An ISO image is an exact copy of the data on an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc. Using the right software, you can create ISO images from optical discs and use them in place of the ...

Reinstalling Windows is a long, grueling experience. Once you get the OS running you have to download updates, track down the right drivers, install your apps, and put everything else together.

Apple has released OS X Lion as a download from the Mac App Store only; however, you can use the download to create a separate OS installation disc or drive partition to use for troubleshooting ...

The days of depending on CDs and DVDs for storage usage have come to an end, calling for a more reliable and updated way to keep that vital information safe. Your best option for transferring these ...

Windows 10 offers two ways to create a Recovery Drive: on a USB flash drive and on an optical disc. This walk-through demonstrates both methods. A Recovery Drive lets you boot your system and easily ...

In the April, 2010, issue of PC World, and back in December here at the old Hassle-Free PC Blog, I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step ...

Bootable disc image files may contain all the data necessary to create a disc from which computers can boot, but if you want them to work, you can't just burn them to a disc the way you would regular ...

If you’re enough of an early adopter to have an HD camcorder as well as an HDTV and a set-top Blu-ray player, you’re probably itching to create high-definition discs from your footage and present them ...

If you ever find that some cataclysmic error prevents your Windows 7 computer from booting, you might be able to easily recover from catastrophe -- but only if you ...

Create a system-repair disc, get a report card on your PC's health, analyze your machine's performance, add Web search to the Start menu, and improve the look of onscreen text with these built-in ...

Eighteen times as much carbon gas as expected lies in a dusty disc around the star Beta Pictoris, new observations reveal. The find suggests the disc is either experiencing a carbon-rich stage that ...