The ISO Recorder Power Toy is a

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that uses native Windows XP functions to add a new CD recording option to Windows XP's

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s, a CD burning software for

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and

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. The software, from

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folders, can create an

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image, and burn an

image file to CD or DVD. It is

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software released under a license similar to the

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with advertising clause. This, the ''unauthorized'' ISO Recorder Power Toy, along with other third party software, was mentioned by Ed Bott, a

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author, in a

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online article, named "Windows XP CD Burning Secrets". The software: * adds an Explorer menu item called "Create ISO image file" when you right-click on a folder; * adds an Explorer menu item called "Copy image to CD" when you right-click on an ISO; * associates itself with the .ISO extension. Alex Feinman (MVP REconnect) wrote ''ISO Recorder'', other utilities for Windows, and a TAPI wrapper. On Windows XP, the software cannot create or burn anything larger than a CD. As of version 3.1, ISO Recorder is compatible with Windows 7.ISO Recorder
(project home page)

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can natively mount ISO files,

alone, cannot burn an ISO image. Office of Information Technology,

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recommends that you use ISO Recorder Power Toy.

Versions

Latest is ISO Recorder 3.1. *ISO Recorder V1 – for Windows XP Gold (no service pack) and Windows XP SP1 *ISO Recorder V2 – for Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Windows 2003 (including 64-bit OS) *ISO Recorder V3 RC1 (June 2007) *ISO Recorder V3 – for Windows Vista *ISO Recorder V3.1 – for Windows Vista/Windows 7

References

External links

ISO Recorder
(project home page)

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Burning an ISO Image
- User Manual, Partition Logic free hard disk partitioning and data management tool
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- ''VA Technical Reference Model v 20.7'', U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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ISO Recorder
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