Most users know that UltraISO is an indispensable tool for working with images, burning discs, creating virtual drives or bootable flash drives. However, not every novice user clearly imagines the algorithms for working with this application. Read how to use Ultra ISO. A full list of features will not be considered. Let us dwell on the most important points.
How to use Ultra ISO: data extraction
First of all, we consider the simplest operations that are associated with extracting data from images. It's no secret that on many official websites of software developers or on the same torrent trackers, applications or games are posted either in the form of archives or in the form of images. The first ones are inconvenient in that in games such distributions, when an original disk is required in the drive, cannot be used.
It remains to download the images and extract data from them (the creation of virtual drives will be discussed separately). How to use Ultra ISO in this situation? Everything is simple. By default, the application is configured to support almost all known image formats (there are about thirty of them). Thus, to extract information, you just need to use the file open in the application, then press the F4 key (or use the context menu) and specify the folder, disk or partition in which the data will be saved. In a way, this is similar to working with archivers.
How to use Ultra ISO for Windows 7: creating images
Another thing is when you need to perform the opposite action and create an image while saving it on the hard drive or recording on optical media. In the first case, the question of how to use Ultra ISO comes down to adding the necessary files through the file menu, and then using the standard save command with the directory.
When you want to create an image of the original optical disk, saving it to the hard drive, the command to create the CD image is used, the final location of the created file is indicated in the preparatory window, the drive with the inserted disk is selected and the "Make" button is clicked. Naturally, you can choose the format of the created image.
Burning discs
Now a few words about how to use Ultra ISO in terms of recording images on optical media. We assume that the image we have created and saved on the hard drive.
As before, first add the necessary files and folders, and then use the command to burn the CD image. In a new window, you will need to specify the recording drive (if there are several), select the method and recording speed, and then click the "Write" button. Note: pay attention to the small window in the upper right, which indicates the degree of media filling in percent and in megabytes. As already clear, the maximum volume cannot be exceeded, otherwise you will get an error.
Work with virtual drives
For some games, it is imperative that you use the original disc to start, as the system can install a minimal set of components, and the main files are located on optical media.
But what if you took the original disc for a couple of days, but you really want to play? And there should not be any special problems. Again, a disk image is first created, after which a virtual drive mount line is selected in the tool menu, the location of the image file is indicated, and the operation start button is pressed.
Sometimes, to simplify actions, you can use special integration commands through the options and settings sections, where the required image formats are simply checked with flags. Now, after double-clicking in any file manager, the game or its installer will be launched. If there are no such files in the image, the contents of the image file will be opened.
Create bootable media
Finally, another look at how to use Ultra ISO. On a flash drive, you can record information in such a way that the media becomes bootable. We are talking about operating system distributions and some disk utilities (driver sets, antiviruses, etc.) that can start even before the main OS boots.
To record an image, first select the command to open the image in the file menu and specify the path to it. After that, in the boot section, the record of the hard disk image is selected and the desired medium is selected (in our case, this is a USB flash drive). Further in the application a message will appear on the deletion of all data from the device. We agree. After cleaning, the recording starts automatically. Time depends on the amount of recorded information and the characteristics of the device itself (read and write speed).
This option using USB devices is in many cases more effective, since optical disks are often subject to mechanical damage, which is why data on them may not be readable.
Conclusion
As you can see, there is nothing particularly complicated to use the program. The main thing here is to clearly distinguish between the proposed actions (depending on this, different commands and menus will be used). As for the default settings, in most cases you can not change them.