Creating an ISO from a RAR???

cdfreelancer · 11-25-2006, 04:57 PM

I'm presently trying to create a bootable CD in order to run a memory test on my system. I've downloaded the file I want to burn and it's in RAR format.

The instructions on creating the disk are as follows: "To build a boot-able CDROM use your CD burning software to create an image from the un-zipped ISO file"

My burning software is Nero 5.5. How do I turn a RAR into an ISO?

**8210GUY** · 11-25-2006, 06:04 PM

From what you describe it sounds like you need to extract the file from the .rar, easiest way to do that is right click on it and select extract here, mind you it may be wise to create a new folder to extract it into if there are lots of individual files, but hopefully it will be a single iso file.
Then launch nero and close any wizards, then select from the top menu burn image and direct it to the extracted file, I think it is under the recorder menu, hopefully that will do what your after.

cdfreelancer · 11-25-2006, 06:25 PM

Great, that did the trick. Thanks!

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cdfreelancer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southwest UK Posts: 332 OS: XP pro 32bit	Creating an ISO from a RAR??? I'm presently trying to create a bootable CD in order to run a memory test on my system. I've downloaded the file I want to burn and it's in RAR format. The instructions on creating the disk are as follows: "To build a boot-able CDROM use your CD burning software to create an image from the un-zipped ISO file" My burning software is Nero 5.5. How do I turn a RAR into an ISO? __________________ AMD Athlon 2400+ Radeon 9600 (256MB DDR) DDR-SDRAM PC3200 1024MB 10MB cable broadband

11-25-2006, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
cdfreelancer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southwest UK Posts: 332 OS: XP pro 32bit	Great, that did the trick. Thanks! __________________ AMD Athlon 2400+ Radeon 9600 (256MB DDR) DDR-SDRAM PC3200 1024MB 10MB cable broadband

11-25-2006, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
8210GUY TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,558 OS: xp Pro	From what you describe it sounds like you need to extract the file from the .rar, easiest way to do that is right click on it and select extract here, mind you it may be wise to create a new folder to extract it into if there are lots of individual files, but hopefully it will be a single iso file. Then launch nero and close any wizards, then select from the top menu burn image and direct it to the extracted file, I think it is under the recorder menu, hopefully that will do what your after.