question about virtual cd programs
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I use Virtual CD. It allows you to assign virtual cd drives to any or all of your spare drive letters. Once this is done, you can create images of CDs and insert or eject them from these drives.
I use it mainly for my kids PC as they tended to damage CDs quite often. Obvoiusly you need hard drive space for the images although they can be compressed (high compression will cause a reduction in performance depending on your CPU but probably still be faster the a CD ROM drive)
After the image is created and inserted into a drive (you can do both in one step) then you will still have to install the game as per normal. You have the facility to delete the CD image from within the software and would also have to uninstall the game as you would do normally.
Starting the game would be the same as for a normal installation.
I have been running the software for about six months and the only hiccup I have had was that it suddenly assigned the real CD drive to drive W: but this has not been a problem with any CD usage at all.
Let me know if you have any further specific questions.
I use it mainly for my kids PC as they tended to damage CDs quite often. Obvoiusly you need hard drive space for the images although they can be compressed (high compression will cause a reduction in performance depending on your CPU but probably still be faster the a CD ROM drive)
After the image is created and inserted into a drive (you can do both in one step) then you will still have to install the game as per normal. You have the facility to delete the CD image from within the software and would also have to uninstall the game as you would do normally.
Starting the game would be the same as for a normal installation.
I have been running the software for about six months and the only hiccup I have had was that it suddenly assigned the real CD drive to drive W: but this has not been a problem with any CD usage at all.
Let me know if you have any further specific questions.
I use Virtual CD from Farstone Technology and without it I would be faced with the endless task of putting clipart CDs in and out of the CD drive all the time. This program saves me all that hassle and I also use it for audio Cds as well.
I'm on V 7.03 now and I can't fault it. The program installs without any bother and to create a virtual image is so easy even I can do it.
I now have 12 images built of Hemera Clipart that sit ready and waiting on a spare hard drive waiting for easy access.
I have a shortcut as you describe but the program doesn't unload the virtual CD until you ask it to or you load up with another.
Try it on a trial, you'll like it I'm sure.
I should just say that I have this program on Windows 98 & 2000 and have no knowledge of how it would behave on XP
I'm on V 7.03 now and I can't fault it. The program installs without any bother and to create a virtual image is so easy even I can do it.
I now have 12 images built of Hemera Clipart that sit ready and waiting on a spare hard drive waiting for easy access.
I have a shortcut as you describe but the program doesn't unload the virtual CD until you ask it to or you load up with another.
Try it on a trial, you'll like it I'm sure.
I should just say that I have this program on Windows 98 & 2000 and have no knowledge of how it would behave on XP
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daemon tools with daemons auto mount is the best it can load auto or from a desktop shortcut even if it didn`t clicking mount or un mount is a hell of a lot faster than loading a cd then waiting for it to read life`s to short what`s the hurry enjoy youreself remember if youre 33 youre already at least 33% dead
daemon tools with daemons auto mount is the best it can load auto or from a desktop shortcut even if it didn`t clicking mount or un mount is a hell of a lot faster than loading a cd then waiting for it to read life`s to short what`s the hurry enjoy youreself remember if youre 33 youre already at least 33% dead
Also clonecd 4.2.0.2 has a virtual cd drive and if you make a link of the drive on your desktop right clicking it will let you choose from several images to mount, obviously you should previously make the images with same ccd.
Alcohol U can have up to 31 (if I remember correct) virtual drives!!!