virtual CD Windows software (without installing anything)

[Relayer]

Is there Windows software that will mount a .ISO as a drive without installing any software? Just an executable and free would be nice.

I can use the isobuster .exe and run setup or browse an image, but when software wants to see the disc as a drive, you would need to install something like Daemon tools.

 

[MrChad]

Daemon Tools.

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: Relayer
Is there software that will mount a .ISO as a drive without installing any software? Just an executable and free would be nice.

I can use the isobuster .exe and run setup or browse an image, but when software wants to see the disc as a drive, you would need to install something like Daemon tools.

you answered it yourself?

 

[dbzwukan]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Daemon Tools.

the best! :thumbsup:

 

[sciencewhiz]

mount -o loop -t iso9660

 

[Relayer]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Daemon Tools.

ummm, yeah so read the post again maybe 😉

 

[Gurck]

Why must there be no software installation?

 

[erikistired]

they did read it, and they told you what to use. afaik there's no way to just mount an iso or there would be no reason for daemon tools to exist.

 

[Speedy3D!]

Originally posted by: fisher
they did read it, and they told you what to use. afaik there's no way to just mount an iso or there would be no reason for daemon tools to exist.

exactly.

 

[oog]

You could try this unsupported tool from Microsoft: http://download.microsoft.com/...lcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

It loads a Virtual CD device driver, but it may still fit in your definition of not installing anything.

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: oog
You could try this unsupported tool from Microsoft: http://download.microsoft.com/...lcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

It loads a Virtual CD device driver, but it may still fit in your definition of not installing anything.

fyi; I read somewhere that it requires win2000, xp or win2003
I suspect it's about as involved as Daemon Tools, so I doubt it's "installation free"
(but I've never tried it, so i don't really know)

 

[Relayer]

Originally posted by: oog
You could try this unsupported tool from Microsoft: http://download.microsoft.com/...lcdcontrolpanel_21.exe

It loads a Virtual CD device driver, but it may still fit in your definition of not installing anything.

winner

 

[Relayer]

Originally posted by: Gurck
Why must there be no software installation?

this is for users computers who are not administrators. when I need to get to a CD on their machine, I can quickly mount an .ISO. All I need to do now is copy one file to their system32 directory and run the .exe file. works fine so far.