How do I burn a DVD in Windows 7?

07
2014-04
  • Amr ElGarhy

    I want to burn two DVDs:

    • On the first one I want to burn a .iso file to the DVD. It's a Windows 7 .iso file.
    • On the second one I want to burn two files.

    How do I burn these two different DVDs? Should I use a third party tool or I can handle this using tools built-in to Windows 7?

    • Answers
  • nhinkle

    Windows 7 has support for burning ISOs built in. Just double-click on the ISO or right-click and choose "Open with" -> "Windows Disk Image Burner" if some other program is set to open ISOs by default. The image burning wizard will open. Select the drive to burn to, insert a disk, then click "burn".

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    To burn regular files to a disk, insert a disk, then go to the folder where your files are stored. Click "Burn" in the toolbar at the top of the window. Choose "with a CD/DVD player", then click "next". You can then drag-and-drop additional files into the window which opens, then click "burn to disc" once you're done copying over the files.

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  • Isxek

    I recommend using ImgBurn for both of them.

  • steve.lippert

    I use CDBurnerXP for all of my burning needs. Don't let the name fool you, it works just fine on Windows 7.

    However you can also use built in tools to burn a disc.

    Your second DVD of just files should could also be done just in Windows Explorer. Drag the files you want to your DVD burner, insert blank DVD and burn it. Better instructions here.

  • user43350

    You can burn many different types of CDs and DVDs in Windows Media Center. This lets you decide what type of DVD or CD you want to create, based on how and what you want to use to play the content after it is burned to a disc.

    This guy also explains in some easy steps: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/how-to-burn-your-windows-7-iso-to-dvd-disc/3317


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  • Nick Josevski

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    Or, as an alternative, an application convert it to .ISO or something equivalent?

    I'm looking for reassurance I won't be wasting several (more expensive than normal DVDs) dual layer DVDs to get this done right. As the .DMG file is 7 GB.


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  • JP Alioto

    Personally, I like MagicISO.

  • Oliver Salzburg

    I have used dmg2img with success.

    1. Download dmg2img.

    2. Extract it with your favorite ZIP utility (for example, 7-zip) into a new folder.

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    3. Holy Shift and right-click the folder, then click Open command window here.

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    4. Simply call dmg2img with the file name of your .dmg file as the first parameter
      (Hint, you can drag & drop the file into the command prompt to get the file name inserted on the command line).

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  • Peter Mortensen

    This is what worked for me:

    I have Windows 7 64-bit and needed to burn a 6.36 GB 10.6.3 Snow Leopard image to a DL DVD on my PC to install on a Macbook Pro. I am no stranger to PCs as a repair technician, but I have little experience with Macs.

    I used Power ISO 4.7 in Windows 7, selected the "Tools" and then the "burn" pull down menu. Point to the .DMG image file on your PC and have a DVD/CD in the burner big enough to hold the image, select your burn speed and that is it.

    Hold the "C" down after you press the power button on the Mac and hear the Apple tone to boot to the new image.

    I did use my Windows 7 DVD to wipe all partitions from the Macbook as that was what I was familiar with. I was then able to create a new partition with the Mac OS DVD I created.