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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 02:20:32 am

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 02:20:32 am

Ooooof...I just downloaded a proggy and it turns out to be a bin file. Can that be extracted or complied some way into a usable form?

If not, I've d/l 600 megs of useless junk :blah:

Title: Bin files
Post by: kasperl on September 07, 2003, 02:30:08 am

try winrar

otherwise, go cry for help again.

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 02:38:30 am

no workee...

Title: Bin files
Post by: Stunaep on September 07, 2003, 02:39:51 am

a bin file is part of an cd-rom ISO. Do a google search for ISO viewer or similar

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 03:26:13 am

Can't find anything useful.

Title: Bin files
Post by: karajorma on September 07, 2003, 03:51:36 am

You could try Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php) but that may need a .cue file as well (do you have one of those?)

Alternatively you could just burn the file to CD.

Title: Bin files
Post by: Splinter on September 07, 2003, 04:06:12 am

as far as knowledge serves  BIN are used with overnet for downlaoding games that to play you need to burn to disc. try it you may lose a 50 cent CD but most likley if you burn it correctly it should work.... but actually wait till later today sandy should know. ill get him to look here.

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ashrak on September 07, 2003, 05:18:33 am

kara is right .... for bins iso or any other such wierd files you could use daemon tools which is pretty much a virtual CD drive :)

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 07:42:35 am

Okay then. I'll check it out

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 07:49:36 am

Yup, works fine. Thanks kara :)

Title: Bin files
Post by: kode on September 07, 2003, 11:14:15 am

Quote

Originally posted by karajorma
You could try Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/portal.php) but that may need a .cue file as well (do you have one of those?)

Alternatively you could just burn the file to CD.

no cue file is needed, you just have to select the bin file.

Title: Bin files
Post by: diamondgeezer on September 07, 2003, 12:49:10 pm

I only discovered this Deamon thingy a couple of months back. I can't believe I went for so long without it. I'm now aiming to create the CD-less office :nod:

Title: Bin files
Post by: karajorma on September 07, 2003, 01:01:11 pm

Quote

Originally posted by kode
no cue file is needed, you just have to select the bin file.

Okay. It's been a while since I had to mount a .bin file so I'd forgotten if it looked for .cue or .bin :D

It's a really nice program. The sort of thing that everyone should have :D

Title: Bin files
Post by: Ulundel on September 07, 2003, 01:27:46 pm

Quote

Originally posted by karajorma
It's a really nice program. The sort of thing that everyone should have :D

Especially those without a cd burner :p