How to Burn/Convert/Uncompress/Mount MDS+MDF files

How to Burn/Convert/Uncompress/Mount MDS+MDF files

[This guide will show you how:]

[--] To burn your MDS+MDF files to a cd/dvd
[--] To convert the MDS+MDF files into a iso
[--] To mount the MDS+MDF files onto a drive.
[--] To Un-compress the MDS+MDS files (when in iso format)

FIRST STEP

[First of you will need these Programs]

1. Alcohol 120 = To burn or mount the MDS and MDF file DOWNLOAD HERE
   Homepage = http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
2. Doiso = To turn the MDS+MDF file into an iso
   Homepage = http://www.ebswift.com/OpenSource/DoISO/
3. Winrar =  To uncompress the iso (you need doiso to make the iso first!) search winrar on this blog!
   http://www.rarlab.com/

[Download Link]

[--] This is the download link to download this guide
[--] it's in RICH TEXT FORMAT so that anyone can view
[--] http://www.mediafire.com/?l0n25yfx4du
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HOW TO BURN THE MDS+MDF FILE

1. First make sure both the MDS and MDF files are in the same folder, it doesn’t matter if there are other files in there with them just that there in the same folder together
   
2. Launch Alcohol 120% (which you have installed by now )
   
3. Select the option “image Burning Wizard”
4. Wait a few moments for a new window to open (the burning wizard)
   
5. Select the option "browse"
   
6. Load the folder that contains your MDS and MDF file, select the MDS file and hit “OPEN”
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   when you go to the folder containing your MDS and MDF file you’ll notice that only your MDS file appears (or any other image files there as well) this is because the image burning wizard is only look for image files, the MDS is the image file, it will load the MDS file which will then give the burner directions on how to burn the MDF file (just follow my direction were almost there)

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   NOTE: if you see all the files originally in the folder don’t worry, just select and open your MDS file
7. Once you’ve loaded the MDS file the wizards screen will change to something like this (will be different due all the differences)
   
   
   
   MAKE SURE THE “DELETE IMAGE AFTER RECORDING” OPTION IS NOT CHECKED!
   (IF the burn fails, we want to be able to burn again, and we can’t do that without the MDS file)
   
8. Hit the next button
   
9. The wizard will load into this page
   NOTE: IF the size of your MDF file is below or at 700mb then your burning to a CD-R, if its above 700mb then your burning it to a DVD-R or DVD+R your choice(and if per chance its above 4.7 gigs then burn to a DL-DVD if your drive supports it)
   
   
   ENTER the preferences you feel are right, if your confused just leave it be,
   Hit the start button and the file will be burned to your media!

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HOW TO MOUNT THE MDS+MDF FILES

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What does mounting mean?
Basically the application alcohol 120% will trick the computer into thinking that there is a disc in the drive (it creates a virtual drive) you can then run the game or program (install it normal) as you would if there was a disc in the drive!

1. Open up Alcohol 120%
   
2. Go file> open
   
3. Go to the folder with the MDS and MDF files and OPEN the MDS file
   
4. Select the option open and Alcohol 120% will look like this when done
   
5. Right click on the MDS file in Alcohol 120% and select “Mount on Device”, you may get more than one drive you can mount it to, in that case choose anyone it pulls up either should work
   
6. If the application or game you were trying to mount launches then your successful!
   If it doesn’t that’s ok too
   Go > Start > Mycomputer
   
   
   You then double click on the drive that that has the game mounted on it, or right click> open to launch the game/app
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   If you then want unmount (eject) the program/game(MDS and MDF files), go into my computer and right click on the drive (icon) that your program/game in mounted on and select the eject option
   
   
   
   You can also UN-MOUNT the MDS by launching Alcohol 120%, going to the bottom of the window, right click on the virtual drive that has the MDS mounted on it and select the option “UN-MOUNT”

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HOW TO CONVERT TO ISO

We will be using Doiso
Make sure the MDS and MDF files are in the same folder

1. Install then launch Doiso then make sure both the MDS and MDF files are in the same folder
   
   
   Hit this button to launch a browsing window,
   
   
   take that window to the folder containing your MDS+MDF files , doiso will load that FOLDER so make sure both the MDS and MDF are in it
2. When the folder contains the MDF+MDS is loaded Hit the start button
   
   
   
   You will then be prompted to select a location to save the iso you are about to create, I’d save it to the desktop or mydocuments that way it is easy to find
3. After a few moments a new window will launch and start loading
   
4. Allow a few moments so that iso can be generated
   When the operation is completed you can close out of the window
   

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HOW TO UNCOMPRESS THE ISO

NOTE:

you need to convert the MDF+MDS files into a iso before you can go any further (the guide above shows you how to convert it)

This is pretty simple get winrar and install the program (you probably already have it), go to the location you chose in doiso for the iso to be created in (so go to the iso, right click on the iso >and select “extract here”


this guide was created for afterdawn on 2/23/08
send me a PM if you want to post this guide somewhere else (i'll give you the image links+text)

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