Is it possible to install any multiple cds software from HD?

[Jean]

Members:

I am wondering if it is possible to install any software with multiple cds from HD instead. For instance, I would like to copy all Solidworks CDs and install it from my HD. It would be much faster and I don't have to swap cds. Is there any setting or command I should modify to make this possible?

Any suggestion and help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Antoneo]

Hrmm, I think you have to make an image of it on your hard drive using Nero, Alchohol 120%, cloneCD, or Daemon tools and then mount it as a [virtual] drive. You may run into difficulties depending on the copy protection scheme and/or your cdrom drive. Good luck.

 

[warcrow]

...or, you can just take the images, bonvert them to bin's, and then use binchunker to read them as regular cds from the HDD.

 

[StevenYoo]

i second Daemon Tools.

it works really well

 

[Jean]

Thank you all for your help.