How to Play ISO Files
ISO files are programs that are compressed. Usually these are large games or utility programs that you can download from various resources. You may also make your own ISO files from programs you currently own.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Download Daemon Tools. This program is a virtual CD-ROM drive. It allows you to run ISO files along with other file extensions. Daemon Tools is a freeware program that is simple to download (see Resources, below).
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Install Daemon Tools. Once it has downloaded, click on "File" in the folder where you downloaded it. Read the License Agreement, then click "Install." A window will pop up; click "Next." Decide where you wish to install it, and then click "Next" again. Click "Next" for the last time and then wait while it is being installed. Then click "Finished" and you will be all set.
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Open Daemon Tools. Click on the "Start," then "All Programs." Locate Daemon Tools and click on it. You will see an icon pop up in the bottom corner of your screen.
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Right-click on the icon. It will bring up a few selections. Hold your mouse over the tab "Virtual CD/DVD-ROM." More options will appear. The tab "Device 0: [E:] No Media" will bring up another menu when you hold your mouse over it. Then click on "Mount Image."
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Locate the ISO file you wish to open. A pop-up window will appear. This is a browser of your hard drive. Once you find your ISO file, click once on it then on "Open."
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Click on the "Start" menu bar once again. Go to the icon "My Computer." You will see an addition to your removable storage drives. You will need to double-click the E: drive and your program will open.
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Tips & Warnings
The virtual drive may not be in E: if you already have something assigned to that letter.
Remember to always scan any downloaded content with your virus protection program. It is difficult to know what is safe and what is not without doing this.
