Windows

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Windows

Creating an ISO

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In Chemistry IT, we tend to use on Jan. 2018, we used the free utility, InfraRecorder:

• http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5
  • http://loadion.com/en/how_to/Create-an-ISO-from-a-CD-or-DVD-using-InfraRecorder_98605618.html

More info on creating ISOs:

• https://www.howtogeek.com/228886/how-to-create-iso-files-from-discs-on-windows-mac-and-linux/

Copying or writing actual CD or DVD discs

• See "More info" section below.

Mounting ISO

Windows 8 or 10 have this mounting capability built in.

In Chemistry IT, we tend to use the free utility, Virtual CloneDrive:

• https://www.redfox.bz/en/download.html

MS's utility:

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780
• Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel
• winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

Useful how-to for ISO mounting, with other tool options:

• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/mount-an-iso-image-in-windows-vista/

More info using such tools in Windows

Note that Oliver help Roald November 2017 (INC000002096631), and showed Roald:

• Auto-play DVDs (via VLC)
• Showed how to make *iso from DVD.
• Showed how to make DVD from *.iso.
• Showed existing *.iso of DVD he has.

References used to develop the above workflow to made a disk copy of existing DVD.Creating ISOs

• https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2288862696/how-to-create-iso-files-from-discs-on-windows-mac-and-linux/-rip-dvds-with-vlc/
• http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-rip-DVDs-for-free-with-VLC/

Use free version of pay-software:

• http://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-dvd-ripper

Ex of pay software with likely acceptable on-going trial mode:

• https://www.winxdvd.com/buy.htm

Mac

Mac's tend to use DMG's, not ISOs.

Mounting

• DMG's (and ISO's) "just mount".