Can't Extract Iso File.

I downloaded Vista from Microsoft's site, but cannot burn onto DVD. AFter the
downlaod, it was a Winrar file, and when I try to extract the files, all i
get is a readme.txt that says "This disc contains a "UDF" file system and
requires an operating system
that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification."

Is there a special software I need? Why can't i extract the ISO file? I am
sure the complete file is there, as the Winrar file is 3,276,952 KB in size.
ANy suggestions?

You don't extract an ISO file. It is an image of a disc, so all you do use
you rdvd burning software to write the ISO. Look at your software help
pages on how to write ISO.

thanks. so then when i try to burn the iso onto dvd, (i am using nero) when i
must select the file to burn, i should select the winrar file?

This may help:

i thought so. but the problem is when i try to extract, the only file is the
readme.txt. so what can i do? the winrar file is 3.2 g in size, but the only
file inside that i can access is the readme.txt

Do NOT open or try to extract the file with WinRAR. It is NOT a .rar file,
it is an ISO file, which is an exact image of a dvd disc.

In Nero, use nero start smart...select the copy and backup icon, then burn
image to disc.

Or if using the full version of nero, on the recorder tab there is 'burn
image'.

i have nero exprss. i don't see anything like start smart. in any event, when
i tried to burn it, i searched for the file, but still the only thing i could
find was the readme.txt

I got confused when he talked about winrar. I forgot WinRAR gets the
association with .iso files

You have to extract the ISO file from the rar, then, with Nero, choose
"Burn image", and give Nero the .iso file.

Then Nero will burn this iso as a bootable DVD, and then you'll be able
to install Vista.

Open Nero.

If you see the wizard, click Close Wizard.

If it says "New Compilation", click Cancel.

You must select Burn Image from the File menu.

When it asks for the file, change File of type to All files (*.*).

Now, find that huge WinRAR file you downloaded, select it, then click Open.

Burn.

Delete all files that winrar created.

Do you still have the original Vista Beta 2 iso file that you downloaded.
If you do, that is the file that you will work with. If not you need to
download it again.

Do not try to extract anything from the iso file.

The iso file is an image. You need to burn it to the DVD.

If you have Nero, I'm surprised that you don't have Nero SmartStart. It
installed from the CD that I got with my DVD burner. Your problem now is
either to install Nero SmartStart which should be on the CD that you got
with your DVD burner, or to find some free software that will burn an iso
image to a DVD.

No you don't. There is no rar file. Winrar tries to read it, but it is
already an ISO file

With Nero Express, click on the last item, Disk Image or Saved
Project.
Then in the Open box for Files of type:, select Image Files. This will
allow only the ISO file that you downloaded to be seen.
Click the box Verify data on disc after burning.
Then Next.

Don't forget to set the burn speed as low as permitted.

Assuming you do eventually manage to burn the iso to a DVD and install
Vista please don't hesitate to post back for detailed instructions on
how to get XP back when you find Vista turns out to be a lot less than
you expected and has all sorts of issues & bugs.

Do yourself a favour and leave Vista alone for now, it will end in
tears.

No extraction required. Disable WinRaR. It is changing the file type. The
file is actually a bootable image and needs only to be burned to disc. Use
"burn image to disc" and your slowest speed.

open nero n select burn image on dvd tats it after completition u will gett
all the files

You would need Nero or something like below to convert the ISO file

http://www.isobuster.com/isobusterdownload.php

Even if you already have Nero, please give Imgburn a try...it's much
easier to use and carries a smaller footprint and free as well.

'The Official ImgBurn Website' (http://www.imgburn.com)

Burning and image (ISO) ~ 'How to write an image file to a disc with
ImgBurn - ImgBurn Support Forum'

The iso format is a normal method of transmitting files that need to be
burned to a CD/DVD in order to provide a bootable or installable disk. Just
use one of the free iso burning applications available (the one I use is
CDBurner XP Pro) and burn the iso to a disk - nothing strange or uncommon
about it...

[ATHMB]

I have similar problem.
On trying to open a Micro Focus Cobol software download, it stated that (among other things) it required Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. I downloaded a free version "Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express) which is suffixed "iso".
Search of the internet elicited that "7zipfree_8675.exe" was the program to open the ISO file.
This opens a Readme.txt file in Notepad which reads:
"This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system
that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification."
(For the life of me I do not understand why Micro Focus uses this file format anyway.)
Help to open this file please.

My problem resolved once I understood the thing. The ISO file burned to DVD and all is well.
Thanks to all the people who have shown an interest.

ISO files don't need extraction. they just need to be burnt.

Why some prefer free software over commercial software is beyond my
ken.

But just so others will know...IF one has Nero he has no need for a
second program. Just make sure ISOs are registered to Nero,
doubleclick on the ISO, stick a blank CD or DVD in the drive, and burn
away.

By the way, the correct adverb to use with "agree" is "heartily", not
"hardily". You should have written "I whole-heartily agree". As in "I
agree with my whole heart...." Writing "whole hardily" makes
absolutely no sense at all. So others will know in the future, it's
easy to tell an adverb from an adjective. Most adverbs end with "ly",
while adjectives don't. Remember, adverbs modify verbs, while
adjectives modify nouns.
"The ball is red" is an example of "red" modifying "ball"(a noun",
while "The Sun is shining redly" is an example of "red" modifying "is
shining" (a verb phrase). Tacking on "ly" to the end of "red" makes
it an adverb.

How does the word "hard" modify the verb, "agree"? One COULD write,
"I hardly agree", but it would be the opposite of what you are trying
to say. "Hardily agree" is a nonexistent word phrase.

Thanks for the grammar lesson, I'm sure it will help the OP come to a
resolution with his problem.

The freeware vs. commercial debate will always be there and it's really
down to personal preference. It's possible that the OP has an OEM
crippled version of Nero that doesn't contain all the features of the
full commercial version (no Smart Start). It has also been stated
numerous times that extraction isn't necessary for an ISO, but rather
simply burning straight to disc is all that is required. There is
obviously some confusion on what to do with this file and is why I
suggested Imgburn. Once installed the image can burned by simply
choosing from the context menu of the ISO itself, selecting burn image
from the EZ picker screen in Imgburn, or choosing write mode in Imgburn.
It doesn't get any easier with no further configuration necessary,
unlike Nero selecting option after option to finally get to a point to
choose your files for burning.

I currently own two so-called "crippled" OEM disks for Nero. Nothing
is crippled. The UI is Smart Start.

To burn an ISO file in Nero, all that is necessary is
1) Make sure ISO is a registered file type of Nero.
2) From the Deskop, double-click on the ISO in question
3) When Nero opens, simply click on "Burn"
4) Insert a CD or DVD (depending on job type)
5) wait for the CD or DVD to be burnt.
6) Take the finished CD or DVD out of the tray.

How is that harder than your process with IMGBurn, which requires two
or more mouse clicks as opposed to Nero's one mouse click?
Notice all that is necessary with Nero:
1) Double-click on ISO on desktop
2) when Nero opens, click on Burn.

NO need to "select option after option to finally get to a point to
choose your files for burning"....Just double-click on ISO on the
desktop then click on Burn.

Now, how about speaking a little truth to the peanut gallery...
"creating an ISO from scratch" (which you describe doing in Nero in
your last sentence) and "buring an ISO" (the OP's question) are two
entirely different things, and you right-well know it.

Well if u had used nero or roxio and ur burner progrom that would have
worked on ISO files

I don't use nero or others except winrar to extract the .iso file.

Thank you for calling me on that, Tom. I too would have written
"whole-heartedly". Which is the reason folks get confused about the
right word to use. They hear "whole-heartedly", and turn "heartedly"
into "hardily" in their minds somehow. Which was why I commented on
the faux pas of "whole-hardily". Of course, you might know I too
would make the same faux pas through the same confused thinking as
others have. What turn my mind took to bring me to "whole-heartily",
I will never know. I was thinking "heartedly" but my pudgy fingers
typed "heartily", I confess.

Ah, well... I guess I'm not going to be another Solomon to our
generation any time soon. eh? But I will surely keep trying. After
all, he made Judge soon after becoming King. I figure folks have to
wear the crown before they can wear those black robes. We have to
learn the folly of kingship before we can gain the wisdom to be a
judge. We have to fall before we can be raised up. Et cetera, et
cetera, ad nauseum.

(Damn! I sound like a cheap crossword puzzle - cum down-on-his-luck
English Grammarian)
'Nudge-nudge, wink-wink' "Hey, Tom, lookey-thar! he said 'cum'!"
Tee-hee-hee!