Guest modestgeek Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) I have the ZIP file of disc 1 of mandriva 2006, so what do I do now? Do I unzip the files and write them to CD? Sorry if I sound appallingly stupid, but I am very new at this.... Edited July 16, 2006 by modestgeek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter11 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 ZIP file? Where did you get it? It should be an ISO file. Look into the ZIP file. What's in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest modestgeek Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) I got it from LinuxISO.org. I downloaded a folder that opens with WinRAR, and don't know what to do next. Inside the folder theres loads of files, and a few folders. EDIT: I have found a file called boot.iso....is this the one I should burn to disc? Edited July 16, 2006 by modestgeek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 The file you have downloaded is an ISO, not a zip file. Winrar opens it, because it's associated with the .iso file extension. Simply burn the file you have downloaded as an image to a CD-R, there is nothing to extract if you don't want to waste media and time. An easy to use program under windows to burn ISO images of CD's and DVD's is imgburn - nicely working and free of charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest modestgeek Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Thank you Scarecrow!! My problem was simply that I assumed it was a zip file because ISO files are associated with WinRAR. It works, I'm in the middle of the installation now!! Thank you again for your time and help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 This problem seems to be more common than I ever imagined. I wonder if we can ever overcome this problem. Maybe the mentioned download site could make a much more noticeable statement that regardless of what Windows might do and call it, the Download is an ISO and must not be altered. The site mentioned does give great info but long time Windows users still often make too many assumptions and I am sure do not understand that LINUX is different to Windows in how things are done. What consoles me is that the ex Windows users, in the main, do seem to try to get it right. Cheers. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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