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

Copying or writing actual CD or DVD

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discs

• See "More info" section below.

Mounting ISO

Windows 8 or 10 have this mounting capability built in.

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• 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.

• https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2696/how-to-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.

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