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Data disc and iso- the difference

  • 11-06-2010 5:45pm
    #1
    PrimalTherapy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭


    What is the differnce between a data disc and an iso. I was trying to burn data disc of xp sp3 but latest burnaware did not have option of data so i did iso. And it seems the same as the one i burned from the old burnaware as a data.

    Did read about iso but do not understand

    Last post at http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090512103442AAzTTaJ says technically the same but not equal


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  • #2
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    AN ISO is data converted to a special format so example i burn mint iso it produces a bootable linux os.You can drag n drop an iso but it will not boot, you can find free programs to read iso files ,so its similar to a zip file.
    A DATA file is just info eg pics, music, exel / word files,driver files.
    use a cdburner program that has iso burn option, imgburn is the best ,easiest to use.OR i might burn an iso and it installs a game on a cd, installable from the cd.
    you can read a data disc but its not automatically bootable like a linux livecd.


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