How do I burn a BIN file ?

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How do I burn a BIN file ?

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hi guys,

sry maybe some of u think im a dumb newb but the problem is that i dont have many knowledge in burning and file types that have to do with burning.........

cause i always mount and let the images stay on my HDD.......
ok problem is as follows.........

i downloaded SIMS.2.PET.STORIES EXPANSION MULTI..........for my little sister as a present cause she wanted that game so badly !

now i downloaded it and unrared it now i have like always a 800MB BIN file and a few KB Cue file..........

so what i have to do now ? which program i have to use ?
can you explain me that ? i can burn ISOS.......but i never burned a BIN !

i mean burnin it so that its like an original that you insert in the drive.....
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Re: How do I burn a BIN file ?

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hurenBock wrote:i mean burnin it so that its like an original that you insert in the drive.....
Include the crack if any with Ultraiso and burn it with Nero Express using Disc Image Or Saved Project option.
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yeah thats how i did it in the end........

but thank u anyways 4 trying to hlp me :thanks:
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A .bin file can have more than 1 CD track on it. For example games with 1 track for the files, and several for the audio.
The .cue file tells the program where those different tracks are in the .bin file. You can open the .cue as a text file to see the list.
bin/cue has been a popular format for years now so most burn programs should support it, even including Nero now, Alcohol, or freeware like Imgburn and BurnAtOnce.
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i downloaded that "RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN ISO" i posted in the user game upload section

it gets saved as a ISO file well ok
i burned that ISO file just like i burned that BIN file then i used the CD
to test if it works........

it worked everythings fine but when i click on the setup.exe in the main folder windows tells me "this isnt a win 32bit app"

but when i go in the subfolder where a second setup.exe is located and use that one it works without any problems and setup starts.....

i think this is weird idk if it has something to do with burning or that the ISO itself has an error.......
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