![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Free Way to Use and Mount Images (ISO files) Without Burning Them. Posted April 2. 5, 2. David Kirk in Windows. Microsoft has an unsupported virtual CD- ROM program. Why buy alcohol or Daemon Tools when you can use this free replacement instead? 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. ![]() ![]() Although I love these tools, Microsoft has a free, 6. Of course, it is not supported, and it is not as friendly as the software listed above. However, it works and it is free. Here’s the download link: http: //www. Here is the readme text. Please note that the readme file is incorrect and that this will work with XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 2. Windows 8 supports ISO files without additional software. Readme for Virtual CD- ROM Control Panel v. THIS TOOL IS UNSUPPORT BY MICROSOFT PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICESSystem Requirements===================– Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional. Installation instructions=========================1. Copy VCd. Rom. sys to your %systemroot%\system. Execute VCd. Control. Tool. exe. 3. Click “Driver control”4. If the “Install Driver” button is available, click it. Navigate to the %systemroot%\system. VCd. Rom. sys, and click Open. Click “Start”6. 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. In this 2015 article we list the best free Windows programs available from Microsoft. Click the Eject button. Select the drive(s) that were added, in the Virtual CDRom Control Panel window. Click the Remove Drive button. Click the Driver Control.
Select an unused drive letter from the drive list and click “Mount”. 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. ![]()
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