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what do i use to "preview" an iso

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montypythizzle

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i used nlite to make a windows xp cd and now i need to "preview" it
how would i go about doing that
vmware have anything to do with this???
 
With VMWare, you can mount an ISO as a CD-ROM drive and test if the disc is bootable, install-able, etc.
You could always just try the disc in your own PC also to check that it boots fine (I assume you're worried about not installing over your stuff though).
You could use something like Daemon Tools also to mount the image, and see if the files on the disc look fine (but that approach doesn't have anything to do with trying the install process).
 
im guessing vmware is not free ugh bad sites here i come to look for "info"

oh it costs money better pay for it.... 😛 *hides from mods*
 
nvm i can get a cd to bootup in vmware and install but cannot get it to boot up on computer it is set to boot from cd first

is it because i am using a cdrw???
i even reedited the image using nlite to no avail either

wth

i even tried using the default image
 
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
anways back on topic i currently NOW have vmware but am not familiar with how to load from a mounted image
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how about reading the instructions or help file?
 
is it because i am using a cdrw???
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If it works in VMWare the disc is indeed bootable, if it won't boot on your machine something is up with your machine. Did you make sure the disc is readable in Windows and boots in VMWare when you use that instead of the ISO?
 
Here's an easy way to look at an ISO's contents (I just found this out today when I was looking to view the contents of a setup.exe file):
1) install 7-zip
2) right click -> 7-zip -> open
 
Here's an easy way to look at an ISO's contents (I just found this out today when I was looking to view the contents of a setup.exe file):
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But that doesn't tell you anything about whether it's bootable or not.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
Here's an easy way to look at an ISO's contents (I just found this out today when I was looking to view the contents of a setup.exe file):
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But that doesn't tell you anything about whether it's bootable or not.
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thanks for clearing that up 😛




btw er you can look inside with winrar 0_o
 
No offense, but if you can't figure out how to boot a CD in a VMWare image how do you expect to reload someone's machine with nlite?
 
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