thing with the O.S. With all of the legal troubles with Justice your lucky to get a clock with Windows.
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Sure it is a tough balance for Microsoft what they should include in the OS and what they should leave for other company to develop. Of cause the legal issues is also something the need to consider. I don’t hope they are considering removing the clock in future releases
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Hi Thomas,
I never knew about this hidden feature in Windows 7. It really makes things easier and cuts the cost of buying a new software just for burning ISO’s. Although there are many free applications too to do the same thing, but an inbuilt software always saves (disk) space and money
Hi,
I wonder i can burn the file other than ISO format using this Windows 7 feature? And thanks for the useful information here. Before this, i am using Nero to burn my file to a CD/DVD.
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Hi Rickey
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Isoburn can only burn iso files, but if you are looking for a free tool instead of Nero you can take a look at ImgBurn. I have another post about that program too: http://www.techwork.dk/tools/review-of-imgburn
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