I'm thinking about trying VS 2010, and I plan to download it from here. However, it's in the form of an ISO file.

Is there anyway to run an ISO image file without burning it to DVD or using a DVD emulator?

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WinCDEmu is free (as in freedom, that's better than free beer) open-source application that supports all Windows versions since XP.

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You can use an ISO mounting software like Virtual CloneDrive. It's freeware and very easy to use.

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In this particular case, you could also use some archiving utility like 7-zip to extract files in iso to a directory. You could probably run install from there. Still, I prefer to use Daemon Tools.

If by DVD emulator you mean virtual drives, like Daemon Tools, Power ISO or Alcohol %120, I don't know, I always use Daemon Tools.

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Windows 8 and up can mount ISO files directly, no need for any 3^rd party software. Just double click the ISO file and you're good to go

For older versions there are many free virtual CD software available that you can find on Freeware ISO mount software.

Or you can simply extract the ISO to a folder with WinRar, 7z... and run

In most cases, mounting software is unnecessary. All you need is WinRAR.

I used this tutorial () to install Windows 8, and it worked perfectly!

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