I need to create a W7 VM on Virtual Box. Virtual Box requires an .iso image of the OS to be installed.
To create the .ios image, ive loaded a W7 install CD i have into a USB CD enclosure (as i dont have any computers with a build in disk drive anymore) and attempted to make a .ios using WinCDemu when i right click the drive to create image using WinCDemu, i get an error saying "access denied" (see attached screenshot 1 & 2).
Ive tried doing this as an admin user and i get the same error. Ive tried clicking into the drive and browising the file which i can do. Ive tried copying the files to a local folder on the computer and creating the .iso from the local folder but i get a different error (see screenshot below 3 & 4)
Essentially i just want an .iso image of W7 home / W7 pro. I understand Microsoft used to distribute these on their own site, but have stoped doing so as W7 is now end of life. The only reason i need it as one piece of specific software i have will only run on W7. Im not adverse to getting a W7 iso from somewhere else but just very cautious as to the source. Hence why ive tried to make my own from an official W7 install CD.