Guest Kevin Posted March 9, 2008 Posted March 9, 2008 I need to load the Visual Studio 8 Trial vesion for my developer to try out. However, the only download offered is an iso file, and I don't have a DVD biurner (it's 3.3GB). Is there a utility for MS Server 2003 to read an iso file without buying a package I'm only going to use once (like ISOBuster). Why would they /only/ have an iso download? tia -- Kevin
Guest Ace Fekay [MVP] Posted March 9, 2008 Posted March 9, 2008 Re: ISO Files In news:DAECEE53-1A5F-4340-82F5-0C370F0C6837@microsoft.com, Kevin <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > I need to load the Visual Studio 8 Trial vesion for my developer to > try out. However, the only download offered is an iso file, and I > don't have a DVD biurner (it's 3.3GB). Is there a utility for MS > Server 2003 to read an iso file without buying a package I'm only > going to use once (like ISOBuster). Why would they /only/ have an iso > download? > > tia ISO is a common format hence why they offer it that way. You can probably use MagicISO or UltraISO and mount it as a drive or simply open the ISO and copy it to a folder and run the install from there. -- Regards, Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services Microsoft Certified Trainer For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations
Guest George Valkov Posted March 9, 2008 Posted March 9, 2008 Re: ISO Files Personally I like the 7zip archiver, it can extract ISO files to the hard-disk, then You can run setup from the hard-disk. http://www.7-zip.org/ "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DAECEE53-1A5F-4340-82F5-0C370F0C6837@microsoft.com... |I need to load the Visual Studio 8 Trial vesion for my developer to try out. | However, the only download offered is an iso file, and I don't have a DVD | biurner (it's 3.3GB). Is there a utility for MS Server 2003 to read an iso | file without buying a package I'm only going to use once (like ISOBuster). | Why would they /only/ have an iso download? | | tia | -- | Kevin
Guest Bill Grant Posted March 9, 2008 Posted March 9, 2008 Re: ISO Files There are several free utilities which will let you mount an ISO as a "virtual" DVD. Daemon Tools and Magicdisc both work fine for me. I always used to use Daemon Tools, but switched to Magicdisc when Daemon Tools was slow releasing a Vista version. I believe that is now available. ISO images are particularly useful for installing an OS for a virtual machine, much better than a physical disk. "Kevin" <Kevin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DAECEE53-1A5F-4340-82F5-0C370F0C6837@microsoft.com... >I need to load the Visual Studio 8 Trial vesion for my developer to try >out. > However, the only download offered is an iso file, and I don't have a DVD > biurner (it's 3.3GB). Is there a utility for MS Server 2003 to read an > iso > file without buying a package I'm only going to use once (like ISOBuster). > Why would they /only/ have an iso download? > > tia > -- > Kevin
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