Windows 7 and virtual CD's

Tags: server2008r2

Feb 12 2009 12:02 PM

Well, so far I haven't gotten Daemon Tools to work.   Apparently it's not DT itself, but rather the SCSI Passthrough device (SPTD) that isn't compatible with the new low-level changes.   I also couldn't get Elby Virtual CloneDrive to work.   It installed fine, but just hung when I tried to mount a disc.   Fortunately, I've found a solution.

I've never even seen something like this before, but a company called Pismo Technic, Inc. has created an application that mounts an ISO file (and many other formats) as a folder.   It's not a virtual drive at all, just a way to open the CD image and work with its files just like any other files.   I've installed a number of my MSDN ISO images (Visual Studio, Office 2007) this way and it works great.   Very smooth integration (the file simply converts into being a directory!), and fast performance.   Best yet, the install is small, fast, and free.   Oh yeah, and it works on Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7!

It's part of a cool technology that Pismo created to mount arbitrary supported filesystems within the Windows file system interface.   The CD image mounting is just one example of how it can be used   It's called €œPismo File Mount Audit Package € and it's available from their website.   Enjoy!

http://www.pismotechnic.com/download/

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