[vox-tech] Re: How to get started with Linux

[Jeffrey Nonken]

On Mar 11, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Kyle Oliveira wrote:

> I know other folks offered other programs, but since you have a  
> Windows
> machine you may check to see if you have Nero (it seems to come  
> bundled
> with the PC more and more often nowadays). Nero 6 came with my  
> Alienware
> and it has a specific .iso burning utility that's fairly easy to  
> find in
> the Smart Start window that pops up when you select Nero. Besides  
> that you

...except that it usually associates itself with .iso files when it's  
installed, which is why I didn't mention it. If he had it installed,  
double-clicking on the ISO file should have brought it up. So I  
assumed he didn't have it.

Still, it is worth looking for. It is possible I believe to install  
it without the association. Or if you've bought an external drive,  
maybe you didn't install Nero, but you may have the installation disc.

> may try DVD Shrink. It's free, just search for it online. It  
> handles CD/DVD
> ripping and burning.

AFAIK DVD Shrink does not itself burn. It uses Nero. At work, where I  
do not have a copy of Nero that does DVDs, I use DVD Shrink to  
generate ISO files and then use DeepBurner to burn the ISOs.

I do use DVD Shrink a lot though, for shrinking DVDs. It's a great  
little program. :)