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To get .daa files open in Windows, follow the steps below (screenshots have been
included for your convenience). We will convert the DAA file to ISO format first. You can
then extract files from the ISO file using IZArc (which we will do below) or burn it to a disc.

1. Download DAA 2 ISO from this page. Save it to Desktop. Extract (by double-clicking)
the zip folder to get a folder named daa2iso.
2. Open the folder. There are two files named daa2iso.

3. Double-click the daa2iso file with a label application to the right side (and has a
colorful icon), You will get a command prompt along with a window to choose your
files.

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Double-click the .daa file you need to extract.

4. In the window that comes up, enter a file name and hit Save.
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5. The file will be extracted in a few seconds (it takes more time if you have a larger file).
The command prompt window will appear with the confirmation (as shown below).

6. Hit enter key to quit the command prompt. The converted .iso file will be saved in the
same location as the original .daa file.
7. If you have 7Zip, open it and extract the ISO file. Else, follow the next step.
8. Download and install IZArc.
9. Open Computer and navigate to where you saved the .iso file (which is where you
saved the original .daa file also).
10. Right-click the file and click IZArc > Extract to .\ where stands for your file.

11. You will now have the files extracted into a folder of the same name as the .iso file, in
the same location.
Instead of extracting files, if you need to burn a disc from the files, download and
install ImgBurn (freeware). Open ImgBurn and burn the ISO file to a disc to get a disc
with all the contents of the original DAA file.

The steps used above have been tested and working. If there are some errors, chances
are, it might be because of the original .daa file being corrupt. Retry each step. But if you
still find any problems, leave a comment below for assistance.

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Manohar Shrestha July 28, 2010 at 11:38 am

1
Thank you so much techzilo…………..This information helpled ma alot………

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Parthiban July 28, 2010 at 7:05 am

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thanks la it works for me

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J Thomas July 25, 2010 at 5:40 am

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Awesome information – thank you!
I have spent ages messing about with ISO in the past and you just made it all quick and
easy. Bless you

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Successful July 8, 2010 at 11:30 am

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Brilliant instructions. Thorough guide, worked great and perfectly on Windows Vista.

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Curt June 27, 2010 at 10:04 am

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Great instructions! Thank you very much.

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ibyk June 26, 2010 at 8:13 pm
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it worked for me on some of the files but not all

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Andres June 25, 2010 at 10:29 am

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muchisimas gracias.. me fue de mucha ayuda.

thank you.. now i can play Grand theft auto San Andrea,

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Caroo June 23, 2010 at 7:18 pm

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Worked like a charm. Thanks!

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Vinayak June 20, 2010 at 8:48 am

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Hey Sumesh!!

Thanks.. worked like a charm!!

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Asher December 4, 2009 at 7:39 am

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Just adding to the above post, the ISO file is 8.2 GB large.

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Asher December 4, 2009 at 7:38 am

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hi,

I got the daa file converted to a iso file. Installed Izarc. But somehow the Izarc refuses
to extract the file. I go to the ISO file, right click and go to IZARC > Extract here. The
extractor just sits there doing nothing. 0% unpacked. Am I doing anything wrong? I have
the IZarc 4.0 beta 1 software on a windows XP machine.

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pane November 30, 2009 at 8:32 pm

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works perfect in win 7, thanks

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Walid Ankur November 28, 2009 at 2:29 pm

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Thank you very much about the article. I have successfully used the .daa file. But I
suggest daa 2 iso converted should be downloaded from other sites like I downloaded
from softpedia.com

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david November 22, 2009 at 9:53 am

14
i downloaded a game (2.6Gig) so its a fairly large file. so i cannon put it all on one cd
or dvd. is there any way that i can just convert the file into a format that my computer
can read and operate? ive been working on this for days.
i even tried to use Daemon but i cant get it into an ISOPhoto again. its stuck as an
ISOfile. can i possibly reverse that to make it so Daemon would work?

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Daniel July 21, 2010 at 7:11 pm

I have the same problem my file is break in four and makes a total of 2G I cant 15
 put it all in the same dvd, can anyone help me?

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ron November 17, 2009 at 6:10 pm

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daa2iso works flawlessly

and iso can be opened by winrar

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sadie November 9, 2009 at 4:15 am

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Worked for me!! Awesome

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Robert D November 8, 2009 at 9:16 pm

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works great thanx

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Moran the Man October 26, 2009 at 1:49 pm

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Works great. Thanks!

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g1rl October 17, 2009 at 11:33 pm

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thanks a lot for the tutorial, it really worked!!
one comment about using winrar to extract the iso files is true, i didn’t need to
download 7zip or izarc to open iso files..
thank you guys!!
really help me convert my daa file into readable mp3 files = )

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Lonnie(Aarn Cral) October 14, 2009 at 4:37 am

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Sumesh,

Thank you very much for this very effective tool. I never really liked .daa files, because of
the conversion issues. Now that I have an easy to use tool like this, I’ve found I really
like them. Without this tool, I would still be in the dark about this great file type.

Thanks a lot.

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Devail September 29, 2009 at 7:32 pm

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Thanks a lot. Really helped me out

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doctor September 29, 2009 at 10:22 am

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wonderfull bro… so simple steps .. i would rather say spoon feeding .. thanks a lot

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Ledo September 28, 2009 at 9:38 pm

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i try all method and they all work, gwahaha u guys r great.. thanx a lot..huhu

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SOJ September 28, 2009 at 11:33 am
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Works fine… thank you

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axay September 27, 2009 at 7:38 pm

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Hey . . it Works.

Thats a beautiful s/w man,

daa2iso was amazing.

no probs

instructions are perfectly working

thanks buddy

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Col September 20, 2009 at 2:58 pm

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Fan-bloody-tastic, worked a treat guys, could kiss yer…….

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tenzing September 20, 2009 at 12:16 am

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i really appreciate for your nice work… the steps that you have provided is just mind
blowing, so simple to understand … it worked for me and no need to install that
poweriso.

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Birbal September 11, 2009 at 1:13 pm

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thanks a lot!!! daa 2 ISO worked great.method explained step by step.

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Marcus September 4, 2009 at 5:20 pm

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Great tutorial m8! English is my second language but I had no problems what-so-ever
understanding those few and simple tasks you explained.
I don’t concider me a computer wiz, but even I could sort it out and it works like a
charm.

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mykal September 3, 2009 at 2:19 am

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thanks for the info ,worked perfectly

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Goh August 31, 2009 at 7:16 am

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It works! Thanks you very much

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Potato August 28, 2009 at 4:23 am

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Works perfectly…Flawless…
Mounted the .iso image with Daemon tool afterward =)

Thanks !

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Darla August 27, 2009 at 3:14 pm
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Thanks – this process worked great!

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Z August 25, 2009 at 5:39 am

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Just to add, for those who may not know, you can skip burning and mount with
daemon tools – its quicker and cheaper than burning to disc when you just want to
install from the image.

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abhi August 16, 2009 at 2:35 pm

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nice!
it works……….
thanks for ur tips

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Juliano August 16, 2009 at 9:07 am

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Otima dica, quebrou um galhão aqui.

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moore August 16, 2009 at 4:51 am

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it has worked for me; i can extract daa files now

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goldie August 12, 2009 at 9:35 am

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ilove it …i love it……cool it worked perfectly 100%
thanks bro
i love it

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Ade August 6, 2009 at 10:08 am

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Thank you. Followed step by step. Works perfectly.

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Homer63 August 1, 2009 at 2:07 pm

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Worked a treat…Thanks for sharing.

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llllllllll July 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm

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ty ty ty

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LePenseur July 17, 2009 at 9:48 am

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Thanks a million buddy !!

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Sunny July 15, 2009 at 8:48 pm

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Thanks a lot .its great
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afoo July 12, 2009 at 4:55 pm

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It’s really great. THANK YOU

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Tracy July 12, 2009 at 1:38 am

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It works, thank you very much. daa2iso+winzip is all you need.

Thanks.

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Rajesh Sonalekar July 10, 2009 at 6:35 am

47
Thank you very much for the information. I worked and I could get the DAA file
extracted.

Thanks a lot

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@had khan July 8, 2009 at 2:58 pm

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Its really a gr8 tutorial….awsome…thanxu

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madhukar pandey July 6, 2009 at 6:15 pm

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thnx a lot,a really useful tutorial…………………….once again thnx a lot.

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Ercan June 28, 2009 at 3:40 pm

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thank you so much for this. it helped me alot !

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Vivek June 28, 2009 at 1:56 pm

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Thanks Mr. Sumesh
The solution provided by you works great.
The download link for daa2iso led to a non-english webpage. I couldn’t understand and
downloaded from http://aluigi.altervista.org/mytoolz.htm.
Once again Thanks.

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Sumesh P June 28, 2009 at 5:44 pm

Glad you found the tutorial useful, and thanks for alerting me about the link. It 52
was working fine when I posted it, it appears the webmaster blocked direct
download, so I have updated the link.

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Mohsen Zandi June 28, 2009 at 12:29 pm

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Thanks a lot for your help. It was great for me

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DJ421 June 27, 2009 at 8:37 am

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perfect… much appreciated….
THANKS!!!!

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Aakash June 27, 2009 at 8:14 am

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Hey!!!!!!
it works perfectly!!!!!!!!!
thnxxxxxxxxxx a tonnnnnnnnn

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JAGJ June 25, 2009 at 7:08 am

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Wow man, this worked perfectly!!!

Thanks A LOOT!

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Kenny June 22, 2009 at 6:47 am

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WAW! This has to be like the most straight forward, simple n straight to the point
tutorial ever! and what makes it even better is that it worked FLAWLESSLY! i barely
lifted a finger (only to press the mouse buttons).

ANOTHER PLUS is that i didnt even have to install anything! i wouldnt have it any other
way, this is perfect! cuz i hate installing crap that i know ima only use ONCE! plus i just
reformatted my comp so definitely wasnt tryna install any one night stand software
already to slow up comp.

THANKS A MILLION MAN

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Sumesh P June 22, 2009 at 4:11 pm

@Kenny: Glad you liked it And tell that to the commenter above who asks 58
why you should use this method instead of downloading a pirated copy of Power
ISO.

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God June 22, 2009 at 3:04 am

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it works fine thanx a million bro when riches start pouring in ill contact you again

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TheG June 20, 2009 at 11:57 am

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“or file-sharing services (like BitTorrent) will be in DAA format”

If you are downloading DAA files using a BiTtorrent why not just search for a cracked
version of WinRAR and save yourself the headache.

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SirenLovesU June 19, 2009 at 4:32 am

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works great, very easy to use anyone new to all this will have no problems thanx to
everyone who got this so easy to find and use

cheers

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Dulal June 12, 2009 at 9:26 pm

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Thanks… It’s working.

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Hugo June 11, 2009 at 9:40 pm
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daa2iso.exe work great! thank you…

the result image .ISO I opened with daemon tool, and work perfect.

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Kally June 7, 2009 at 3:49 pm

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it really works,,,,,,,

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Abs June 7, 2009 at 2:11 pm

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Thanks Sumesh,

It perfectly worked!!

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Matt June 3, 2009 at 11:33 pm

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IZarc is garbage. Use 7zip.

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Sumesh June 4, 2009 at 2:32 pm

@Matt: I respect your opinion, but I’ve personally been very satisfied with IZArc. 67
Gets the job done very well. I suspect you a)use obscure file types only 7zip can
open or b)are an open-source supporter just for the sake of it.

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CC May 16, 2009 at 2:39 am

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Thank you! That helped!

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shawshank May 10, 2009 at 12:41 pm

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download daa2iso from [link removed by admin, do not advertise external links
unless relevant]……….dis realy works man ………..

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MJ Nallos March 29, 2009 at 9:32 am

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I’ve downloaded the files and it worked perfectly for me .. Thanks

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Gordon March 23, 2009 at 2:59 am

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daa2iso worked perfectly for me. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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mataleao January 10, 2009 at 10:25 pm

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DAA2ISO:

Excellent utility! BAH to proprietary programs.

From the w-shadow.com download site the program did not work from first link
(daa2iso_gui.zip), but it did work from the second link (“from this page”). Weird, but hey,
as long as I eventually got the correct version.
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hana January 9, 2009 at 9:55 am

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works for me. thanks a lots.

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Phoenix2life December 16, 2008 at 9:44 am

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Wonderful. This is a life saver tip. I have received a .DAA file and have been
wondering how to read the contents. I have just downloaded DAA2ISO.

Thanks to share these nice tips.

Appreciated !!!

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Sumesh December 9, 2008 at 11:06 am

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@Dave: That is a good method of opening DAA files – I will update the post to
mention it too. However, I should remind that this post shows you how to open daa files
for free – without paid or trial software (WinRAR).5

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Dave December 8, 2008 at 6:21 pm

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Here’s a much easier way.Winrar opens ISO and DAA files the same easy way it
opens ZIP files.I’ve just done it – I opened – and installed – two 4GB “daa” files without
a hitch.I’ve removed Power Iso, Magic Iso, and Alcohol 120% from my systems – who
needs them.Winrar handles so many compressed file types – it’s far better – IMHO –
than winzip, and it’s a cinch to use.I hope this is of some help.

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philip November 29, 2008 at 1:14 pm

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daa2iso.exe works!

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rosdi August 29, 2008 at 5:21 am

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Thanks a bunch for this!.. daa2iso is awesome! One comment thought.. IZarc is not
really necessary.. if you already have 7zip then you can use that to extract the ISO file,
or just burn the iso into a CD.

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Sumesh August 17, 2008 at 1:25 pm

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@Mr.E: I’m not sure what you’re saying, but the possible reasons for it might be a
corrupt software install or an incomplete/corrupt file that you’re trying to extract. Try
redownloading the file and/or reinstalling the required software (IZArc etc.)

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Mr. E August 14, 2008 at 11:59 pm

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Ok, i’ve done everything as instructed, but while in the prosses of extracting my file
to its output, i keep getting an error.

it stops at 2% of the unpacking and gives me the following error:

the compressed ZLIB input is wrong or incomplete

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Casp August 5, 2008 at 6:09 pm
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This doesn’t seem to be working.

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Gaurav August 1, 2008 at 7:02 am

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I dowloaded daa2iso from this site but it didnt work

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Dbug May 3, 2008 at 4:10 am

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There’s a free utility call DAA Converter for converting .daa files to .iso on Mac OS X
10.3 or later (does not support passworded files).
It is open source and is available at twilightedge.com

It is basically a Mac GUI enhanced version of the linux command-line tool daa2iso.

The resulting .iso files can be mounted by simply double-clicking, and can be burned
with Apple’s Disk Utility, or commercial software such as Toast.

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Henry March 15, 2008 at 4:39 am

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7-Zip can also extract the .iso file.

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