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Running A Program Without A CD

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by adminmichael May 10, 2011 last reply May 11, 2011

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I have a program that needs a cd is there a way that i can create a local copy on my network and beable to run the program without the cd in the drive?

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by adminmichael May 10, 2011

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by markp24 May 10, 2011

Hi these all allow you to make an image of the CD as an ISO (or other formats) and mount them as a virtual Cd (VCd)
https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/microsoft-virtual-cd-rom/42

http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm

http://download.cnet.com/Virtual-CD/3000-2248_4-10383683.html

by adminmichael May 10, 2011

Thanks sounds good ill give it a try thanks for the help!

by adminmichael May 11, 2011

Thanks so much! It works Great! Do you know if you can setup a Virtural Disk and have it work on the network without having to have that program installed because when i bought a external drive i think it had a virtural disk on it and i didnt have a program installed for it do you know if you can set it up like that??

by markp24 May 11, 2011

Im not 100% sure how thats done, I believe they have an INF file that autostarts the vcd drivers or theres a just a VCD partition on the hard drive.

maybe this article will give you some ideas?

http://superuser.com/questions/44318/how-do-i-remove-a-mybooks-wd-smartware-virtual-cd-from-my-desktop

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/431456/how-can-i-make-a-usb-flash-drive-appear-not-appear-as-a-cd-drive

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