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June 24th, 2002, 05:45 AM
#1
Junior Member
ISO Question
This is just an inquiry.
I don't know if I'm out of the loop on this, but if anyone has any clues on the use and technicalities behind this file type, I would be very appreciative.
ISO's. A friend emailed me an ISO... says its an EXE, but he swears its actually an ISO, and the file wont run, anyhow. (*yes, I checked for virus.)
Any info?
Vext
Knowledge is power.
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June 24th, 2002, 05:53 AM
#2
ISO is like a big file that you can burn to a cd and it'll boot right... it's an ISO "image." I doubt your email had a file as big as ISOs usually are in it, so he probably sent you some sort of trojan or something. Remember, virus scanners don't catch EVERYTHING.
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June 24th, 2002, 05:57 AM
#3
An ISO is an image of a CD...used to burn onto CDRs to make bootable copies. To make a copy of it is easy (I'm assuming you already know what is on the ISO, so I'm not going to ask)
You have to have a copy of something like EasyCDCreator or Nero on your computer. Just open the file and burn it as an image. If you burn it as a file you won't be able to access the files contained on it, nor will it be a bootable CD.
If you're not sure what's on it and want to find out before burning anything, then I would recommend downloading CDMage:
http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/p...program_id=120
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June 24th, 2002, 06:11 AM
#4
Senior Member
u can also just "unpack" the file by using a prog like WinISO or ISObuster.. or one of the many other proggies just like 'em
zion1459
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June 24th, 2002, 07:48 AM
#5
What kind of mail service allows the sending of 700MB attachments?
Elen alcarin ar gwath halla nĂ¡ engwar.
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June 24th, 2002, 11:19 AM
#6
Senior Member
yea... /me wants an account there too :P lmao
zion1459
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\"Software is like sex: it\'s better when it\'s free.\" -Linus Torvalds
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June 24th, 2002, 11:33 AM
#7
Member
It doenst have to 700mb something like gentoo linux is only 16mb but even that is still quite alot.
If its not broken it can still be inproved.
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June 24th, 2002, 01:56 PM
#8
Junior Member
lol, i sincerly doubt that they allowed him to send such a large file to you, he is obviously lying and i think that you should 'evaluate' your friendship with him as he seems to be trying to do somehting bad to ur pc...
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June 24th, 2002, 03:10 PM
#9
Stop being silly.....
You could make an ISO of a CD with a text file on it which only contains the words "Bow Before The Snarfligalz".... and you can pack them to be executable....
What is the ISO meant to be of?
-Matty_Cross
\"Isn\'t sanity just a one trick pony anyway? I mean, all you get is one trick. Rational Thinking.
But when you\'re good and crazy, hehe, the skies the limit!!\"
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June 24th, 2002, 03:50 PM
#10
Umm, the last ISO that I burnt to a CD was 35 MB. There are really not that many programs out there that take up an entire CD. It is just easier and cheaper to create 1 CD with 35 MB then it would be to use 30 floppy disks...
Anyway, not all ISO's are CD's either. I have also seen ISO's of hard drives. It is technically a backup image of a disk. Be it a CD, hard drive, zip disk, whatever....
\"Ignorance is bliss....
but only for your enemy\"
-- souleman
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