An ISO file is essentially an image of a CD or DVD, and it’s essentially the blueprint for unpacking the data onto a new blank disc in a way that that disc will then be identical to the old CD or DVD. The trick is, you need a piece of software that can decode the ISO and burn it to the blank media. If you have Nero or Roxio installed on your system, you simply look for the option that specifies that you’re burning from a disc image, instead of starting a new disc from scratch.

If you don’t have a full disc burning suite already installed on your system, don’t panic: there are a few freeware files that will allow you to burn ISO files to disc, so long as you have a burner in your system. A couple of programs you can try: ISO Recorder Power Toy (http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm), and CDBurnerXP (http://www.cdburnerxp.se/).