How to burn an ISO file using NERO burning rom

Burning an iso with nero is easy, provided you know a little about the iso image you are trying to burn. Also, you must make sure that you have the entire file downloaded - neros capacity to check an iso file is limited. If you are unsure about the file you are trying to burn, I suggest trying the process with a CDRW disk until you get it right. Note: the settings I provide here are only meant for the burning of the microsoft cd images provided by class. Other iso files may be in different formats, requiring different settings- thus the avalibility to change the settings.

Step 1 - Run Nero
Selecting 'burn image' from menu
First, start the program NERO, cancel the window that asks you to start a new compilation, and select the menu File and then Burn Image...

Step 2 - Select the image file
locating iso file on hard disk
Now, in the dialog box that opens up, first change the drop-down box at the bottom so it displays 'All Files(*.*)' instead of 'Image Files (*.nrg)'. Next, browse to the directory where you saved the image file to, and select it.

Step 3 - Configure Nero to handle iso file
Configuring NEROs iso option dialog
Next, when Nero pops up a window asking for 'Foreign image settings', leave the settings alone. The default values are correct for it to interprit the files.

Step 4 - Burn the cd
Configure Nero to burn image
Finally, When Nero asks for burning settings, set them to the values you usually use when burning a cd. Note that you do not have to burn the images at 4x; you can burn them at any speed that your system is capible of. Note also that you cannot change any of the values on the other tabs (eg Info, Foreign image, and Misc) as Nero cannot alter the .iso image.

Thanks and good luck!!!

All screenshots from Nero Burning Rom version 5, copyright Ahead Software GMBH.

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