burning a .bin image onto cd properly

[GTW661]

I hope someone could help me at this time. I've just downloaded StarOffice, and both files were .bin images. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do as far as burning them onto cds. The files are 136 MBs and 45 MBs. I tried with Nero 6, but I ened up with a coaster. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks.


CPU: AMD Duron 800
MB: Gigabyte 7IXE4
HD: Maxtor 40 GB
OP Drive: Sony CRX300E CDRW Burner
Mem: 256
KY: AOpen keyboard
Mo: ComPaq mouse
VC: ATI Rage Fury
SC: Creative SB PCI512
OS: Win ME

 

[LTR12101B]

a BIN should be accompanied by a CUE, if it IS a CD image file - it isn't always.
If it is a CD image, it may be possible to burn using the "foreign image" option in Nero, but you're guessing at the parameters (usually a BIN is 2352 byte sectors (RAW) in either mode 1 or mode 2).

PS. I have a 7IXE4, I had a Rage Fury, and I went from a SB PCI 128 to a Live value

 

[scarecrow]

StarOffice as .bin is definitely NOT a CD image, but rather a *nix or MACOS binary executable.
So, if you are a Windows user, you simply downloaded the wrong file... sorry.
Simply get the latest OpenOffice release (1.1.1 RC1) for Windows, it has the same contents as StarOffice (minus that tricky Adabas database manager), and it is way more advanced- and absolutely FREE to use. Linux, MACOS and Solaris releases are also widely available.