How to Run an NRG File

Alcohol 52%
1. Download and install Alcohol 52% (free, see Resources section). For Alcohol 52%, the first time you run the program it will create a virtual CD-ROM drive, which you can then use to mount CD image files (this has the same effect as if you had burned the image file onto a CD, then inserted the CD into your computer's physical CD drive).
2. Add the .NRG file to the software. To do so, either utilize the automatic Image Finder button on the left of the screen or drag the file to the main window of the program.
3. Mount the file on the virtual drive. For Alcohol 52%, accomplish this simply by dragging the .nrg file on the main screen onto the virtual CD drive you created when you first ran the program (visible on the bottom half of the main screen. This effectively 'runs' the NRG file as if you had inserted the CD into your computer; any auto-play functionality should commence immediately.
SoftDisc
4. Download and install SoftDisc (free trial, see Resources section).
5. Launch the program. Look for a wide white panel with a 'Virtual CD/DVD Drive.' Click the Virtual CD/DVD Drive to highlight it, then select 'Drive' > 'Mount Image File' from the drop-down menu at the top of the program.
6. Browse to the .NRG file you wish to run, and then click 'Open'. This runs the .NRG file in the same way as if you had placed a physical CD into your drive.
PowerISO
7. Download, install and launch PowerISO (free, see Resources section). You many have to restart your computer to complete the installation process.
8. Click the 'Mount' button, then select 'Mount Image to Drive [G:]' (the drive may be designated by a different letter depending on your computer's configuration).
9. Browse to the .nrg file you wish to open, then click the 'Open' button on the bottom right of the browsing window. This will run the .NRG file as if you had inserted a physical CD into your optical drive.