Can I boot my PC through a "Bootable ISO image" stored on my Local hard drive ?

can boot pc through "bootable iso image" stored on local hard drive? need not burn cd/dvd bootable media.

just in vmware machine, acronics bootable iso image stored on local hard drive. selecting option "connect/disconnect cd/dvd device of virtual machine -> connect iso image on local disc, when boot machine, system automatically load acronics. need not insert bootable media pc.

is possible technique implemented in non-virtualized environment without installing additionla software ? copy bootable iso image local machine , needful settings in cmos setup or anywhere applicable.

i working system test enginer. can't take change load other 3rd party software make work on test system. want know possible. using windows 2008 r2 standard sp1 & windows 7 professional sp1 os.

thanks.

hi, 

if want boot "bootable iso image" file without burning cd/dvd, need use third-party tools or "mount" iso file virtual drive. 

more detailed information, please refer article below:

how extract contents .iso file without burning .iso disc.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2011/04/19/how-to-extract-the-contents-from-an-iso-file-without-burning-the-iso-to-disc.aspx

regards, 

mandy

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