ISO images are files that contain the data of a computer’s operating system. They can be burned onto a CD or DVD, or used to create backups of a computer’s data. To burn an ISO image in Windows 7, you first need to create a new ISO file. To do this, open the File menu and select New ISO File. Then, enter the name of the ISO file into the text field and click OK. Next, you need to find the correct drive to burn the ISO image onto. To do this, open Windows Explorer and browse to the location where your computer is located. Once you’ve found the drive, click on it and then select Properties from the resulting menu. In this window, you’ll need to specify which type of drive your ISO image will be stored on. If you’re using a USB drive, you’ll need to specify whether it should be treated as a removable disk or not. If you’re using an optical drive, you’ll need to specify which type of optical drive (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM) yourISO image will be stored on. Finally, if you’re using an external hard drive (such as one connected via USB), you’ll need to specify how many folders will be created when your ISO image is burned (e.g., 8). Once these details have been specified, click on OK and then wait for Windows 7 to start burning your ISO image onto your chosen drive. When it’s finished, please check back here for updates on how this process goes!
For this example I am burning the Office 2007 ISO image to DVD. Right click on the image and choose Burn disc image.
This will open up the Windows Disc Image Burner dialog box where you choose the CD or DVD drive and I also check Verify disc after burning the click Burn.
While the disc is being created there is a progress bar indicating how long until it is finished.
That’s it! A successful burn. They could not have made this feature any easier. Although I hope for the final release they allow the option to control the burning speed.
Here is a quick how-to video that shows how easy it is to burn an ISO image to disk. The quality is not the best but you get the idea.
For everyone who does not have Windows 7 beta as your primary operating system, you can still get easy ISO burning in XP and Vista by using ISO Recorder.
