DAA file extension

PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive

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The .daa file extension stands for 'Direct Access Archive' and was created by PowerISO Computing for their CD/DVD image file-processing tool "PowerISO".

Unlike the majority of CD/DVD image formats, the PowerISO's .daa format allows advanced features such as file compression, password protection, encryption and the ability to split files in to multiple volumes. Due to these advanced features, PowerISO is the only software package that can read .daa files.

PowerISO is a fairly easy-to-use application that uses a simple drag-and-drop user interface and the (now standard) ability to copy/paste from the clipboard. PowerISO also supports shell integration (command line interface and scripting).

One of the main features of PowerISO is that it allows you to open, create (up to 64GB), edit and extract ISO files, allowing you to create backups of your valuable CD/DVD-Roms or to simply create CD/DVDs from files on your hard disk. Also, as PowerISO can recognise the majority of image file formats, you could convert your CD/DVD-Rom image collection over to the standard ISO format.

Another couple of PowerISO's useful features is the capability to create bootable ISO images (or make a non-bootable image bootable!) and create floppy disk image files. PowerISO also comes with an integrated virtual drive (similar to Daemon tools and Alcohol 120%) that can (obviously) mount .daa CD/DVD images, as well as other popular CD/DVD-Rom image file formats such as ISO, IMG, BIN, NRG, CDI etc.

Although you do not need a powerful PC to run PowerISO (Pentium 166Mhz, 64mb memory and 10mb drive space), PowerISO is only available for the Windows 98, ME, 2000/XP/2003 and Vista operating systems and unfortunately, the internal virtual drive component requires Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista or above. As yet, there is no Apple Mac equivalent.

You can download a trial of PowerISO which, while unregistered will not create or edit images larger than 300MB but apart from these restrictions, all other features and functions are available.

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Author:	PowerISO Computing
File Type:	CD/DVD Disk Image files

.DAA format - Technical information

Identifying Characters (ASCII):	44 41 41 00 00 00 00 00
Identifying Characters (Hex):	DAA
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Visitor comments (Page 2 of 2)

Dale	2007-05-28 16:34:42

Thanx for valueable information, see yaa!

Benke

2007-06-05 17:05:27

Keep up the good work! Tanks for the help.

Myesha

2007-08-23 08:36:18

Well this makes installing Vista Ultimate alot easier but...when it comes to using a patcher for permanent activation they don't recognize the .daa files so then it doesn't work unless you use a different kind of patcher.

regie

2007-09-01 23:41:16

how can i open this extension name .daa, thank you for your assistance.

khaled

2007-09-29 14:06:18

Thanks that really helped

daman

2007-10-06 02:27:13

THANKS FOR TELLING ABOUT THIS SOFT AND ITS USING

Karloff

2007-12-04 23:01:37

I appreciate the help in finding out what's with the daa format and what program you use to uncompress it but still ..... c'mon!!!! Guys!! FFS!! Just compress the fricken programs in formats ppl actually use!!!! DAA???? WTF?!!! WHY?!! For the love of god! WHY???

................................. You idiots!!

Christian

2008-01-18 17:13:02

I have a large file that when I try to open Power ISO replies that there is not enough memory avaliable. I was wondering if there was any way around this? Man I wish there were more .daa associated programs...

morpheus

2008-01-27 15:55:22

thanks for all the info u got for me u got such great work here keep on it ;)

William

2008-02-03 09:56:09

Actually, Maverik is kinda right... Misguided, but right.

PowerISO IS sort of scammy. My hard drive is littered with $20 and $30 "one-trick-pony" programs that I had to get to extract some archive.

Starting now, I am just going to look around a little more and find the target application archived in a "standard" format.

This is a "lose-lose" situation.

Thanks,
William

mistamanic

2008-04-18 11:16:24

Sorry but power iso sucks.

I have obtained a .daa file for a film and even though it was a long time finding this film ill be damned if i am going to be spending money on a dodgy piece of software for a one off.

option? Get rid of ISO or get hold of a keygenerator!

Not that i did....haha

Power ISO is just another way of scamming you out of money...

Oh...lets not forget the adware etc that is written in to the code to mess up your registry...

STEER CLEAR OF IT

Wayne

2008-04-20 09:12:09

It really amazes me. Almost a year after this thread was started, and all the info on it, people are still bitching because they are lost when it comes to a daa file extention!
As I said in an earlier post, LOOK FOR A WAY TO GET IT FREE!!!!!!!!!
It's really not that hard, and it's surely not going to fall in your lap any time soon.
By the way, there is not any adware or spyware in the Power ISO program. Unless of course you were stupid enough to download the program from a torrent site without scanning it before opening.
If that's the case, you deserve what you get.

allidea

2008-07-10 05:01:15

I have problems with installation of PowerISO on Vista Ultimate x64. During installation it simply hangs up and does not finish.

Any ideas?

camih

2008-08-12 00:32:28

want to open and convert .daa with opensource programs, check out this website, it describes what a .daa file is, and how to convert files for free..... screw paying for poweriso....pile of crap

http://w-shadow.com/blog/2007/12/27/free-daa-to-iso-converter-gui

SwedPal

2008-08-19 09:23:19

Unknown file extensions and software is all a bunch of crap I think we all agree on that.

The real question is WHY are the releaser of the image using it???

Are they getting paid by PowerISO??? I'm sensing a conspiracy theory developing...
I can't see any other logical explanation since warez groups dont strike me as the type of people who support this kind of software.

dentity

2008-09-07 01:40:48

for mac/apple use

www.twilightedge.com/mac/daaconverter/history.html

Kata	2008-10-02 07:55:23

Well I wanted to get PowerISO I took it but at the RUN image it said "Error launching installer". How can I fix this error it's a little annoying.

Timmy

2008-10-14 02:40:01

I had the same problem as Kata. This pile of junk made me create an account on their site and when I downloaded it it gave me that kind of error.

Dayyt

2008-10-22 19:19:35

Useful information, thanks

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