# mounting .iso file on a PC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-iso-file-on-a-pc/522875>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-iso-file-on-a-pc/522875 "2009-12-29T04:37:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-iso-file-on-a-pc/522875/21 "2009-12-31T00:32:19Z")

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so there isn’t a whole long list of every previous ID the Daemon Tools drives had? That’s a relief.

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**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounting-iso-file-on-a-pc/522875/22 "2009-12-31T00:55:38Z")

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> [@rbroome](#):
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> I have a .iso file that I want to mount on a PC (actually on an XP partition on a Mac). Can anyone walk me through the process? Double clicking it (as if it was on a Mac doesn’t work).  
> is there a mnt command in XP?

Thanks for everyone’s help!  
A simple tool does the job. Sounds good to me.

I appreciate all the suggestions.

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