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i'm looking for a free iso mounting program

  • 21-06-2010 8:22pm
    #1
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭


    need to be able to create a virtual dvd drive so i can mount iso. i'd like a free / basic one please.

    thanks


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  • #2
    tagoona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭tagoona


    There's a program called Daemon Tools Lite that will do the job for you. Google will find it.


  • #3
    RogerThis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 748 ✭✭✭RogerThis


    magic disk is another.
    http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm
    I had problem before with Daemon Tools.


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Daemon Tools is @#$& $%&^%

    I've always hated it. Made itself feel like spyware.

    Magic Disk is lightweight and excellent.


  • #5
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    I use PowerISO for mounting iso's. It may technically be a trial version/shareware/whatever, but for the virtual drive part of its functionality, it just works and doesn't nag.


  • #6
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    +1 for PowerISO. i also use alcohol 52% but it supposedly has spyware in it. i just blocked it from accessing the internet with Zonealarm. daemon tools never worked for me, probably cos of ZA


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  • #7
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Virtual clone drive is another freeware (spyware free) and the first to support Windows 7 64bit (alcohol120% or daemon tools didn't at the time) which is how I came across it.


  • #8
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    i have dtl installed now and seems to be doing what i want. thanks for the other suggestions - will keep them in mind if problems with dtl.

    thanks


  • #9
    ceejay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭ceejay


    +1 for MagicDisk


  • #10
    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    I needed a quick small program yesterday for creating an ISO file from a DVD, only had dialup so needed to be small in size and found http://www.isodisk.com/ about a 500k download and worked a charm.

    Anyway it also mounts an iso image as a virtual disk.


  • #11
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    Just as a quick note, most of the above software are popular by their ability to circumvent basic anti-copy methods that stop disks working when mounted virtually (like games etc) but they'll all work perfectly for just a basic image mount.


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  • #12
    Zith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭Zith


    If you don't need to mount the ISO and just want to extract the files you could use 7zip. It lets you treat the ISO as just another file packing (like .rar or .zip etc). After you install 7zip run the zip file manager then go into the options and choose to associate the application with .iso


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