How to Create a PC Disk Image File
Computers will automatically play files or run the programs on a disc such as a computer game only if you save the files with a specific file extension, called ISO. Here's how to download an ISO creation tool, and then convert files into the ISO format to burn them to a disc.
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Instructions
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Open the computer's web browser, and navigate to a site that offers an ISO creation tool such as "MagicISO" or "PowerISO" (see Resources below). Click on the download button at the left side of the screen. Now click on the "Save File" button if the browser brings up a second window asking you to confirm what you want to do.
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Close the browser, and open the "My Computer" window by double-clicking on its desktop icon. Navigate through the folders on the hard drive, and find the location where you saved the ISO creation tool's installation file. Double-click the file, then click on "Allow" if the operating system asks if you want to continue.
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Click on the "Next" button at the lower right-hand corner of the window. Hit the "I Agree" radio button, and click on "Next." Hit "Finish" to install the ISO creation tool. Wait for the program to finish installing, then double-click its desktop icon.
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Click on the "File" button at the top left-hand corner of the window, and choose "New." Next, click on the "Data CD/DVD Image" option from the drop-down menu. Scroll through the list of computer folders in the lower left panel of the window. Locate the files you want to turn into a disc image. Click on each file, and drag it into the blank panel on the upper-right side of the window.
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Click on the "File" button once you have transferred all the files, then select "Save As." Type in the name you want for the disc image file, and choose "ISO" from the file type drop-down menu. Hit "Save."
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Insert a blank CD or DVD into the computer's rewritable CD or DVD drive. Click on "Burn a CD" from the options menu that will appear on the screen. Drag the ISO file you created earlier into the window, then click on "Burn" to create the disc image.
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Tips & Warnings
ISO creation tools do not check to see if the data you are trying to burn to a CD is copyright protected. You should be aware that burning extra copies of copyrighted material such as computer games or DVD movies may be in violation of copyright law, and could lead to legal repercussions.
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