.iso files

I have downloaded an .iso file and burned it to disc but find that it won't boot up. When I try and make boot disc with NERO I cannot burn the .iso file as I make the boot disc first then try and burn the image but NERO expects a blank disc for this operation. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong

Body [quote="Pete Maiden"]I have downloaded an .iso file and burned it to disc but find that it won't boot up. When I try and make boot disc with NERO I cannot burn the .iso file as I make the boot disc first then try and burn the image but NERO expects a blank disc for this operation. Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong[/quote]

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An iso file contains a disc image. If you have burnt the image to a disc and it doesn't boot there are two possabiliities. 1 - The disc just isn't bootable, or 2 - your computer's bios isn't set up to read the cd at start up, i.e. it doesn't even look at the cd to see if it can boot from it. Check your BIOS and make sure that it is set to boot from CD-Rom first.

Body [quote="Steve"]An iso file contains a disc image. If you have burnt the image to a disc and it doesn't boot there are two possabiliities. 1 - The disc just isn't bootable, or 2 - your computer's bios isn't set up to read the cd at start up, i.e. it doesn't even look at the cd to see if it can boot from it. Check your BIOS and make sure that it is set to boot from CD-Rom first.[/quote]

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