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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Convert Img To Iso
The img file format is a common disk image format that is supported by the majority of CD and DVD burning and disk mounting programs. Sometimes though you might want to convert the img format to Iso, for instance if the program that you are using for a specific task is not supporting the img [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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How to Create an Integrated x86/x64 Windows 7 Install DVD
One of the biggest problems with Windows, every version in fact is that there is a different installation DVD for each version. Whether that’s Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate that’s nine different discs you need as each of these comes with a separate disc for the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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ISO Workshop, Create, Convert Burn CD, DVD Images
Disk image formats like ISO are quite common on the Internet in these days. Many Linux distributions are for instance are provided as ISO image downloads. ISO images are usually downloaded from the Internet and burned to CD, DVD or Blu-Ray. Burning is without doubt the most common task that is associated with iso images, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
ISO CD Burner, Newbie Friendly ISO Burning Software
Have you ever had the pleasure to walk an inexperienced computer user through the process of installing and using a DVD burning software? If you do not have remote access to the computer it can take a while. Things have changed slightly with the release of Windows 7, which added capabilities to burn ISO images [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Acetone: Mount and manage your CD/DVD ISOs
I have been working with the Acetone ISO manager and have been in awe at how much this tool can do. The creators of Acetone call it a CD/DVD image manager, but from my perspective it is much more than that. Acetone is more like an emulator for different types of ISOs that can allow [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility
Many antivirus developers offer bootable rescue ISO images of their antivirus software programs so that users can use them to scan the computer system without having to boot into the installed operating systems. Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility combines antivirus rescue disks and system tools (like partitioning programs or boot managers) in one ISO image. [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 4
Remastersys: Outstanding solution for backup and custom Live CDs
Recently a Ghacks reader mentioned (in my “Create your own mobile Ubuntu repository with APTonCD” article) the tool remastersys. This particular tool is a must-have for serious Ubuntu/Debian administrators, because it allows the user to create a Live CD of the installed Ubuntu or Debian system. This has two handy uses: As a backup for [...]
dd: the ultimate disk cloning tool
I recently had to clone a hard disk so I naturally turned to solutions such as Acronis True Image, but I discovered these did not work (the start-up disk claimed the clong was ‘complete’ when it blatantly wasn’t) and I also tried copying the partition using gParted in Ubuntu but this froze at about 3%, [...]