Users who download games and movies from the Internet often encounter problems when launching received files. In particular, newcomers in this matter are often confused by the unusual format. After all, the downloaded game, as a rule, is not packed in a folder with several files and archives, and this would be much more familiar. But no, on the Internet (especially on torrents) programs of this type are distributed in the format of images.
Having received a similar file, people do not know what to do with it. The usual methods do not work here, since the “setup” icon is simply not there. One has to ask knowledgeable friends or search on the same Web how to open the nrg, iso, isz, mdf file - the most common extensions. The information received is reduced to the fact that to install the game you need a special emulator program. The downloaded file itself is a full disk image, its virtual copy.
Nrg file: how to open
There are many varieties of emulators. Among them, special attention should be paid to Ahead Nero. This is a paid utility, but it is for her that the nrg extension is "native". However, the latter does not mean that you will definitely have to buy this program now. In addition to it, there are many more emulators that can just as well launch a downloaded movie or game. We especially highlight Alcohol and UltraISO, which will be discussed below.
For those who do not know how to open the nrg file, and intend to do it for the first time, Daemon Tools Lite is also an easy-to-use utility. Unfortunately, it is not always and not able to work with all extensions, so it is important to know the fallback options. So how to open nrg file with Alcohol?
Procedure:
When you are planning to download this program, you will find out that there are two of its varieties - Alcohol 52% and Alcohol 120%. The main difference between one and the other is the advanced features for creating and emulating disk images. Therefore, the second option is distributed as a paid program. But for your task, most likely, it will be enough to use Alcohol 52%. The common advantages include the ability to work with almost all common image formats available at the moment.
After downloading, run the installation icon. We are waiting for the corresponding window to appear, and click "Next", agreeing with the settings. There were no pitfalls during the installation of this program, so you don’t need to seriously delve into it. At some point, the utility will offer to create a virtual drive. We agree. If by chance you were not allowed to do this, it’s okay - you can create this drive a little later, manually.
Upon completion of the installation process, the system will automatically reboot. It is better to insure yourself in advance, saving all the important changes and closing the rest of the program. Next, after rebooting, click on the program shortcut. In addition, when you go to My Computer, you will see a new drive appearing there. This is the virtual drive that Alcohol created. If it is not there, you will have to, as mentioned above, create the drive yourself through the program interface.
Now it remains to learn how, in fact, to open the nrg file using the created virtual drive. To do this, click on the icon with it with the right mouse button. A menu opens in which you need to select the "Mount Image" line. Next, look for our folder with the downloaded game, select the disk image icon and open it. All. We can assume that the game disc in the drive. Next, we work in the same way as with a physical medium.
How to open nrg file with UltraISO
Working with this emulator is a little more complicated than in the previous case. We open the program, go to the main menu and select the “Open” item. Here you need to find the folder with the downloaded images and, if there are several, select among them the one you need. Below are the types of files that will be displayed. You can change them to Nero - Burning ROM (* .nrg) so that only the desired format is displayed. After that, the contents of the disc will become available for further work. Now you know how to open the nrg file, and you can choose any of the ways for this.