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My computer is a Dell T3610 running Windows 10 pro.
Before asking this question I searched the forums. My search found posts dealing with the iso file to use to install Windows 10.
I have old software cd’s and would like to create an iso file from each cd so, in case the cd goes missing or no longer works, I can still install the software.
Question: What software would you recommend to use to create iso files?
Thank you.
My computer is a Dell T3610 running Windows 10 pro.
Before asking this question I searched the forums. My search found posts dealing with the iso file to use to install Windows 10.
I have old software cd’s and would like to create an iso file from each cd so, in case the cd goes missing or no longer works, I can still install the software.
Question: What software would you recommend to use to create iso files?
Thank you.
I’ve had good luck with UltraIso from EZB Systems, a US company.
It’s price is $29.95 and can be found here: http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/main.htm
My go to disc burner and free:
https://www.imgburn.com/
Another good alternative is CDBurnerXP
Cheers
ISORecorder is my favourite, but it is very old and the author’s website isn’t working for me.
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/
cheers, Paul
My go to disc burner and free: https://www.imgburn.com/
+1 for ImgBurn
I’ve been using ImgBurn‘s Create image file from disc since 2013… when it was last updated.
Simple, flawless, works in Windows 10 and – as already mentioned – free.
Hope this helps…
Does ImgBurn preserve whatever boot information exists from the source CD or DVD when creating image file ISO from disc? Essentially if that image file ISO created were to be burned to a blank media, would that new disc be bootable just like the original?
Not sure if the answer might vary depending on what type the original disc might be (eg Windows install vs Acronis Bootable Rescue Media vs whatever)? Maybe this question is straying from the original question.
I have heard that UltraISO preserves the bootability making me wonder if the same is true of other products.
I use Ashampoo software and it’s never let me down. Free to use basic but very good price as well. Just try it out and I think, like me, you will buy it the next day. lol
would that new disc be bootable just like the original?
Yes, all data is retained and the copy is the same as the original. That’s the point of the ISO format.
cheers, Paul
Another vote for ImgBurn.
You could also just make a backup CD of the disc using ImgBurn.
https://forum.imgburn.com/topic/6380-how-to-copy-a-disc-using-imgburn/
Got coffee?
Essentially if that image file ISO created were to be burned to a blank media, would that new disc be bootable just like the original?
Yes.
But why burn to a blank optical disc these days? Windows 10 lets you *right*-click on an ISO image file and ‘mount’ it as a ‘virtual’ drive so easily.
I haven’t used a physical optical disc for years since converting my CDs/DVDs to ISO images. I still have a tube half-full of blank CDs and another tube of DVD-Rs I purchased more than 4 years ago, just in case… but haven’t used one from either tube. I also have a slimline USB portable optical drive which has now spent more than 3 years just gathering dust.
PS – Utilities like Rufus let you convert an ISO image file to a bootable USB stick.
Hope this helps…
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