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If you have not yet downloaded and installed IsoBuster, get IsoBuster here :
http://www.isobuster.com/isobusterdownload.php

Choose "All Languages" or "English only". This is up to you, the all languages version simply contains a lot of extra language dlls so that you can choose your language interface inside the program.

Next you can install the program by double clicking the installation program.  The install wizzard will guide you through the process.

When you are asked if you want to register file extensions, "Which file types do you want associated with IsoBuster", Check the Image File types you want IsoBuster to open automatically. The File Types you have checked will automatically open in IsoBuster if you double click them.  (E.g *.bin, *.iso, *.cif, ...).  

This option might be a bit confusing.  Image files are identical copies of CDs or DVDs, stored block per block, in regular files which you can keep on a Hard Drive or any other medium. IsoBuster is able to open these files and treat them as a regular CD or DVD discs.   The extensions you can select in the "Select file associations" window are extensions of such image files.  Image files come in many flavours, created by many different applications.  Therefore there are so many different extensions listed in the "Select file associations" window.  Example : a *.ISO file is the most common image file variant out there and is supported by  different write applications.  If you check (*.ISO) in the "Select file associations" window, after installation, when you double click an .iso file, IsoBuster will automatically start and load the image file and will show you all the files in the image, as if the image file were a CD or DVD.  If your sole use will be Data Recovery from CD or DVD then there is no need to check these extensions in the "Select file associations" window.  However if you want to keep IsoBuster installed on your system, then it makes sense to select them anyway.  Next time when you're confronted with an image file, IsoBuster will be installed and ready to open the image file for you.  More on this online: Installation guide for IsoBuster: "Select file associations" explained.

Create a Desktop icon will leave a shortcut on your desktop

Create a Quick Launch icon will place a shortcut in the bottom right corner of the Windows taskbar (default position)

For Your Information:

IsoBuster will ask you to enter the ID and Key on first startup. if you purchased a Key you can do this now.  Else select "Remind me later" or "Free Functionality only".

In case you have problems entering the Email address, ID and Key, check out this section.

An IsoBuster installation does NOT require you to reboot the system !
 
An IsoBuster installation does NOT load any special drivers and does NOT copy files to any other directory than the directory in which you chose to install IsoBuster.

Uninstallation of the program:

You can easily uninstall the Software if you like.  To uninstall click on the Windows "Start" button, click "Smart Projects", click "IsoBuster" and finally click "Uninstall IsoBuster"
Or, alternatively, via the regular Windows uninstall functionality by clicking on the Windows "Start" button, then clicking on the "Settings" button, then clicking on the "Control Panel" button, then clicking on the "Add or Remove Programs" button, then selecting IsoBuster and finally clicking on the "Change/Remove" button.  Make sure the application is closed before starting the uninstallation process.