How do I mount an ISO file in Windows Server 2008?
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Show Update: Microsoft has ended support for Server 2008. For more on its lifecycle read this Microsoft page. Recently I built a new x64 or 64 Bit Windows Server 2008 machine. I wanted to install the new Virtual Machine Manager 2008; however, I needed a way to mount the ISO image because it was an ISO. A few months back, I wrote a tutorial on mounting ISO Images for Vista and XP using Virtual Clone Drive. Unfortunately, Virtual Clone Drive doesn’t support 64-bit. So, after digging around a bit, I found a Free software package that works on both Server 2008 and 64-bit/x64 machines – MagicISO. How-To Mount ISO Images on x64 Windows Server 20081. http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-history.htm You can find both the software’s x64 and x86 (64-bit and 32-bit) versions at the Link Above. Personally, I grabbed the x64 version for my Server 2008 Box. Don’t worry that it doesn’t call out “Server 2008.” What I’ve found (over the past year, Server 2008 was released) is almost all Drivers/Software for Vista work on Windows Server 2008. 2. Click Install this driver software anyway IF prompted by Windows Security 3. Once the installer finishes, click Finish Once the install is completed, you should notice a new icon in your toolbar Tray. 4. Mount an ISO by right-clicking on MagicISO icon, Click Virtual CD/DVD-ROM, Click the Drive as it Pops out then click Mount 5. Browse to your ISO file, Click it and Click Open to Mount it in your Virtual Drive Once it’s been mounted, the ISO will look and feel like a normal DVD/CD. If you open MY COMPUTER, you can verify the ISO was Mounted successfully: Now, remember, you can change all the options such as Drive Letter/Label, Number of Virtual Drives that you want MagicISO to Show on the system, and Un-Mounting the Virtual Drives by right-clicking on the MagicISO Toolbar Icon. Play around with it. Works great with Windows Server 2008, Vista, and XP. Grab a copy and Mount away. I've been trying to mount an ISO file on Windows Server 2008 without success. I've tried MagicISO, Daemon Tools, and Pismo Disk Mounter, but all of them give me some error or another. I'm guessing this is some security issue, but I'm not sure how to get around it. Has anyone had luck with this? asked Aug 19, 2011 at 19:11
Josh SantangeloJosh Santangelo 2531 gold badge2 silver badges4 bronze badges 0 Why do you need to actually mount the ISO? Instead of installing unnecesasry 3rd party apps on your server, why not just use something like 7-zip to extract the contents of the ISO? answered Aug 19, 2011 at 19:40
3 Have you tried Virtual CloneDrive? Alternately, 7-Zip can open ISOs and extract their contents. Both freeware, I use them often, VCD works on 2008 R2 SP1 for me. (Still, three programs not doing it ... are you sure it's not a corrupt ISO?) answered Aug 19, 2011 at 19:41
1 answered Sep 23, 2014 at 18:46
JaykulJaykul 4843 silver badges7 bronze badges 2 Assuming you're not running VMWare (where you could mount it in vSphere) you could try PowerISO. That's what I use and it works well. answered Aug 19, 2011 at 19:32
DKNUCKLESDKNUCKLES 4,0289 gold badges45 silver badges60 bronze badges How do I mount an ISO in Windows Server 2008?How-To Mount ISO Images on x64 Windows Server 2008. http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-history.htm. ... . Click Install this driver software anyway IF prompted by Windows Security.. Once the installer finishes, click Finish.. How do I mount an ISO manually?Mount image from ribbon menu. Open File Explorer.. Browse to the folder with the ISO image.. Select the . iso file.. Click the Disk Image Tools tab.. Click the Mount button.. How do I mount an ISO image?Download the ISO image, then open File Explorer and right-click on the file. From the pop-up menu, select the Mount command. This will open a virtual drive that is visible in File Explorer, from which you can install the software.
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