Bob, > You are right Eric but some on this list said the .iso was > what I need. I burned them on a Sony using BHA Gold > software and the 'data' option. The CD burner won't convert > it to real files. Is there a way to do it (convert to > useable files) on the hard disk? I can't understand why Red > Hat can't use an ordinary ZIP type files for this stuff. > They'll do anything to complicate it. TIA for any help. > Bob I have no idea about BHA Gold software unfortunately. What you want to look for is an option to create a cd from an image file. The .iso files are images of a CD. If you can find an option to create a cd from an image, then what will happen when you burn the cd is that all the files will appear, as they will be extracted from the image and burned to the cd. That is what you want. It sounds like you are using a windows machine to burn them with, and an earlier suggestion by someone would be to get the trial version of Nero. That will allow you to create the CD from the image. Good luck. Regards, Eric Burke