ISO image mounting problems under Windows 8 Pro

Anonymous
2012-12-02T16:23:00+00:00

Whenever I try to mount ISO with the inbuilt mounting of Windows 8 Pro it returns 'Couldn't mount  file' 'Sorry there was a problem mounting the file' or 'The disc image file is corrupted'.

In some instances the file gets mounted nevertheless, but to discover it, I have to look at Computer where all drives are shown.

In either instances, whenever I drop an ISO, which contains audio from SACD or other media, in J River Media Center's 'Playing Now' field, it shows every single track of the disc image file and plays them nicely. So it does, even when burnt onto a DVD+R So, obviously, the ISOs are healthy and the problem should with Windows...

I would be glad to hear from you on the matter.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2015-03-15T22:51:18+00:00

The file needs to be renamed to .exe on the Microsoft site.  It's an executable, not an ISO

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ok guys, I FOUND THE SOLUTION by accident.

Here is how to fix the problem (at least it worked right away when i did it, so try it!)

RIGHT-CLICK the image file in question (.IMG, .ISO, etc...) and choose a default program to open with. WIndows ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE the DEFAULT program to open image files. There is a unreported bug about Windows 8 explorer not being the default , therein not opening a valid, uncorrupted image file.  YOU MUST set Windows Explorer as the default in order to mount image files as a virtual DVD drive in WIndows 8. 

Thats all, and I hope that this actually works for you. thanks! and if it works, please mark this as helpful to show your appreciation, since there is no kudos or thanks button. :D

Here what I did, eject SD card (you don't have to take it out of the computer).  Try to mount again.  I did this and it worked perfectly.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-12T22:09:59+00:00

    Hello comunity

    after trying all solutions, the only that work, was copy the iso file to desktop, and than he mount it......but copy all the time large ISO files, please......thats got to be a real fix to this....

    Any help, regarding the solutions given like, changing the letter drive to F or E, Changing Mount with file explorer 

    Thank you in advance for your patience my friends

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-29T00:58:34+00:00

    This 3rd party software worked - http://www.winiso.com/

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-24T00:25:31+00:00

    Yes that works.

    The win updates seem to toggle this one back and forth - sometimes issue there, sometimes not, but yes the so-called context menu (right-click) solves it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-07-23T15:58:20+00:00

    I have found the solution, right click the file and select burn to disc instead of double clicking the file. Thanks.

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