can i mount an ISO in Win7 to do an install of another OS onto another partition (same hard drive)?

[giantbucket]

yeah, ok, complicated question maybe.

laptop has an SSD, on which i've made my current Win7 partiton, and set aside other partitions for WinXP and Linux. but i don't have my USB-DVD drive handy today. but i DO have the Linux Mint ISO image downloaded.

can i use some sort of program to "mount" the ISO image and install WinXP and Linux onto the other partitions?

yes, i know i can create a Live-USB as well - except i don't have my USB stick here either!!! i'd like to get this stuff done TODAY.

can i do this? or am i stuck waiting a day or two?

 

[rgd1101]

nope

 

[USAFRet]

2 words:
Preparation
Patience

 

[giantbucket]

yeah, i figured it was a long-shot. it's a cold boring sunday, but i guess i'll watch a movie instead and do this stuff mon/tues after office hours.....

hey, does anyone want to write a program that CAN do this? might be a market for it. a small market (me!), but a market nonetheless...

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi
There are programs to mount iso files as a dvd drive even microsoft provides one
But i dont think linux could use this though you can see the files on the linux dvd

Though xp maybe able to run its setup under win 7

https/www.google.co.uk/search?sclient=tablet-gws&site=&source=hp&q=mount+iso+windows+7&oq=mount+iso&gs_l=tablet-gws.1.1.0i131j0l2.3159.7584.0.10512.9.9.0.0.0.0.600.2897.0j3j2j1j2j1.9.0....0...1.1.64.tablet-gws..0.9.2895.hGrQ5gVp7Mc

Regards
Mike Barnes