How to Burn ISO images to CD/DVD in Windows XP

Posted January 27, 2007
Filed under: CD/DVD Burning, Windows | Tags: , , |

It would seem that there is an endless supply of software for burning CD/DVDs. And more and more people are providing downloaded software in ISO format. With many of the options out there, it can be difficult to determine how to get the ISO image to CD/DVD. Below is a list of software that we have tested and the steps to accomplish getting your ISO image onto your media.

MyDVD 9 Studio: We are using version 7. Sonic is my personal favorite as it offers such a wide array of options.

  • Start by opening Sonic DigitalMedia Home.
  • Then select the ‘Copy’ option.
  • Under Copy, you will see ‘Burn Image’. This is the option you will select.
  • Now on the right side, you should see the Browse button. Use this to find your image file.
  • Make sure you have a CD/DVD in your burner and select ‘Burn Image’.
  • Allow the job to complete and you are ready to go.

Nero 7 Ultra Edition Enhanced: We are using version 7.0. Nero was quite difficult because of all the options the user has to select from. We found it easiest to select the Nero Express option.

  • Select Nero Express from Nero StartSmart.
  • Once Express Starts, select the ‘Image, Project, Copy’ option on the left.
  • Now you can select ‘Disc Image’ on the right side.
  • From here, the user need only select the ISO image file.
  • Once the image is selected, you may hit the ‘Burn’ button to finish.

Cheetah CD Burner : We are using version 3.57. Cheetah provides one of the easiest interfaces I have ever used.

  • Once you have launched the Cheetah application, select the start button in the upper left corner.
  • From there, all you must do is select the ‘Burn ISO File’ option.
  • Now all the user must do is select the ISO image they wish to burn and the drive to burn it to.
  • A simple click of the ‘Burn Disc’ button will start the burning process.

CD Mate : We are using version 2.0. CD Mate was very intuitive and offers the user many choices.

  • From the recording wizard, select ‘Imagefile to CD-Recorder’. Click the ‘Next’ button.
  • The user is now able to select the image file they want to use. You can click the ‘Next’ button when you are ready.
  • The default selected options will work for most users. You can now select recorder to begin.

2 comments so far

  1. Ben Guthrie on March 24, 2007

    With hard drives being so cheap ($150 for 500gb sata3), wouldn’t it be just as easy to convert all CDs/DVDs into compressed files and create a file server? .ISOs could still be useful in this application, I would think.

  2. admin on March 25, 2007

    If you are talking about saving your own files to ISO, I think it is a waste of time and effort these days. But when you have something like a Linux distro that you download and need to extract to CD/DVD, you have to have the tools to do so.


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