How to open an ISO file

It should be noted that ISO is one of the most common formats used to create images of CDs and DVDs. Similar formats have appeared so that you can create identical copies of discs with music, movies, games and various programs.

To open an ISO file, you must install it on theyour computer certain software. Today, there are many different programs that can work with disk images. Such applications can not only open image files, but also create them. Among the most common software packages of this kind can be identified UltraISO, Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%, IsoBuster and MagicISO.

Among the listed applications, absolutely You can download the program UltraISO for free. This application is characterized by the simplicity of the interface,and also reliability in work. After downloading the distribution of this program, install it on your computer. The installation procedure does not represent anything complicated for those who at least once installed applications in the Windows operating system.

After the installation is complete, start the application. In order to open the ISO file, select the "File" menu and click "Open". A dialog box appears, with which you will need to specify the path to the desired ISO file. After selecting a file, click on the button "Open". Now the program displays all the files stored in the image. You can copy them, edit the image itself and perform many other operations.

However, in order to open the ISO file afterthis work with it, as with the disk, you need to mount the image to a virtual drive. First of all, such a drive must be created. To do this, you need to select the menu item "Options", then go to the section "Settings" and click on the item "Virtual Drive". In the dialog that appears, you will need tospecify the number of virtual drives being created, their symbolic designations, and so on. After setting all the necessary parameters, click on the button «OK».

Now the image can be mounted. To do this, go to the menu "Instruments" and select "Mount to Virtual Drive". It will also be enough to just press «F6». A small window will appear on the screen, in which you should specify which drive to mount the image, and also specify the path to the ISO file itself. Then click on the button "Mount".

After that, you can use any file manager. A new virtual drive will appear in the list of disk devices, which will contain all the image files. Now you can install programs, watch movies or listen to music.

As you could see, open the ISO fileit is quite simple and for this you do not need any special knowledge. All you need is a program that can work with this format. Finally, it must be said that UltraISO can open not only images in ISO format, but also work with MDF and MDS files, which are also quite often used forstorage of software distributions. In addition to the UltraISO program, applications such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120% are very popular. However, these programs are paid, and their trial versions do not have much functionality.