Questions tagged [iso-image]
An image file of an optical disk, such as a CD-ROM or DVD.
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How to make a iso boot while turning on PC
How to make an ISO file I have in the internal storage of my computer boot as the PC starts up or like an actual bootable ISO as a boot option in the boot manager so that it boots up as a bootable ...
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ISO vs Virtual Disk (qcow2, vhd etc.)
What are the actual technical differences apart from ISO being read only and their purposes? Can I convert an ISO image to a virtual disk (Ex: qcow2) without changing its content? If that is possible ...
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Trying to turn a bootable usb drive back to being non bootable
I am using Windows 10.
I used balenaEtcher to flash a usb drive with some Linux distro iso, but now I am trying to flash it with another iso and am failing:
I highly suspect this is because the USB ...
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Loading VirtualBox with Windows 10 Enterprise results in a plaid screen and nothing else
I'm trying to load Windows 10 enterprise in VirtualBox and when I start the VM I get a screen that's just a field of green and orange plaid and nothing else. Any idea where this went wrong? Would an ...
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Create custom Windows10 image [closed]
I would like to create an image that's a copy of my w10 installation, so I can later create a VM with it. I would like to have my VM startup with the same files and configuration in the same folders. ...
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How do I programmatically read files from an ISO or disk image in powershell?
I would like to read files from an ISO disk image as part of a powershell script. Because this is an automated process and the disk will only be open temporarily, I would like to avoid allocating ...
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Need help making bootable USB
Here's what I've tried on my Ubuntu system:
I downloaded Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft.
I copied the files to a different directory and also copied an autounattend.xml file there for automatic ...
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Multibootusb - Trinity Rescue Kit not working
What I would like to do: I would like to setup a multi-boot usb using multibootusb. It shall include Trinity-Rescue and a few other iso's.
The problem: Multiple iso fail to start when installing them ...
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Save/backup Ubuntu server with users and state over SSH to image or similar
I have a remote Ubuntu server which I will install a small software stack on, set up one user, configure the firewall, and change a few systems setting on.
After I have done that I would like to back ...
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Error when creating W7 iso from disk - "access denied"
I need to create a W7 VM on Virtual Box. Virtual Box requires an .iso image of the OS to be installed.
To create the .ios image, ive loaded a W7 install CD i have into a USB CD enclosure (as i dont ...
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How to enable S Mode in Windows 10?
(I before also asked many questions about S Mode, but I want the latest Windows 10 Pro to be in S Mode as I couldn't update Windows 10 S).
I followed this article on enabling S Mode for ISO to clean ...
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Why VMWARE is asking me to select the OS when there is an OS in the Iso?
I am using Vmware and I downloaded a Kali Linux Iso. This means that a linux OS is inside the ISO, right? If that's the case why do I need to choose a OS when creating a Virtual Machine in Vmware?
I ...
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QEMU aarch64 on ARM Mac never boots and only shows (qemu) prompt
I'm trying to emulate aarch64 and/or arm using qemu on ARM/M1 macOS. However, after multiple installer isos (ubuntu aarch64, standard alpine aarch64, etc) I can't seem to get anything but a blank ...
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How to create VMware-ESXi bootable USB in Linux
How to create VMware-ESXi bootable USB in Linux using the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0U3-18644231.x86_64.iso ?
Simply dd-ing the iso don't work {usb doesn't show up in boot menu} and web suggests to ...
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Poweriso doesn't accept parameter -add why?
I use CMD to run a command to make a .iso file.
Based on https://www.poweriso.com/tutorials/command-line-argus.htm this should be a correct command
set piso="%programfiles%\PowerIso\piso.exe"...
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Can ZFS and BtrFS handle files larger than physical discs?
Are ZFS and BtrFS able to handle files that are larger than one physical disk so that such a huge file spans over multiple physical discs?
I consider lifting up my file server to a VM. Currently the ...
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installing a new SSD in laptop, optimal way to iso the old SSD to run as virtual MC when new drive installed
I got here from SO, could I hear thoughts on below.
I have had a search of the forums and can't find a direct hit for my query.
I am upgrading my 500gb SSD in my XPS13 to a 2tb Samsung imminently
I ...
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Can I buy a Windows 11 installation disc or usb with key?
As in go to a computer store, or online and buy a legal genuine physical copy of Windows 11 as DVD installation media or USB drive, with a key.
Then use this to clean install on a computer and enter ...
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Creating custom OL8 ISO fails to find grub2 package
I'm trying to build a custom Oracle Linux 8 ISO using the steps described here:
https://www.golinuxcloud.com/create-custom-iso-rhel-centos-8/
Everything starts out fine, the ISO is bootable, the ...
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Windows 11 issue
I have downloaded the official Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft and burned it with Rufus, but when I tried to install it on my second PC, a shortcut virus appeared and removed these 3 files (Autorun, ...
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How can I covert an ISO file to VDI and use it with Virtual box?
I have an ISO file that contains some backup files. I made it with this command.
genisoimage -o backup.iso /var/backups
I want to convert this file to a .vdi file so that I can attach it to a ...
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Convert a Live Windows ISO to a Non-Read Only Boot Image
I have a tiny windows boot ISO whos contents is not like a typical windows or windows CD file layout.
The ISO boots fine in a VM however I obvioustly cannot customize the OS because the ISO is read ...
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Convert EXE to a bootable ISO image
I have an exe file which i want to convert into ISO as a bootable image.. (like an OS which may run on a VM)
Is this possible by any means?
btw, i have:
Windows 7 SP1
in x86 laptop
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Batch Extract Folder of *.iso
I'm trying to take a folder full of disc images (ISO) and create a subfolder for each ISO (using the ISO's name), mount the ISO, and copy all of the content into that folder. I need it to loop so it ...
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Downloading and opening an incomplete ISO
How do I go about downloading and opening an ISO partially (just want a single thing at probably the beginning of the ISO)?
Is it possible?
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why I can't load my iso file in virtualbox?
I have one iso of exactly 512 bytes that only contain a master boot record and I can't load it in virtualbox. It says "Could not get the storage format of the medium 'C:\Users\name\Desktop\info\e....
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How to identify Windows ISO version from Linux?
I downloaded a Windows 10 21H1 ISO file from here, and I need to find out the specific version number, not just 21H1. From windows you can use the DISM command to locate that info, but how would I ...
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Creating bootable USB drive on Linux with windows 10 .iso [duplicate]
I already know this question is going to be downvoted into oblivion but, I would like to know some simple ways I can create a bootable USB drive with a Windows 10 .iso file on Linux. The distribution ...
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I'm in the Insider Dev channel, why can't I download the Windows 11 ISO?
Following the instructions on TechRadar, I joined the Insider program via Setting -> Update & Security -> Windows Insider Program and chose the Dev channel. I can now find the Windows 11 ...
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Old .iso game says "This app can't run on your PC" when i try to run the SETUP.EXE - Windows 10
I'm trying to run a childhood game i used to play all the time. I found an .iso file to the game and i have gotten it mounted as a drive and when i click the "SETUP.EXE" file it says "...
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I used dd command to burn the iso file of windows10 but the usb has not been detected in BIOS
I use linux OS.
I downloaded the iso file of win10 from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
And burned it to the usb using
sudo dd if=Win10_21H1_English_x64.iso of=/dev/sdb ...
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Less than 2GB OS ISOs not fitting on 2GB USB drives
This is something that has happened to me more than a few times and I finally decided to ask, as I cannot find any information on it.
I was downloading two different Linux distros, each were ~1.8GB ....
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How make a bootable ISO for my UEFI application bare bones?
Well, I maked a rust UEFI application and run it on the efi shell of virtualbox ( development of my application is on ubuntu 20.04 and tests are hosted on virtualbox installed on windows 10 session ).
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how may i add bios&firmware updates into the FreeDOS 1.3-RC4 live .iso?
So far i've downloaded the FreeDOS 1.3-RC4 live iso, mounted it, copied the contents, added some files, and created a new bootable iso using this command:
genisoimage -no-emul-boot -boot-info-table -...
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VirtualBox not finding Ubuntu .iso
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 from their website and extracted the .zip file to a folder on my Desktop. When I go to VirtualBox to create a VM, it can't find the .iso.
There are no error messages, ...
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How to Create an ISO Capturing a Windows 10 Installation
I have installed and customized Windows 10 on my desktop computer. I want to create an ISO that captures this installation, including all its settings and installed software.
I plan to load this ISO ...
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Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Stops Downloading While Gaming
Downloading a ISO using Windows Media Creation Tool freezes or stops or pauses while playing games. If you switch to a game fullscreen or windowed then the download stops completely. The second that ...
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VirtualBox returning error when making a VM on MacOS Big Sur
I am trying to make a VM in VirtualBox on my 16 inch Intel MacBook Pro. I go through the setup of making the virtual machine (defining the OS, allocating RAM and Storage, etc.). Once that is all ...
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How to download a Windows ISO from Microsoft using command-line?
How can I download a Windows 10 ISO via command-line? If I use curl or wget, the ISO link from Microsoft is valid for only 24 hours.
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How to download Microsoft VS 2015 build tools iso without being logged in
The old online installer of VS 2015 CPP Build Tools has been removed since the change here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/sha-1-signed-content-retired
But I still need it. ...
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Windows 10 image with network locations
Is it possible to create a Windows image with network share locations embedded, so basically when i install Windows 10 on a machine the network drives are already mounted so that i wont need to go in ...
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how to edit windows 10 iso to exclude other versions
I have been going through the process of slimming down my windows 10 ISO file, but have been unable to get it below the 3.5 gb mark; Removing the windows components is not something I am hoping to do. ...
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7z is renaming the nested .gz file while extracting iso file. How to stop renaming it?
I am trying to extract ISO file using 7z.
Let's say we have below folder structure
centosserver/x/16890efb08ba2667b3cfd83c4d234d5fabea890e6ed2ade4d4d7adec9670a9a5-primary.xml.gz
But I noticed the ...
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Is there a way I can use a Virtual Machine (alternately Windows itself) to use an .iso file as a writable medium?
I have a very specific need. I will have an exam in a couple months and I have absolutely no training in how to burn disks. I had a PC that could do this several years ago but that one's long gone, ...
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QEMU installation is broken
I am trying to run a Windows 10 VM on Windows 10.
What I did
I downloaded QEMU exe, then got Windows Installation Media to get the Windows 10 iso file.
Then I simply moved to the Windows 10.iso file ...
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How to download ISO files from IBM's download site? Browsers, FTP and WinSCP do not work
On this page, www.ibm.com/support/pages/vmware-vsphere-esxi-41-u3-hypervisor-ibm-customization-v10-ibm-systems-and-lenovo-x86-servers, I am trying to download ibm_sw_hyper_800380v1_vmwaresx4_32-64.iso....
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New ISO created with Windows Media Creation Tool reports files missing (WinSetup.dll)
I downloaded Windows Media Creation Tool yesterday and followed the instructions for creation a standard Windows 10 64-Bit ISO. The media was created successfully (it must have been right? The "...
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Create Bootable windows 7 ISO from Windows 7 backup files
I have a copy of windows 7 backup files which were done a couple of years back.
What I want to do now is to make a bootable iso image of these backup files and install this image into some other PC.
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Write an image file to just one partition of usb flash drive
I want to burn an image to a USB flash drive that I have partitioned. All the imaging programs I have tried format the entire drive, erasing the partition. I have also tried to resize the partition ...
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How to download windows 10 ISO from a windows machine [duplicate]
On my mac if I go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO I get:
On windows I get:
Is there any way to download the ISO without being required of downloading the update ...