Use ISO Images Without Burning to Disk
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I use DAEMON Tools.
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Virtual CloneDrive works well. http://www.elby.ch
Not only is it also free but it is easier to use than the Microsoft one.
Also useful for writing/creating CDs to/from ISOs is the ISO Recorder Power Toy (for WinXP). For free as well! http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
It extends the Windows CD Recording Wizard to allow you to right click an ISO to write it to CD, and vice versa.
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I do as well. As far supperior support. I tried VIrtual CDRom as well just before all the ISOs came out so I could use WinISO to create file cds of my Windows OS and SQL Install disks and left the ISO on the hard drive for quick access.
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Awesome! Thanks, Andy!
All the best,
DaleAuthor: An Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Management Studio
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Both of these are great products. Personally, I use VaporCD (http://vaporcd.sourceforge.net) which is free. It allows me to create ISOs from CDs as well as mounting ISOs. And it's free.
Of course, YMMV.
Timothy J. Bruce
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Alcohol 120% and 52% are worth looking at.
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for what is'w worth this facility is available on Nero 6.x and works a treat.
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dont forget about WinRAR...
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I'm glad someone else out there uses the awesome power of WinRar for iso's too - it browses em like big zip files! excellent!
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I use both Daemon tools and http://www.isobuster.com for when I'm too lazy to mount an image =)
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I also use Daemon Tools, and the price for this one also can't be beat (i.e. it is free).
Winrar et al will allow extraction of files, but many distribution cd's will not install unless it detects that it is running as a physical drive letter. Alcohol, DT, Nero Image Drive all work in this case, but my favorite of these is by far Daemon Tools 3.47.
-Hath1
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My favorite tool for the job is also Daemon Tools. Great price ($0) and great features.
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Woo!! I never knew WinRar wors on ISO! Sweet! another great use for my favorite zipping utility!! thanks for the tip!
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Putting on my Creative Commie hat...
Currently this is quasi-legal technology. This is due to the DMCA; which makes it illegal to break copy protection; which is necessary in order to play protected DVDs. DVDs are supposed to be played through a hardware DVD player, and in no other way.
Now, I personally burn my DVDs to my hard drive all the time. And not just for archive purposes; a PC is a perfectly valid way to play movies, especially with a TV card. And being able to alphabetize, categorize, etc. It's the difference between a database and a piece of paper.
Notice that virtually all the software mentioned in FOSS. There's a reason for this....
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