How To Mount ISO Files On Windows 7

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Not every piece of software that works on Windows XP or Vista will work on Windows 7. Mounting ISO files can be particularly difficult if you’ve been using Daemon Tools to do it so far.

Until Daemon Tools shows up with a version that will work on Windows 7, you can use PowerISO to mount ISO, nrg, mdf and a few other types of image files. PowerISO is freeware so there shouldn’t be any problem. Its only limitations is the screen that asks you to register it and a limit of 300Mb when creating or editing files. Mounting files doesn’t come with limitations however.

Update: there is now a Daemon Tools version that works on Windows 7.
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Bruce Said,
January 20th, 2009 @11:23 pm  

thank you VERY much, power iso works like a charm.. as you say.. its very difficoult to mount an iso image in windows 7.. btw, if you click on computer then (right click), manage.. you can create virtual drives with windows 7.. but, for example.. the ISO extension is not supported.

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JoeRodge Said,
January 24th, 2009 @4:35 am  

Thanks, I have been looking for a good mounting software that worked on Windows 7. Later do0d.

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Pablo Said,
January 28th, 2009 @7:45 am  

Thanks! I was starting to freak out without ISO mounting software

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Chris Said,
January 31st, 2009 @7:25 am  

I used MagicIso with Vista but when I tried with Windows 7 it completely locked up. Then, every time I tried to reboot, it locked up Windows 7 Booting up. I had to reinstall Windows, ugh. Thanks again for the advice.

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Insidious611 Said,
April 1st, 2009 @3:22 pm  

Very useful. Thanks. Alcohol, MagicDisc, Daemon, all dont work due to SPTD not installing right. PowerISO seems to work fine, which removes the one reason i was actually considering moving back to XP

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Tomyem Said,
May 22nd, 2009 @11:14 pm  

Power ISO doesn’t seem to work now on Win7 version 7127?????

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admin Said,
May 22nd, 2009 @11:48 pm  

Tomyem … go on thepiratebay.org and look for “daemon tools windows 7″. There is a version with the SPTD made to work for Windows 7. Not sure about version 7127, but I’m using Daemon Tools on Windows 7 RC.

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TerRK Said,
June 11th, 2009 @1:17 pm  

this works perfectly and safe lots of my work coz it less work and small files

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The Voice of Wisdom Said,
June 25th, 2009 @5:01 am  

“PowerISO is freeware so there shouldn’t be any problem. Its only limitations is the screen that asks you to register it and a limit of 300Mb when creating or editing files.”

Yeah, sure sounds like “freeware” to me…

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nojetlag Said,
July 18th, 2009 @10:52 pm  

What’s the problem with MSFT, is it so diffcult to support .iso files out of the box ? Why OSX can do it with .dmg files. Do we have to wait till Windows 12 ? MSDN provides all the software on .iso and their own OS doesn’t support it. Sure the same company ?

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marior adi Said,
July 20th, 2009 @9:59 am  

thanks mate, didn’t try it yet but it seems fantastic to find something i needed. bye !

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johnnynine Said,
September 29th, 2009 @5:45 am  

Try SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive as well. It’s free.

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interpid Said,
October 10th, 2009 @4:07 pm  

Daemon tools is OK now.

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hoget10 Said,
October 13th, 2009 @7:50 am  

Good old pirate bay. I hate to think what people had to do before torrenting.

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eve Said,
October 23rd, 2009 @2:03 pm  

hola, no entiendo mucho eso del iso files para el windows 7
ayuda porfavor

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projectdp Said,
October 30th, 2009 @2:22 am  

MagicDisc works fine with Windows 7.

http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm

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M1z23R Said,
November 22nd, 2009 @5:46 pm  

TNX FOR THIS

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bytecowboy Said,
November 23rd, 2009 @9:51 am  

projectdp,
just because it says so on the website that doesn’t mean anything. I installed Magicdisc last night on a fresh / updated windows 7 system. Every time I shut the system down after that … it bluescreened. Uninstalled it, and the error is gone.

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Merlin Said,
November 30th, 2009 @12:02 am  

Just remember to ensure the Daemon tools is active in your windows service startup, or it will not work properly, default installation should ensure it is set up properly. but Yes Power ISO is awesome, been using it for a couple years now with all O/S

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dance Said,
December 26th, 2009 @3:02 am  

My power iso crashes when I mount an mdf file. Sucks…

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Simbalage Said,
February 14th, 2010 @2:13 am  

Thanks to the comment about about magic iso. I also must add the same applies for magic disc. The only thing I can think caused my win 7 to lock up and prevent boot. even repair options. Why does MS do this shit! why not win 7 with xp driver compatibility people would love that

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DMGF Said,
February 22nd, 2010 @1:08 am  

@nojetlag
The problem is that M$ aren’t allowed to add basic functionality without hitting anti-trust suits.
Any other OS is allowed to ship with a built-in web browser, Windows isn’t. They were ready to add AntiVirus – it got blocked. I’m told (by an employee) that the code for mounting almost all formats of disc image was wrtten and ready to go in before they had to pul that too – the list is endless.
Put simply, don’t blame M$ for most “missing” features, blame the politicians that are taking the bribes from the other OS writers to block them.

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