I need help installing windows vista from ISO file

"Al" <Al.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I down loaded Window vista ultimate from MSDN website. 5 ISO files
>(CD1-CD5).
> what is the best way to install it? do I need to extract the files using
> isobuster into 5 separate folders (one folder for each cd), then burn the
> each folder on to a cd?


As said before, use your burning software to 'burn image' and use the .iso
files directly.

Didn't they have a single .iso file for burning onto a DVD? That would be
much hassle to use when installing Vista.

ss.

Hello Synapse,

You're right, it also is available as DVD version.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

> "Al" <Al.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:23BFA47F-3FFA-41E5-A747-D09F95CDF6AA@microsoft.com...
>
>> I down loaded Window vista ultimate from MSDN website. 5 ISO files
>> (CD1-CD5).
>> what is the best way to install it? do I need to extract the files
>> using
>> isobuster into 5 separate folders (one folder for each cd), then burn
>> the
>> each folder on to a cd?
> As said before, use your burning software to 'burn image' and use the
> .iso files directly.
>
> Didn't they have a single .iso file for burning onto a DVD? That
> would be much hassle to use when installing Vista.
>
> ss.
>

Thank you all,
Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd burner:)
So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is the
difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd? sorry I
am new to this
thanks
Al

"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

> Hello Synapse,
>
> You're right, it also is available as DVD version.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
> > "Al" <Al.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:23BFA47F-3FFA-41E5-A747-D09F95CDF6AA@microsoft.com...
> >
> >> I down loaded Window vista ultimate from MSDN website. 5 ISO files
> >> (CD1-CD5).
> >> what is the best way to install it? do I need to extract the files
> >> using
> >> isobuster into 5 separate folders (one folder for each cd), then burn
> >> the
> >> each folder on to a cd?
> > As said before, use your burning software to 'burn image' and use the
> > .iso files directly.
> >
> > Didn't they have a single .iso file for burning onto a DVD? That
> > would be much hassle to use when installing Vista.
> >
> > ss.
> >
>
>
>

The ISO is just an image. Then when you burn the image using the
appropriate software, it converts the image to the actual installation
files.

"Al" <Al.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
| Thank you all,
| Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd burner:)
| So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is the
| difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd? sorry
I
| am new to this
| thanks
| Al
|
| "Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:
|
| > Hello Synapse,
| >
| > You're right, it also is available as DVD version.
| >
| > Best regards
| >
| > Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
| > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
| > no rights.
| >
| > > "Al" <Al.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > > news:23BFA47F-3FFA-41E5-A747-D09F95CDF6AA@microsoft.com...
| > >
| > >> I down loaded Window vista ultimate from MSDN website. 5 ISO files
| > >> (CD1-CD5).
| > >> what is the best way to install it? do I need to extract the files
| > >> using
| > >> isobuster into 5 separate folders (one folder for each cd), then burn
| > >> the
| > >> each folder on to a cd?
| > > As said before, use your burning software to 'burn image' and use the
| > > .iso files directly.
| > >
| > > Didn't they have a single .iso file for burning onto a DVD? That
| > > would be much hassle to use when installing Vista.
| > >
| > > ss.
| > >
| >
| >
| >

"Al" <Al DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
> Thank you all,
> Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd burner:)
> So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is the
> difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd? sorry
> I
> am new to this
> thanks


Remember not to burn the .iso files onto the CDs just as you would ordinary
files. You have to burn it as an image, otherwise it will not work. I
remember doing that myself a long time ago.

If you say what burning software you have, somebody could tell you exactly
how to do it. I only know Nero.

ss.

Thank you very much this is very helpful to me. I do have nero version 5. Is
that OK? what other software do you suggest?
thanks
Al

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "Al" <Al.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you all,
> > Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd burner:)
> > So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is the
> > difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd? sorry
> > I
> > am new to this
> > thanks
>
>
> Remember not to burn the .iso files onto the CDs just as you would ordinary
> files. You have to burn it as an image, otherwise it will not work. I
> remember doing that myself a long time ago.
>
> If you say what burning software you have, somebody could tell you exactly
> how to do it. I only know Nero.
>
> ss.
>
>
>

Forget Nero. Use burncdcc. You absolutely can't go wrong.

Download from here:
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/burncdcc.zip

Robert Firth
http://www.winvistainfo.org


"Al" <Al.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E05AC9DF-0877-4658-ABC2-CAC36464F6E1@microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much this is very helpful to me. I do have nero version 5.
> Is
> that OK? what other software do you suggest?
> thanks
> Al
>
> "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
>
>> "Al" <Al.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you all,
>> > Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd
>> > burner:)
>> > So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is
>> > the
>> > difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd?
>> > sorry
>> > I
>> > am new to this
>> > thanks
>>
>>
>> Remember not to burn the .iso files onto the CDs just as you would
>> ordinary
>> files. You have to burn it as an image, otherwise it will not work. I
>> remember doing that myself a long time ago.
>>
>> If you say what burning software you have, somebody could tell you
>> exactly
>> how to do it. I only know Nero.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
>>

Thanks Robert, I will download it. I also liked the winvistainfo.org website.
thanks for that.
Al

"Robert Firth" wrote:

> Forget Nero. Use burncdcc. You absolutely can't go wrong.
>
> Download from here:
> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/burncdcc.zip
>
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
>
> "Al" <Al.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E05AC9DF-0877-4658-ABC2-CAC36464F6E1@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you very much this is very helpful to me. I do have nero version 5.
> > Is
> > that OK? what other software do you suggest?
> > thanks
> > Al
> >
> > "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
> >
> >> "Al" <Al.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thank you all,
> >> > Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd
> >> > burner:)
> >> > So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is
> >> > the
> >> > difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd?
> >> > sorry
> >> > I
> >> > am new to this
> >> > thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> Remember not to burn the .iso files onto the CDs just as you would
> >> ordinary
> >> files. You have to burn it as an image, otherwise it will not work. I
> >> remember doing that myself a long time ago.
> >>
> >> If you say what burning software you have, somebody could tell you
> >> exactly
> >> how to do it. I only know Nero.
> >>
> >> ss.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

You can access .iso files without having to burn the image by using software
like Daemon Tools.
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5

"Al" wrote:

> Thanks Robert, I will download it. I also liked the winvistainfo.org website.
> thanks for that.
> Al
>
> "Robert Firth" wrote:
>
> > Forget Nero. Use burncdcc. You absolutely can't go wrong.
> >
> > Download from here:
> > http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/burncdcc.zip
> >
> > Robert Firth
> > http://www.winvistainfo.org
> >
> >
> > "Al" <Al RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E05AC9DF-0877-4658-ABC2-CAC36464F6E1@microsoft.com...
> > > Thank you very much this is very helpful to me. I do have nero version 5.
> > > Is
> > > that OK? what other software do you suggest?
> > > thanks
> > > Al
> > >
> > > "Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
> > >
> > >> "Al" <Al RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:ED598504-58B2-4FAA-9A87-DDC729AD52BC@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Thank you all,
> > >> > Yes they did have a one dvd down load, I just do not have a dvd
> > >> > burner:)
> > >> > So if I use the burning software to 'burn image' on to the cd, what is
> > >> > the
> > >> > difference between the iso file that I downloaded and the one on cd?
> > >> > sorry
> > >> > I
> > >> > am new to this
> > >> > thanks
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Remember not to burn the .iso files onto the CDs just as you would
> > >> ordinary
> > >> files. You have to burn it as an image, otherwise it will not work. I
> > >> remember doing that myself a long time ago.
> > >>
> > >> If you say what burning software you have, somebody could tell you
> > >> exactly
> > >> how to do it. I only know Nero.
> > >>
> > >> ss.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >

"uvbogden" <uvbogden.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9FFC9F1A-82D5-486E-A625-DFCA39EC1352@microsoft.com...
> You can access .iso files without having to burn the image by using
> software
> like Daemon Tools.
> http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
>


And how are you going to install Vista like that?

ss.

Synapse Syndrome wrote:
> "uvbogden" <uvbogden.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9FFC9F1A-82D5-486E-A625-DFCA39EC1352@microsoft.com...
>> You can access .iso files without having to burn the image by using
>> software
>> like Daemon Tools.
>> http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
>>
>
>
> And how are you going to install Vista like that?
>
> ss.
>
>

That was how I installed my beta download images of vista from the MS
site. I used a virtual dvd software to run the image under XP, and
followed the prompts.

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>> And how are you going to install Vista like that?
>>
>> ss.
>
> That was how I installed my beta download images of vista from the MS
> site. I used a virtual dvd software to run the image under XP, and
> followed the prompts.


Oh okay. I suppose the installer does copy all the files before doing its
stuff. I never upgrade.

ss.

There is an excellent free program that will burn almost any disc image file
called "Imgburn". You can find it by googling. For a free program it is
one of the best I have ever seen. It only does one thing, but does it
extremely well.


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse RemoveThis @NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "The poster formerly known as the poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy"
> <nonee RemoveThis @none.not> wrote in message news:fb2fdh$aie$1@aioe.org...
>
>>> And how are you going to install Vista like that?
>>>
>>> ss.
>>
>> That was how I installed my beta download images of vista from the MS
>> site. I used a virtual dvd software to run the image under XP, and
>> followed the prompts.
>
>
> Oh okay. I suppose the installer does copy all the files before doing its
> stuff. I never upgrade.
>
> ss.
>