The MDF disk image format (MDF stands for Mirror Disk File) is not as widely used as the ISO format. This in turn means that the file format is not supported as widely in disk burning or mounting applications when compared to the ISO format. MDF files are created with the commercial Alcohol software which [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Finally: Windows 8 Supports Native ISO Mounting
I like the ability to mount iso images on my operating system. Have used this feature for a long time. Up until now, I had to install a third party iso mounting software for that. While that worked nicely, it was always a burden to install those virtual hardware drivers to add support for that. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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XBOOT, Create MultiBoot ISOs On Disk And USB
Many developers provide ISO images of their release for free download, especially in the antivirus and security niche but also in utility and Linux. An antivirus ISO image can for instance be used to scan a PC by booting from that burned disk which may be the only possible way depending on the state of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Convert Disc Image Formats With ISOBuddy
Have you ever been in a situation where you received a disc image format that you could not burn because it was not supported by your DVD burning software? You might have downloaded an mdf, nrg or dmg image only to find out that you could not burn it. Converting those disc images into other [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Mount Iso Images
Virtual CD drives offer the function to mount Iso and other image formats in the operating system. This can be advantageous in several aspects. A disk image can be used instantly without having to be burned first. Another benefit is that you do not have to carry CDs or DVDs with you on the road [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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ISO Creator
Yesterday we covered a software program that was able to mount up to 20 ISO images on a computer system. Lee Mathews over at the Download Squad mentioned a tool on the same day that could be used to create ISO images. ISO Creator, the name of the application, can be used to create ISO [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Mount Up To 20 ISO Images
We have covered virtual CD / DVD drive applications before here at Ghacks. Among them popular applications such as Virtual CloneDrive which was able to create up to eight virtual CD drives that made it possible to mount image formats such as iso, img or dvd on a computer system. ISODisk is another software that [...]