ISO stands for CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc Binary Image Format. This file format is based on ISO-9660 standard. These files are generally used for making copies of CDs and DVDs. They contain data on the disk as well as file structure, boot code and file attributes of the data.
An ISO file is a collection of data in the form of sectors. They contain lightweight control header information and error correction and recovery information. They contain a boot partition, which can be used for mounting the disk with suitable driver software and be treated as a local disk in the system.
| File type | CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc ISO Binary Image Format |
| Developer | Lack of information |
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While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the ISO file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the ISO file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the ISO file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the ISO file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the ISO extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the ISO file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the ISO file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your ISO file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the ISO file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the ISO file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the ISO file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the ISO file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the ISO file is infected.
| ISA | Adobe Photoshop ImageReady Action |
| IS4 | SmartWare Input Screen |
| ISR | InstallShield Uninstall Information Format |
| ISOZ | Arbortext IsoDraw Compressed Drawing Format |
| ISALE | ISale Auction |
| ISV | IDL ITools State |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider Settings Format |
| ISH1 | Animation-ish Wiggledoodle-ish Document Format |
| ISYM | ArchiCAD For MAC Geometric Description Language |
| ISMC | Smooth Streaming Client Manifest Format |
