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Use and Mount Images (ISO files) Without Burning Them in XP

 

XP: Small, Free Way to Use and Mount Images (ISO files) Without Burning Them

Alcohol and Daemon Tools are excellent software packages that allow users to mount ISO files as virtual CD-ROMs. Yes, there is a way to use that ISO without burning it to a disk.

Daemon Tools has now released its Pro Version last week but it costs.But why go for that when we have our own Microsoft.

Microsoft has a free, 60kb program that does the same thing! Of course, it is not supported… and it’s not as friendly as the software listed above; however, it works and it’s free.
Here’s the download link:
winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel

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– Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional
Installation instructions
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1. Copy VCdRom.sys to your %systemroot%system32drivers folder.
2. Execute VCdControlTool.exe
3. Click “Driver control”
4. If the “Install Driver” button is available, click it. Navigate to the %systemroot%system32drivers 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.

Comments on this entry are closed.

  • ripejuice March 2, 2009, 2:47 pm

    Thanks for the info.

  • Anonymous May 1, 2009, 7:05 am

    Hi sir,
    Thanks for such a nice platform to share, pls can u frwd me the 4 digit password and vcc and little brief description hw to use it.
    Thanks sooo much
    I will really be grateful if i can get this help from u.
    lt_dharamveer@yahoo.com

  • Anonymous July 26, 2009, 10:31 am

    That's great and better than any others.

  • Anonymous December 2, 2010, 9:17 pm

    This VCDTool control tool isn't working 🙁

    I'm running the program as Administrator, I've got as far as:
    1. Copy VCdRom.sys to your %systemroot%system32drivers folder.
    2. Execute VCdControlTool.exe
    3. Click "Driver control"
    4. If the "Install Driver" button is available, click it. Navigate to the %systemroot%system32drivers folder, select VCdRom.sys, and click Open.
    5. Click "Start"

    I then get:
    'This Driver has been blocked from loading'

    I've tried it in different compatibility modes and moving the file vcdrom.sys to a different location

    I'm on a Windows Home 7 64 bit OS