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Mounting a Virtual CD or DVD

I recently had the need to mount a ISO file. There are commercial options, or there is a free option from Microsoft. The software they offer is only for CDs.

Here's the download link:
winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel

Here's the readme:

Quote:

Readme for Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel v2.0.1.1

THIS TOOL IS UNSUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICES

System Requirements
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- Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional

Installation instructions
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1. Copy VCdRom.sys to your %systemroot%\system32\drivers folder.
2. Execute VCdControlTool.exe
3. Click "Driver control"
4. If the "Install Driver" button is available, click it. Navigate
to the %systemroot%\system32\drivers folder, select VCdRom.sys, and
click Open.
5. Click "Start"
6. Click OK
7. Click "Add Drive" to add a drive to the drive list. Ensure that
the drive added is not a local drive. If it is, continue to click "Add
Drive" until an unused drive letter is available.
8. Select an unused drive letter from the drive list and click "Mount".
9. Navigate to the image file, select it, and click "OK". UNC
naming conventions should not be used, however mapped network drives
should be OK.

You may now use the drive letter as if it were a local CD-ROM
device. When you are finished you may unmount, stop, and remove the
driver from memory using the driver control.

But if you want to do either a CD or a DVD, then following free software will do the job nicely.

Virtual CloneDrive

Virtual Clone Drive is a free, small and lightweight virtual CD-ROM
and DVD-ROM emulator that let users mount .iso, .ccd, .dvd, .img, .udf
and .bin/.cue image files just like a physical CD/DVD drive.

Download VirtualCloneDrive Version 5.1.4.5 (SetupVirtualCloneDrive5.exe)

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