hi- i just downloaded mandrake from their site-the "iso" one- so, now how do i work these files? i would like to burn them to disk-but don't know how. i do own a legit copy of nero 5.5 and it has an option for iso- that's about all i know. thanks in advance

ISO files are burnable files. They are similair to zip files in the sense that they contain vast numbers of files but are packaged into 1 to make things easier (i.e. to download and stuff). Anyway, they are an image of a disk, so all you do is tell your nero software to burn it as an iso and then it will burn it and you will not have teh 1 iso file but hundreds of files necessary for the installation on CD. then reboot and boot from cd and install the os. good luck and mail me if you need more help. -Ryan

Hey, Go into Nero, cancel out of wizard and new compilation. Go to: File->Burn Image Browse to your directory where you have the iso's. (Make sure you are looking for "All files", or ".ISO" in Files of type.) Open it, and follow directions from there. I suggest burning to a CDRW until you get the hang of it. (So you don't create any coasters) Have fun. :-) T.