Converting exe file to iso

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Converting exe file to iso

I just downloaded "windows XP.exe" off of my school's ftp site, but Parallels requires Windows in the form of a real CD or an ISO image. How do I convert the EXE file to an ISO image?

Posted on Jun 21, 2008 3:05 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Jun 21, 2008 3:59 PM in response to SilverBlue

I think you should look on some Window's sites or Google for some possible links. The Apple Discussions doesn't provide support for Windows. You might ask your school for assistance in the matter. Since Microsoft does not allow free distribution of Windows I suspect you have something illegitimate and won't find much help.

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SilverBlue Author

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Jun 22, 2008 5:40 PM in response to Kappy

Microsoft allows this kind of distribution of their products only for educational institutions so this is completely legitimate. As long as you are a member of the university you have access to all kinds of software for "free" (technically I'm paying for this through tuition costs). I thought i'd ask the Mac forum in case anyone knew of a Mac software program that converts files to ISO format. I suppose I can do the conversion on a PC and then transfer the ISO to my Mac but that'd be a pain in the butt. So if anyone knows of a Mac-compatible software that converts files to ISO I'd appreciate their help.

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Bob Lang1

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Jun 24, 2008 3:19 PM in response to SilverBlue

Hi

I ran into the same problem last year. The exe file I downloaded wasn't the full XP CD image but simply a small program which connects to Microsoft's site and downloads the image. The irony, of course, is that the exe only runs on a Windows system, so I had no way of running it at all.

Solutions are:
- borrow a friend's or the school's Windows computer, do the download and burn it onto a CD.
- or you may have the option to buy a genuine XP install disc at a much reduced price. As far as I recall it was around 8 GBP, which is $16.

Bob

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