How to burn ISO images natively in Windows 7 when ISO files lost its original association?

Question

When I right click the ISO file it doesn't show the burn option anymore...

how to launch the Windows Disc Image Burner?

Solution 1

You can also install the application called ISO Recorder. V3.1 now supports Windows 7 and 64 bit.

Solution 2

Click Open, when the dialog box pops up stating that it can't find an appropriate program, Click Select a program from a list.

Windows Disc Image Burner will be in the list. Ensure the Always open this file type with this program box is checked and click OK.

Solution 3

It's called isoburn.exe and is located in your System32 folder. So if it loses the association, you can Open With... and "Browse", go to C:\Windows\System32\isoburn.exe and make it open it with that from now on.

Solution 4

You're probably missing the "Burn disc image" Shell menu option because some other program overwrote the Default association for .ISO file types under HKCR.

You can fix it manually by changing the value for the (Default) key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso to Windows.IsoFile

Once the change is made you can either restart Explorer or just log off and log back onto the machine.

Solution 5

Does the file still have the '.iso' extension?

If it doesn't show an extension, open an Explorer window and naviagte to;

Organize > Folder and Search Options > (Tabs) View > Uncheck 'Hide Extensions for known file types'

Now if the extension is not '.iso', rename the file and replace whatever it ends with to '.iso'.

Now it should be recognised as an ISO file and be opened appropriately. You may want to check the 'hide extensions' setting again if you profer it this way.

Hope that helps.

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Comments

[Karim Kane]

On my Windows 7 Ultimate machine, right-clicking an iso file shows the burn disk image option. On my Windows 7 Home Premium PC, it does not. However, its "Open with..." option has "Windows Disc Image Burner" that works just as well.

[Jader Dias]

There is no such option for me

[Jader Dias]

That's not the cause in my case

[Mason]

@Jader Dias What version of Windows 7 are you running? I've just checked myself and I cant find the Disk Image Burner either. Im running Home Premium. Maybe this feature is only available on Professional or Ultimate versions? I definately remember using that feature in the Windows 7 beta, which was the Ultimate edition. I could be wrong, but its plausible. Ill see if there is anything about it on Microsoft's site too.

[Jader Dias]

I'm using a Home edition

[Mason]

Ok, after some searching I found this: windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/… It says in the top left that this applies to all editions of Windows 7, so it must be something else causing a problem. Do you have any third-party disk burning software on your PC? I do, and im wondering if that has disabled the default Windows disc buring feature?

[user3660103]

@Jader Dias Then something is seriously messed up if you don't have open with option. You could try changing file's extension to something random like FTW for example and double-click on it. It should open up dialog which should let you select program to be used to open the file. Open it with C:\Windows\System32\isoburn.exe The "there is no such option part" is a big problem. Are you having virus problems or something similar? I've never heard of open with option being disabled.

[Jader Dias]

yes, I have UltraISO installed

[Rory]

I didn't have that key, so I resolved by: Start > Run > regedit.exe > navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > check if there's a key beneath that called ".iso", if there's not then right-click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > new > key, name it ".iso" > click on ".iso" > double-click on "(default)" in the right-hand pane > type "Windows.IsoFile" > ok. Close & reopen Explorer windows and hey presto, there's the Burn Disc Image in the right-click menu.

[Tobias Kienzler]

Either that or right click and select Open with

[JohnK]

Windows Disc Image Burner doesn't show in list of programs. Where can I find it in Explorer?