Free software for mounting ISOs that is not Daemon Tools

[blackllotus]

Title says it all. I'm looking for freeware that I can use to mount ISO images and play games without have to switch cds all the time. I used to use Daemon Tools but it ended up crashing my computer. Microsoft has this program called Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel, however I have problems with that as well. I can successfully mount images with it however the games still complain of not being able to find the CD. I used an ISO that was converted from a *.ccd file (created with CloneCD) that worked with Daemon Tools so I don't think its the game's copy protection kicking in.

Any ideas?

 

[bruceb]

Why not just extract and copy the entire game cd to a Folder on the hard drive
and also put the game .exe that you use to run it in the same folder ? ?

It should see it

 

[Red Storm]

Try Alcohol.

 

[secretanchitman]

alcohol is free for a trial period. also you can download nero 7 trial and it comes with nero imagedrive.

 

[Balt]

I use PowerISO and Daemon Tools.

 

[MrChad]

This little Microsoft tool has worked great for me in the past.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpvirtualcd.html

EDIT: NM, just re-read your OP.

 

[Seekermeister]

The easiest way to play games without the CDs, is to install a no-CD patch.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: blackllotus
Title says it all. I'm looking for freeware that I can use to mount ISO images and play games without have to switch cds all the time. I used to use Daemon Tools but it ended up crashing my computer. Microsoft has this program called Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel, however I have problems with that as well. I can successfully mount images with it however the games still complain of not being able to find the CD. I used an ISO that was converted from a *.ccd file (created with CloneCD) that worked with Daemon Tools so I don't think its the game's copy protection kicking in.

Any ideas?

have you used a newer version of daemon tools? i found that with certain games i would have issues with older verisios of daemon tools. i updated it and all works well. just an idea...

 

[schneiderguy]

Magic Disc

 

[TheRyuu]

Why not find out why Daemon Tools is crashing?
Best other choice is Alcohol 120% but they both use the same SCSI service anyway so I don't see how it would matter which one you use.

 

[blackllotus]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
Why not find out why Daemon Tools is crashing?
Best other choice is Alcohol 120% but they both use the same SCSI service anyway so I don't see how it would matter which one you use.

The sptd.sys file which is part of the SCSI service was causing the crash. My system wouldn't boot.

 

[userman]

I had the same problem with alcohol 120. I uninstalled the program and removed all entries in the registry, downloaded the latest version and installed it. Fixed the problem. So you might try the same with daemon tools.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: blackllotus

Originally posted by: wizboy11
Why not find out why Daemon Tools is crashing?
Best other choice is Alcohol 120% but they both use the same SCSI service anyway so I don't see how it would matter which one you use.

The sptd.sys file which is part of the SCSI service was causing the crash. My system wouldn't boot.

That was an issue with an older version on Daemon Tools. The newer version fixed that issue.

 

[James Bond]

I :heart: Alcohol 120%