Creating iso from files. Creating an iso from your installed system


You may need to create an ISO image when you need to burn boot disk or a flash drive, for example with Windows, or copy a disk, for example with a game. In order to make an image the desired disk, a special program is required.

There are several popular programs for burning ISO image files, both paid and free. One of the most popular paid programs is Alcohol 120%, which allows you to both create ISO files and images, and emulate a virtual disk (disk drive).

Watch the video: how to create a disk image on a flash drive.

And probably the most popular free program for burning images is CDBurner (Office website: http://cdburnerxp.se). This program has more than sufficient functionality and allows you to perform most common operations with disks and flash drives, from creating images and copying disks, to recording audio and video. Also in CDBurner you can make an ISO image from any folders or files; to do this, you need to select them and move them to the project window.

The interface of the CDBurner program is intuitive and understanding it will not be difficult. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments to this article.

Another shareware and quite popular program for creating ISO images disks - UltraISO (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/index.html). The UltraISO program has trial period during which you can try out the functionality, after which you will be offered to purchase paid version. Maximum size created image V free version UltraISO - 300 MB (This is clearly not enough to burn a boot disk with Windows, but it is quite enough for the test).

How to burn an ISO disk image to a USB flash drive (flash drive).

Sometimes, for example, if your laptop or netbook does not have a disk drive, you need to burn a disk image (usually a boot disk with Windows OS) onto a flash drive. Using flash drives is much more convenient and convenient than slightly outdated CDs and DVD discs. And the UltraISO program will help us with this again.

Before you burn the image file ISO disk on a flash drive, it needs to be formatted. To do this, go to “Start” - “Computer” click right click on the icon with your flash drive and select the appropriate menu item.

After the flash drive is formatted, run UltraISO program and in the upper left corner click “File” - “Open” and select the required (pre-created or downloaded) ISO image. After that, go to the item “Boot” - “Record image of a tough disk" and select our flash drive, then click "Record". Done!

The advantage of installing Windows from an ISO image recorded on a flash drive is that it is much faster and the likelihood of errors and installation interruptions is minimal, unlike installation from a CD or DVD.

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Hello readers of the blog of the ComService company (Naberezhnye Chelny)!

In this article we will figure out how to create an ISO image from files and folders and how to make a bootable image. For example operating system. You can read how to make an ISO image from a disk. I usually use Ashampoo to create images. Burning Studio FREE, for recording to a flash drive - UltraISO. In this article we will create bootable ISO images from files and folders from which you can install Windows using CDBurnerXP.

This article could have been called “How to edit ISO images.” Image editing programs cost money. In this article I will show you how you can keep this money for yourself.

Article structure

1. Download CDBurnerXP

Go to the site

https://cdburnerxp.se/ru/download

Click on the link " More download options»

To avoid installing additional program download CDBurnerXP for .

Choose Data disk and click OK


At the top left, open the folder from the contents of which you want to create an ISO image. At the top right, select everything and drag it down with the mouse.

You can also add files to the project by selecting them and clicking

Set the name of the ISO image, location and click Save

We are waiting for the image to be created

The ISO image has been created.

3. How to create a bootable ISO image

This is the part for which this article was written. For example, we need to edit the ISO image of Windows 7 or Windows 8. We downloaded the original image of Windows 7 Ultimate. Therefore, you can install Windows 7 Ultimate from it. To be able to choose others when installing Windows versions 7 (for example, Basic, Home Basic, Home Advanced, Professional and Ultimate) you need to delete the file in the image ei.cfg. You can do this as follows

Unpacking the image

We go into the unpacked archive into the folder sources and delete the file ei.cfg

Now from the unpacked folder we will create a bootable ISO image of Windows 7

We add files to the project in the same way as described in the second paragraph.

Expanding the menu Disk and choose Boot options...

Check the box Make the disk bootable and click to set the path to the boot image

In the folder with the unpacked image, go to the directory boot. From the drop-down menu at the bottom right, select All files. Choose etfsboot.com and click Open

In chapter Emulation type choose No emulation

In chapter Sectors put 8 (Value depends on size etfsboot.com. If the size is 4 KB, set it to 8, since the size of one sector is 512 Bytes or 0.5 KB (4/0.5=8). If the file size etfsboot.com 2 KB - set 4) (Thanks for this valuable information oszone.net). In Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 images, the etfsboot.com file has a size of 4 KB - set it to 8.

In chapter Platform chose x86-32 since I have the image of 32 bit Windows 7

Click OK

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Conclusion

In this article, we figured out how to create an ISO image from files, folders and make it bootable if necessary. In general, we now know how to edit Windows ISO images. You can delete everything you don’t like (for example, a file ei.cfg) and add what you need (program distributions, portable programs, drivers, etc.). In the video below I will show whether it works with Windows images 8.1.

ISO image is a file with ISO extension which contains files and folders. Typically, an ISO file is created during the process of copying an optical disc using special programs. But, an ISO file can be created without an optical disc. In this article you will learn how to make an ISO image from a real optical disc, as well as without it.

In order to make an ISO image from a real disk, we need a computer with a floppy drive, an optical disk and an image creation program. There are many various programs to create images. The most popular paid programs of this kind are UltraISO, Alcohol 120%, Ashampoo Burning Studio and DAEMON Tools Pro. Among the free programs, the most popular are Ashampoo Burning Studio FREE, CDBurnerXP and ImgBurn.

In this article we will talk about how to make an ISO image using an example free program. This program has a minimum of functions and a very simple interface, which means that even a novice user can use it.

Insert the optical disc into the drive and run ImgBurn. In the window that opens, click on the “Create” button image file from disk".

After this, a window will appear in front of you to create an ISO image from an optical disc. Here you need to select the drive that will be used to create disks.

And also specify the folder in which the ISO image will be saved.

After selecting the drive and folder to save, you can start the process of copying the disc to an ISO image. To do this, click on the button at the bottom of the window.

After this process is completed, the ISO disk image will be located in the folder you specified.

How to make an ISO image from files

In order to make an ISO image simply from files without using a real CD, you will need. This program is paid and costs about $30. Before purchasing, you can check out the trial version.

To make an ISO image from files, run the UltraISO program and add necessary files to the main program window.

Good afternoon.

Let me make a reservation right away that this article is in no way aimed at distributing illegal copies of disks.

I think that every experienced user has dozens, or even hundreds of CDs and DVDs. Now storing all of them next to a computer or laptop is not so important - after all, one HDD, the size of a small notepad, can accommodate hundreds of such disks! Therefore, it’s not a bad idea to create images from your disk collections and transfer them to HDD(for example, to an external HDD).

The topic of creating images when Windows installation(for example, to copy installation disk Windows to an ISO image and then create from it bootable USB flash drive). Especially if you don’t have a disk drive on your laptop or netbook!

Creating images can also often be useful for game lovers: discs become scratched over time and become difficult to read. As a result of intensive use, the disc with your favorite game may simply become unreadable, and the disc will need to be purchased again. To avoid this, it’s easier to read the game into the image once, and then launch the game from this image. In addition, the disk in the drive makes a lot of noise during operation, which annoys many users.

And so, let’s get down to the main thing...

An image of such a disk is usually created from disks that are not copy-protected. For example, discs with MP3 files, discs with documents, etc. To do this, there is no need to copy the “structure” of the disc’s tracks and any service information, which means the image of such a disc will take up less space than the image of a protected disc. Usually an ISO image is used for such purposes...

CDBurnerXP

Very simple and multifunctional program. Allows you to create data discs (MP3, document discs, audio and video discs), in addition, it can create images and burn ISO images. This is what we will do...

1) First, in the main program window, you need to select the “Copy disk” option.

The main window of the CDBurnerXP program.

Drive: CD-Rom where the CD/DVD disc was inserted;

A place to save the image;

Image type (in our case ISO).

Configure copy settings.

3) Actually, all that remains is to wait until the ISO image is created. The copying time depends on the speed of your drive, the size of the copied disc and its quality (if the disc is scratched, the copying speed will be lower).

Disc copying process...

Alcohol 120%

This is one of best programs for creating and emulating images. By the way, it supports all the most popular disk images: iso, mds/mdf, ccd, bin, etc. The program supports the Russian language, and its only drawback, perhaps, is that it is not free.

1) To create an ISO image in Alcohol 120%, in the main program window, click on the “ Creating images«.

Alcohol 120% - creating an image.

2) Then you need to specify the CD/DVD drive (where the disc to be copied is inserted) and click the “next” button.

Select drive and copy settings.

3) And last step... Select the location where the image will be saved, and also indicate the type of image itself (in our case, ISO).

Alcohol 120% is a place to save your image.

After clicking the “Start” button, the program will begin creating the image. Copy times can vary greatly. For a CD, this time is approximately 5-10 minutes, for a DVD - 10-20 minutes.

Ultra ISO

I couldn’t help but mention this program, because it is one of the most popular programs for working with ISO images. As a rule, one cannot do without it when:

Windows installation and creation bootable flash drives and disks;

When editing ISO images (and it can do this quite easily and quickly).

In addition, UltraISO allows you to create an image of any disk in 2 mouse clicks!

1) After starting the program, you need to go to the “Tools” section and select the option “ Create CD image...«.

2) Then all that remains is to select the CD/DVD drive, the location where the image will be saved and the type of the image itself. What is noteworthy, in addition to creating an ISO image, the program can create: bin, nrg, compressed iso, mdf, ccd images.

2) Creating an image from a protected disk

Such images are usually created from game discs. The fact is that many game manufacturers, protecting their products from pirates, do so without original disc you won’t play... I.e. To start the game, the disc must be inserted into the drive. If you don't have a real disk, then you won't run the game...

Now imagine a situation: several people are working at a computer and each has their own favorite game. Disks are constantly rearranged and over time they wear out: scratches appear on them, reading speed deteriorates, and then they may no longer be readable at all. To do this, you can create an image and use it. Just to create such an image, you will need to enable some options (if you create a regular ISO image, then when you start the game, it will simply give an error that there is no real disk...).

Alcohol 120%

1) As in the first part of the article, first of all, launch the option to create a disk image (in the menu on the left, first tab).

2) Then you need to select the disk drive and set the copy settings:

Ignores read errors;

Advanced Sector Scanning (A.S.S.) factor 100;

Read subchannel data from the current disk.

3) In this case, the image format will be MDS - the Alcohol 120% program will read the subchannel data of the disk into it, which will subsequently help launch a protected game without a real disk.

By the way, the size of the image during such copying will be larger than the actual disk space. For example, based on a game CD of 700 MB in size, an image of ~800 MB in size will be created.

Nero

Nero is not just one program for burning discs, it is a whole range of programs for working with discs. With Nero you can: create any discs (audio and video, with documents, etc.), convert videos, create covers for discs, edit audio and video, etc.

Using NERO 2015 as an example, I’ll show you how an image is created in this program. By the way, for images it uses its own format: nrg (everyone reads it popular programs for working with images).

1) Launch Nero Express and select the “Image, project ...” section, then the “Copy disk” function.

2) In the settings window, pay attention to the following:

On the left of the window there is an arrow with additional settings- turn on the checkbox “ Read subchannel data«;

Then select the drive from which the data will be read (in in this case drive where a real CD/DVD disc is inserted);

And the last thing you need to specify is the drive source. If you are copying a disc to an image, then you need to select Image Recorder.

Setting up copying of a protected disc in Nero Express.

3) At the start copy Nero will prompt you to select a location to save the image, as well as its type: ISO or NRG (for protected disks, select the NRG format).

Almost every advanced computer user knows what an ISO image is, but does not know how to create one correctly.

Let's look at the topic of how to create ISO images from files and folders and how to create ISO images from disk. We will use several programs that are still used on the Internet today. Creating an iso image is not as complicated a process as it seems. Just a couple of clicks and the image is ready.

List of programs:

These programs are divided into paid and free categories. Paid programs It is possible to use it for trial, but with a limit of 300mV. But free ones are also not inferior to paid ones and even lead. Let's look at these programs.

How to create ISO images from files using the ultra ISO program.

First, go to the developer’s website and download this program. The installation process is the usual: install and run.

The program has a paid license and you can try it for free. In trial use, the ultra ISO program is limited to 300 mV. The program has a function to convert an image for similar utilities, for example:

  • CloneCD
  • Nero (.NRG)
  • It also fits the .CUE and compressed ISO (.ISZ) formats

Creating an image from files and folders

If you decide to create an iso image, then you will need the files that you want to write to the image. In particular, these files are reinstallation disk or files for recording on a boot disk or startup disk

Open the utility. The program is divided into two windows. In the first top one it finds files prepared for recording, and in the bottom one there are files located on our computer.

To create an iso image, at the bottom of the program, open the files that we want to burn, select them all and click “add”.

Or you can also open the section on the computer where the files are located, select and drag them to the top window of the program.

In my case, I am creating an image for Windows 7.

Using this program and simple steps, we created an image for further recording on a disk or flash drive.

Creating an ISO image from files and folders from an optical disc

This method It is mainly used to copy several copies of a disk you like, for example: an excellent build of an operating system. Let's consider this method. First, we need a disk from which we want to create an iso image.

On top menu go to “tools” click “create CD image” or just press F8

  1. This window opens, if you have several drives on your computer, select the one you need dvd drive.

  2. AND last section this is the format output.

We look at the list and make a choice over the formats, the format in our case is “iso”, if you plan to use it in the future this image in the programs listed in the section, select the appropriate option.

Create ISO image with PowerIso program

This program is the same paid as Ultra ISO and has the same recording limit above 300mV. The program also has the ability to convert the image into formats

  • BIN/CUE

Create iso images from files and folders using Poweriso

Similar to the previous program, download the program, install it and launch it. To create an iso image, you need to load into the program all the files from which we will create the image. To do this, on the top toolbar there is an “add” button; click it.

Or drag and drop from the computer where these files are located onto the program window.

Select everything necessary files and add.

Create iso image from optical disc with Poweriso program

To create an iso from a disk, go to “tools” on the top panel and click “create CD/DVD-ROM image file”

Create an iso image with BurnAware Free

We download this software, it is completely free and is a leader among competitors, and you yourself know why. Install and launch. A window with great opportunities will open.

Create an iso image from files with the BurnAware Free program

In this section, to record an ISO image, click “create iso”. Then this window will open

Choose file system“Iso 9660” click “ok”.

on top panel click on the “add files” icon, select all the necessary files, click “add” and after adding, click “close”

Now go to “file”, hover the mouse over “compilation” and click “create”. Next, as always, write the name, indicate the saving location and click “save”.

Create an ISO image from an optical disk with BurnAware Free

In this program, the window is divided into 4 masonry

Multimedia

In the window that opens, select the DVD drive as usual and indicate iso format or bin, then click copy, then wait for the process to complete.

Create iso using imgBurn utility

The first thing you need to do is download, install and run the imgBurn utility. The program is distributed free of charge. imgBurn has an English interface, but it can also be Russified. To do this, go to the website of the program developer. Let's go to the download section.

Which is located in the folder where you installed the imgBurn program

Create an iso image from files using the imgBurn utility

Open the program and to create an iso, select the section “Create an image from files/folders”

Select all the necessary files and click open. After completing these steps to create, you need to click on this icon

We write the name, indicate the location and save the image.

Create an iso image from a disk using the utility imgBurn

In order to create an iso image from a disk, open the imgBurn program and in the window that opens, go to the “create an image from disk” section

And now the final stage is to click on this button

Software to create ISO image from disc only

Creating an iso image from a disk with ISODisk program

ISODisk software is used to create an image from a disk. With support from the ISODisk utility, it is possible to create an ISO image from any disk in two clicks.

First, download the program from the official website, install and launch. The program has a simple appearance and will be understandable even to a teapot. The interface of this program is English language. ISODisk includes two partitions:

Mounting an ISO Image as a Virtual Disk

Create an image from an optical disk

Select the section “create an image from an optical disk”

In the window that opens, select the DVD drive and click on this icon

Creating an iso image from a disk using Ashampoo Burning Studio 14

Download and open the program. This utility, in my opinion, has a very beautiful interface that is simply pleasing to the eye. The program has many functions for different works and disks.

In our case, we need the “image creation” section. Hover your mouse over this section and select “create image”

Select your DVD drive and wait for the program to load the disc.

In the next window, indicate the location to save the image, write a name, select the iso format and click “next”

Creating an iso image from a disk using DAEMON Tools Lite

This program is easy to use and has a simple interface that everyone can understand. Open the program.

On the toolbar located in the center of the window, click on the “create disk image” icon

As in all of the above programs, select the drive, indicate the storage path, and press start

Creating an iso image from a disk with the Alcohol 120% utility

Download, install and launch the Alcohol 120% program. Like some, this utility is paid.

But despite this, you can use the program by waiting for about 8 seconds to start. In the window that opens, on the left toolbar, select “image creation”

Here we indicate the name, path, format of the created iso image and click “start”

Creating an iso image from a disk using Nero 2015

To create an iso image from an optical disk using this program, insert the disk from which you want to create the image into the drive and run Nero program 2015.

Now select the path, specify the drive and write a name for this iso. Next, click on the “copy” button

Creating an iso image from a disk using CDBurnerXP

The installation process is the same as in all cases. Open the CDBurnerXP program, then select the “copy disk” section, click “ok”.

A window will open there, just like in all cases, select the drive, indicate the path, write the name. Next, check the “hard drive” box and click “copy disk”.

Conclusion

In this article, I talked about the most well-known methods of creating an iso image from files and folders and from an optical disc.

In my opinion, recording with an iso image is much more convenient and efficient than simply copying a disk, since when recording with an iso image we get a 100% copy of the original.

As everyone already knows that optical discs They don't last very long if you use them more often.

Therefore, in order not to risk it, it is better to make a copy of your disk using the recommendations in this article and sleep peacefully.

This is where I end the article. Hope this information was helpful. If you have any questions, write in the comments. Bye!

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