5536 2.58 gigs but only 14kb text file

I downloaded (from Microsoft) build 5536 last night (at 3mb's down. NICE).
Anyhow, it downloaded as a *.rar file which I thought was odd since my 5472
build was just an iso. When I used winrar to open the file, the ONLY thing
it had in it was a 14kb text file. I'm somewhat miffed that I spent 3 hrs
downloading a 2.58gb file, open it and only find a 14kb text file. Does
anyone know what's going on here?
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loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." ~ Sarah Williams

Hello QuickCheese,

The ISO uses the UDF file system, so when you attempt to browse it you will
not see anything. You are going to have to burn it to dvd to see the contents
of the ISO.

Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester

> I downloaded (from Microsoft) build 5536 last night (at 3mb's down.
> NICE). Anyhow, it downloaded as a *.rar file which I thought was odd
> since my 5472 build was just an iso. When I used winrar to open the
> file, the ONLY thing it had in it was a 14kb text file. I'm somewhat
> miffed that I spent 3 hrs downloading a 2.58gb file, open it and only
> find a 14kb text file. Does anyone know what's going on here?
>

Hello,

The file you downloaded is an ISO file. You burn it to a DVD using a DVD
burning tool such as Nero using the "Burn Image" command. DO NOT just burn
it like a normal file - you MUST use the Burn Image command.

It only appears to just contain a text file; it actually contains all the
Windows files.


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- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
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