Mount an ISO image in Windows Vista
The freeware utility from Microsoft to mount ISO Images doesn't work in Windows Vista. Thankfully there's another utility that does.
The utility that we will use is called Virtual Clone Drive. This utility will let you mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files. Download the utility and start the setup process.
Select Yes or OK at the hardware prompt and continue. You might have to restart your computer. Now you should be able to mount any ISO image by just double-clicking on the file. Note: If you are going to reinstall this utility, make sure you uninstall it first, or you'll BSOD yourself repeatedly.
This utility does not work on Windows Vista 64 bit edition.
Alternatives
- Virtual CD-ROM (Microsoft) - This utility does not work in Windows Vista
- MagicDisk - This is a nice, free utility, but it isn't very easy to install in Vista64.
- Alcohol 52% - Free version of Alcohol 120, but it bundles a browser toolbar that they claim isn't spyware. It's unacceptable.
- Daemon Tools - Well known tool, but the latest version installs spyware on your computer, and the old version doesn't work in Vista.
At this point, Virtual CloneDrive is by far my favorite free utility.
Daemon Tools works on Vista aswell.
Daemon Tools also now introduced a phone home spyware component - to be fair they do notify you about it and you are prompted for permission to install it
IMHO this is just unacceptable - would rather they just ask for $5
The warning about Daemon Tools is absolutely true. I actually have a very old version of it, from before they added the spyware, but it doesn't work all that well.
After having used Virtual Clone Drive for a while, it's really a great application. I've had no problems at all with it, and it's so much easier to use. Not to mention being fully free.
Deamon Tools v3 is not compatible, maybe v4, but there is a spyware in it.
Virtual Clone Drive, is free, easy to use, and do exactly the same job as Deamon Tools.
… and work well on Vista. Unacceptable is the right word for it.
Unacceptable is the perfect word for it.
I have no idea why people love Daemon tools so much. Everybody I talk to uses it. I guess everybody I talk to also has spyware on their machine.
Myself, I'm a happy user of Virtual Clone Drive.
No one is workin whit VISTA-64 bit.
There are Blue Screen of Death issues with virtual clone drive and Vista. It's a great program and all, but it's not quite ready for Vista. There's a post on the slysoft forums about them planning to update the software after they release the HD version of AnyDVD.
Sorry to be a lesser geek here, but i installed VCD and i can't get it to load any ISO images. I have a full version of Nero 7 recently released for Vista, but it's Imagedrive doesn't work for Vista, so i thought i would try this.
Any ideas?
I've not had any problems with Virtual Clone Drive. I'm using it on a bunch of different machines with no issues…. as long as you don't try and reinstall it over itself. =)
Tried to run Virtual Clone on VISTA ULTIMATE 64… error msg. can not run program on this version of Vista! … please give me an allternative! thank you
Use alcohol 120, works in Vista and has a right click mount option on the drive icon.
Alcohol 120 is a great utility, but it's not free, so it's not necessarily a solution for everybody.
Any other ideas for Vista 64? I have been perfectly happy with MagicDisc from MagicISO for this task, but driver won't load properly in Vista 64
It is also freeware, spyware-free. http://www.magiciso.com/tutori.....erview.htm
According to their website, MagicISO now supports Vista 64… I don't have 64bit version installed on my machine at the moment, so I can't test it out.
Anybody want to try it out and let me know if it works?
Note that I still prefer VirtualCloneDrive for normal users, since it's a lot easier to use.
Alcohol 120% may not be free, but there is indeed a free version of the same program named alchol 52% which allows upto 6 virtual drives which is more than enough for me. Another limitation is that it does not burn images into optical media like 120%. I don't mind that either. But I gotta warn you. After a recent update of my beloved AVG Free Antivirus, blue screen of death started to appear whenever I try to mount an image. So I uninstalled AVG Free and installed Avira's Antivir Personal Edition Classic: Another recommended freebie antivirus.
The question is, does Alcohol 52% work on Vista 64?
Now that I look at it, Alcohol 52% is NOT free unless you want to install some toolbar that seems like spyware crap to me.
I recommend not installing it.
This program sounds great, but I will warn all who download: although mounting discs is a great way to save dvd's/cd's, it can also cause many BSOD's, so please create a system restore point before installing this sort of software. Also, take note of any system files it uses, trust me, this will save you hours of grief.
I keep hearing people talk about BSODs with ISO mounting software… I've been using these for a long time, without ever having a single error.
I aatest that Virtual Clone is a very nice, clean product. Works great. Only wish I could change the icon of the disc…its some goofy looking sheep!
Ben,
If you open the Virtual CloneDrive from the start menu, there's an option to turn off the "Virtual Sheep", which will remove the icon.
Errr… About Daemon Tools. You can actually choose not to install the spyware part (Search Bar) in the setup process. I have it installed on my XP machine and it works perfectly well, without any so-called "spyware". If you ask me, only a moron would blindly click next in any software installation nowadays (reminds me of MsgPlus! adware thing until they changed the setup process).
Daemon Tools should have simply made the product commercial and charged a few dollars for it. It's unacceptable for them to bundle spyware in any form, even if they let you remove it.
Spam and Spyware should NEVER be tolerated.
DT is still considered the leader of protection emulation, so I don't really care for something that they don't force you to install in the first place.
MagicDisk crashed my 32-bit Vista.
This is perfect after losing Nero's ImageDrive in Vista. I've been using NRG2ISO to convert my old stuff
I've heard varying levels of success with MagicDisk… that's why I'm sticking with the VCD recommendation.
daemon tools works on vista x64 ->>>> daemon408-139-x64.exe
OMG It works! Thanks alot, alcohol 120% didnt really work! But this works perfect! Thanks!!!!
VCD doesn't work flawlessly. While trying to xcopy from an image mounted with VCD, it was impossible to do so. Daemon Tools however accomplishes this fine, and has all the cp emulation to boot. I also found the "icons" folder to solve my main gripe with the program, that being the ugly tray icons it comes with.
MagicDisc does not work on Vista 64, it has a yellow bang next to MagicDisc SCSI in device manager. I'm hoping someone could figure out how to get it installed.
Ok, here's a fix to allow MagicDisc to run in Vista x64
Press Windows Logo Key+R to bring up Run command
Type "CMD" without quotes and press Enter to bring up command prompt
In command prompt, execute each of the following commands:
Bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks ON
Bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING ON
Bcdedit.exe /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Reboot the computer, and then reinstall MagicDisc
Hi!
Found you with a search (ASK today, I think, although I usually use Google). Loaded VirtualCloneDrive and installed it immediately. Wasn't quite sure how to respond to the 'select your hardware' question during setup but selected the only available option and let it go ahead. Figured if I didn't select anything, which was offered as an option, it would search everything on the system… Anyway, it proceeded to completion without problem, at which point I wasn't sure what to do. Looking back at the article (I generally don't close all my open programs when installations tell me to) I realized I should find the ISO file and double-click on it. I expected to get a mounting dialog (what drive letter, etc.) but instead it immediately wanted to autoplay the DVD image I'd recorded. I sleected Media Center as the option and up it came. GREAT ADVICE! THANK YOU.
I can confirm that DAEMON Tools 4.09 X64 works in Vista 64 … make sure u get the second version X64 not X86.
Also important to untick the Search Bar when installing or it will place adware on you computer. If you forget you can uninstall the search bar later from Control Panel->Programs and Features….. which is the new add/remove thingy.
7Zip will mount ISOs too, its free and it spanks WinZip and WinRar whuile it is at it.
I agree that 7-Zip is the best archiving program out there. It does well at file manipulations on ISOs, but after looking at the help files and the forum on their web site I found no way of mounting an ISO with it. I've installed VirtualCloneDrive on my Vista Home Premium system and have not had problems that I'm sure came from it. I have had system freezes when I use Media Center to play DVD images that I've mounted as an ISO, but I've had the same thing happen with the actual DVD in the drive, so I think it's a problem with Media Center.
I've read that MagicISO and MagicDisk work fine with Vista. So I installed and crashed Vista Home Premium. Had to completely restore.
well for all the ppl who say clone DVD work on vista …try it on a 64b version of home premium and u'll be surprised I have yet to see how i can mount images of dvds and cds on my vista 64 home premium computer
so this is an opened question to the floor…HOw can i do that if daemon and clone wont even install on my OS?
ybeaupre I already said above a month a go QUOTE:
"I can confirm that DAEMON Tools 4.09 X64 works in Vista 64 … make sure u get the second version X64 not X86.
Also important to untick the Search Bar when installing or it will place adware on you computer. If you forget you can uninstall the search bar later from Control Panel->Programs and Features….. which is the new add/remove thingy."
Trying to install MagicDisk on Vista x86 throws the error "this program has known compatibility issues"
- MagicIso Maker is incompatible with this version of Windows"…
what gives?
I'd like a command line based tool that I can script the mounting and unmounting of virtual CD's, that way my kid can double-click an icon (which is actually a cmd file that unmounts the current game and mounts the selected one)
What do you have against VirtualCloneDrive? It's not command-line based, but it already is easy enough for the kid to use. Just double-click on the new ISO image, and it replaces the old one. Standard auto-start options apply too.
Chuck
I use UltraIso to make, burn my ISO files. It includes a Virtual disk application with good shell integration.
It still works after the trial ends. Its only $29 for the Pro version and it includes lifetime updating!
Just downloaded and tried to install Virtual Clone Drive 5, my PC BSOD'd on the install (my first BSOD with Vista Home Premium)
Was able to recover with no long term ill effects by loading from last known good configuration.
Thank God for that!
I've been using Virtual Clone Drive for some months now under Vista Home Premium. My version is 5.1.4.5. I don't know why you'd get a BSOD.
Latest News, MagicDisc can work properly on Windows Vista x64. Now I can mount iso file on windows vista x64.
http://www.magiciso.com/tutori.....erview.htm
Can these programs be used to copy system files (.img) from the Vista install DVD to your C drive?
I got MagicDisc for Vista-64 (Intel Dual Core 64 w\200G raid on Intel D945NT MB) directly from the link posted above (forkart on August 16, 2007 8:11 am) and it installed perfectly and put up a tray icon. I test mounted and accessed folders and files from several iso files. Works great!
I am using PowerISO on Vista X86 Ultimate with no problems. Can mount ISOs, read and modify ISOs, create ISOs…
Take a look
WHOOAAA thank you very much dude, I realle needed to mount images on my computer
I just want to say that Magicdisc by MagicISO works with Windows Vista 64.
No spyware, and ts Free!
You should check out FantomDVD. It will allow you to run as many virtual devices as you want and it works great in Vista. Also it comes with an easy to use management system.
-Andie
PowerISO works on Vista Ultimate x64 just fine. It has alot of features to it as well that some of the others don't have (with the exception of Alcohol120 maybe). You can mount all the image formats, and at the same time "explore" either the same images that are mounted or other images. I've used MagicISO, DaemonTools, and several others when I ran XP Pro… I have to say that PowerISO is my favorite (and it actually works on x64 systems). While I don't down the other options seeing as how at some point I ran each of them I do recommend you try PowerISO over the others.
And by the way…. to "The Geek" … your comment is a bit ignorant ( I mean this in the most non-offensive way possible) about "64 bit Vista is pointless at this point in history, since half the software doesn't work on it". That is so far from the truth. I am not big on Microsoft, and I've ran several distros of Linux and other OS as well… BUT I believe in giving credit where it is due. Vista x64 Ultimate will run almost anything. Anything it won't run usually has a more superior alternative that Vista x64 WILL run due to the fact that you can make better programs for x64 architecture. The blame doesn't fall on x64 Vista (or x64 XP for that matter) it falls on the creators of the software. x64 architecture is far better than 32bit and the authors of the software need to get off their asses and step up to the plate and make the software run on either architecture (for now) and eventually they should go to x64 only and get rid of 32bit altogether. I am broke as hell most of the time and I have 3 kids to support and a woman with expensive tastes on a broke budget… yet I STILL have a PC running x64 Vista Ultimate and all the software I need to do anything I could possibly want on my PC. There is no excuse for the PC world to not step up to x64 and phase out 32bit except for pure LAZINESS and being cheap. I have all of Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office 2007, all the "top-rated video games" are installed on my PC, WinRAR, lots of programming software, ftp clients, and i even have classic games like "The 7th Guest" and "System Shock 1 and 2 installed… and they ALL RUN. Now if I can run a game from 16 years ago on my PC that was supposed to install from DOS prompt with a CD on a 32bit machine, I have trouble believing that x64 Vista "won't run half the software out there" as you put it.
What would of been truthful to say is this:
1) x64 Vista is for serious PC users only. Those that aren't skilled at using a PC and using Windows should stick to x86.
2) Some software needs to be set to the right "Compatibility" settings under its properties to run correctly because the creator of the software won't get off their ass and make it x64 compatible. (yet Vista is still able to run it if you know what you are doing).
As I said earlier, I'm not a fan of Microsoft.. I could list a 1000 flaws of MS to complain about (like how they are forming monopolies on the markets using Vista to force you to buy Xbox 360 controllers, also owned by Microsoft, for Vista if you want to use a game controller with alot of popular games) but don't blame x64 architecture or Vista or XP x64 Pro for what is the software creator's fault.
@Timothy:
No offense taken… I wrote this article in the very beginning of january, when there actually were serious driver problems… most manufacturers have since added drivers, although not all.
I think that people don't switch to 64-bit because of the volume of software written for 32-bit, especially in office environments. It's all about backwards compatibility and risk.
By the way, your statement about "freeware utility from Microsoft to mount ISO Images doesn't work in Windows Vista" is not correct. It may not run on 64 bit systems but it runs fine on my 32 bit Vista systems. Been using it since December '06.
Virtual clone drive works with some of computers with Vista at the company very well but some computers really totaly crash and then we have to use te repair utility to get them back to life again.
So for us it is not a reliable tool for using with Vista. A pitty because the tool is simple and -when non of these problems occure- a very fine tool.
Where the problem is? Really don't know, we all use Vista with the latest updates and also the latest version of Virtual clone drive.
MagicDisc from MagicISO works great on my Vista 64-bit installation.
Virtual Cd works fine in Vista. Just remember to right click and run as administrator
Deamon tool works fine. But there is a big problem in VISTA. Deamon tool create virtual drive as a 0: 1: 2: etc. which is not display in Computer. Then how to open the CD/DVD image after mount the virtual drive? I install Alcohol 120% in my Laptop which is VISTA OS. During installation, Blue Screen in open with "Physical Memory Dumb……". Each time I open my OS either Safe mode or normal mode, this screen is open……… and there is no hope to back up my previous state……
I'm still happily using Virtual CloneDrive, on the if-if-works-don't-fix-it theory. It creates as many drives as you request, starting with the letter you specify. I find that I actually only use one; I keep my iso images on one directory, and doubleclicking one automatically mounts it on my first virtual drive. The change immediately shows up in Computer.
Comment 1 to Debabrata Hazra: You say Deamon[sic] tool works fine, then describe problems with it, i.e. you can't open the virtual drive. Sounds to me as though Daemon Tools is not actually working very well at all! Possibly you could type the address in, e.g. 1:\VIDEO_TS and see it that way. But why would you want to? Why not just pick a different solution, like Virtual CloneDrive?
Comment 1 to Debabrata Hazra: try to find another option instead of Safe mode; hopefully you can get to a command line and restore the system from a restore point.
I'm pretty happy with Vista, although I hope MS really does come out with some fixes soon. Nearly half of the programs I install will not run, usually producing the "xxxx has stopped working" error. Sometimes, if it turns out to be a Data Execution Protection error, I can add it to the list of programs I've excluded from checking for that. Sometimes, as in the case of a Microsoft product called Internet Explorer, it just will not run no matter what. Good thing I have the capability to switch rendering engines for a tab in Firefox; that takes care of those few offensive sites that only run using IE.
Sorry to blather on. Good luck.
Great advice Team-"How to" =)
Nice and easy… Been having a big problem with these iso files in vista - but now its resolved!
Thanks again!
Debabrata Hazra - I had the exact same problem. Here is the solution:
When it's booting, select F8 and choose "last known good configuration".
Then once in windows, immediately open control panel and uninstall it. Note that if you select any other option at the boot menu, it will try to load the driver on boot and do the usual blue screen.
I was looking for am ISO mounter for Vista, googled and found your site. VCD is something I have used on an older machine but forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder.
P.S. Elby and Slysoft products rock. I have been using CloneDVD and AnyDVD for 4 years or so and they are very nice. Product updates come out on a regular basis.
alcohol 120 has never failed me in xp or vista 32 bit
PowerISO works best for me on Vista Home Premium 32 bit. Its a simple utility with no added frills and toolbars, addware etc.
VirtualCloneDrive is hands-down the best ISO utility I have found. I have used it for several years and have yet to find one feature I do not like. Easy-to-use and basically idiot proof.
I was just going to let everyone know that PowerISO works well for mounting .isos and even though there is a pro version, the trial will mount .isos with no problems, just will not let you open an iso over a certain size or create an iso over a certain size. Works great for me on XP and Vista. Set the options how you want, but you can add it to the context menus in windows explorer and everything.
I'm running DaemonTools in Vista x64 without any problem.
Daemon tools is loved by so many because it does exactly what it is supposed to and nothing more.
There are now 3 flavors - Lite, Personal (fee-based) and Pro (fee based). The lite version comes with spyware / adware whatever you want, but ***YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO NOT INSTALL IT AND STILL USE DAEMON TOOLS***
It works, and it works well.
Thanks alot for the tip, mounting iso's has never been easier unless you happen to be using linux
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Can Vista Basic 32bit or any Vista OS be cloned and what software or methods must be taken in order to make this happen….I have looked and tried many ways to do this but MicroSoft Vista has changed its B disk structure and moved some files so that you cannot perform an exact clone that is boot ready…now I know what your all thinking…why would this person want to clone his OS and not just bkup restore…well I would have to say that if the law permits us to clone One exact copy of a movie DVD for backup then why not an OS lets face it the price tag for the Vista Hog is large not like that of a $30 DVD…..now I know of one way but its to much of a pain in the ass can someone point out a simple solution with software and I mean software that says its Vista Ready and really is not and I think you all know what I mean without mentioning those software names here….so please feel free to let me know and or direct me to a site or software or forum that can show me the way to clone this $#%#$ Hog over rated over$$$ wanna be OSX with all the bells and HoHaaaa love Linux Mac but we are stuck to work with Windows you get what I mean right?…..and please I don;t want to run Vista in an XP VM Shell window thats not for me it works but I want the real deal CLONE VISTA no friggin around with copy protection athentication (Paradox)-(Clony) great work from those guys….but just One simple process to clone a perfect no hair pulling exp…..sit and click and Clone clone clone ok thanks alot for reading and if I had my way Vista would be next to my desk……….in the 32 bit 64 bit trash can where it belongs….long live free the Clone Masters of yesteryear hahahaha….later and don't be offended by my not loving this new OS…bye from Zebra it's not what you think…..if they can build it we can rebuild it better and our way.Free is good yes? unless your a programmer who works for BGates $$$$ don't think he got where he is today without cracking some thumbs of his own peers along the way later all.
Acronis True Image will do what you want. Probably later version of Ghost too, but I haven't used Ghost for years
I suggested Acronis TrueImage, but don't see my post
Thank-you Bill Condie … Thanks for the info on ghost and TI but i have tried them both with shall I say….ahem? no luck so far.
But ghost 2002-3 seems to get abit done if your willing to tweak it abit….but still I have no simple one click option software for cloning Vista like I did with earlier Windows OS.
I know there will soon be a work around as I have seen in some forums such as the well put together Tutorial by Mudcrab on a site to which I cannot remember right now but it still takes alot of time…I don't think the average person would understand it that well either.. I used a program that cost no more then $39 called Dvd DriveClone it works easy cheap and anyone can use it with little comp exp…this program works great but the new Vista ready version will not clone back it makes a perfect clone to the eye but when you look deeper it has some missing and moved files…too bad this program blows ghost out the door and TImage I mean $$$ wise anyways…..and its easy to work with,,,in my oppinion it gives you all the same that more $$$ programs do….but still this Vista Clone problem is in my face….I have 8 computers all to which I run XPpro except for one Mac and One running Fedora and one with a dual boot 98se and 2000 combo for my own reasons….but 2 notebooks I have ontop of these mentioned are Vista bundled with basic and there complete slow running hogs with no place to go…but my working with them is needed so I reached deep into my wallet for my daughters sake and bought yes paid for the damm Vista Os not some ISO off the web torrent version to which I now wished I had done since I would have saved myself some time and big bucks for an OS that sucks I know I got a bundled ver but when I tried to clone it wipe over no more os and no restore its at the factory and they told me its your problem your software is nolonger under warranty because you tried to make a copie of it…..go figure that one out eh?…..its my problem my time my computer my paid clone software and my right to make a back up under the laws of *********** but they screwed me over and made me feel like a criminal well if I really wanted my OS to be a hack ISO version I could do it within 30 minutes but no I went the right way and bought the damm OS and now I can't clone it I can't get rid of it no money back,,,,and heres the kicker….the notebook is a Toshiba Sat and you can forget about putting XP on it the $%%%$% drivers are nolonger currently supported by the Toshiba manufacter….so here I am stuck with a comp and Os and clone software that all combinded together add up to one hell of a mess and alot of lost $$$$ and productivity….so Vista and the new computer companys can all go kiss my new hacking ass they make people go towards that end with there bloody greed and laws that work in there favor not the consumer…..I love hackers I hate the corps that make us pay for there mistakes in progress its the greed that bytes them in the ass I am waiting out my time for the Vista Clone one click hack its comming trust me its already in the works….later all from the rising Hackworth Team if you buy it someone will just take it from you in a flick click out you go……zebra was here. NowUCme NowUDon't. oh ya thanks again for any comments made *.*
Hello, just wanted to add that I installed MagicDisk on my Windows Vista Ultimate x64 flawlessly. You just have to press "install anyway" at the install prompt as the driver is unsigned. Besides that everything works by mounting as many ISO files as you want for free and without spyware, yay!
ive got a prob how can i mount images ive got this game clue:murder at the bla bla bla… i wanted to install it into my notebook without using cds can someone help me im just a newbie in mounting(>_
Hi Francis,
After installing the application, I used the free MagicDisc (http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm) The program resides in your taskbar notification area where you can mount your .bin or .iso files. The program will basically create a virtual DVD drive with a designated letter (usually E:, F:, G: and so on) you can select one of those virtual drives and mount an image. After this the files are accessible through Windows Explorer as you would normally do so with a physical Cd or DVD. Hope it helps.
Regards,
Yoshi
I have tried almost every ISO loading program I can find that says it works with windows vista 64 bit. None have worked so far. I keep geting the error " Windows can not access the Disc, the disc may be corrupt etc etc" Every ISO I have tried are working just fine in Windows Xp. I have tried several work arounds I have read on the net and have yet to find anything that works. I am running Windows Vist 64 Ultimate final release. If anyone has a working solution please let me know. Very frustrated!
Ok, looks like I may have got it working. Seems some of my iso files had gotten corrupted some how. After going back on Xp they were not loading. Loaded up some backups I burnt to cd and so far all is working even in Vista 64.
Hi all, I just install latest WinRar trial v3.71 and it works fine for handling most compressed files and can even open ISO file in a snap. I copied the iso file to HD first though (because I hate it when it has some errors in the middle of reading from CD/DVD directly). And no, I'm not from WinRar company or it's salesperson lol :p, I have to pay when the trial perioed expire, darn you WinRar!!
Chondro, try 7-zip. I like it better than WinRar and it's free. But both of these provide only a way to access the files from the ISO image, not a way of executing software as if it came from the CD or DVD. For that you need something like VirtualCloneDrive, also free. That way if you have an ISO image of something, e.g. a game or movie, you just mount it on the virtual disk and your computer thinks the actual disk has been inserted into a drive.
when i mount a image into VCD i go into my computer to open up the game and it says,
windows can not access this disc
the disc may be corrupt, make sure the disc uses a
format that windows recognizes. if the disc is unformater
you need to format it before using it.
and i have no clue what to do.. any help?
Running Vista Home Premium, had Daemon Tools working for a while (always shakily), then suddenly it stopped. Rather than be arsed to figure out why, I downloaded MagicISO and it worked seemlessly. Thank you How-To-Geek for your list of suggestions. It's nice that you list a variety to choose from on your site.
Keep up the good work!
I recommend MagicIso as Daemontools has gone spyware.
I still like VirtualCloneDrive. Been using it forever, now. Works great. I don't even have to think about it.
Magic Disk have now launched an x64 edition, for all you out there who got the 64 bit Vista platform.
thanx works grreat:]
I had daemon tools on my laptop (which is new and came with vista basic) and it didnt work.
it kept prompting me to acctivate it from the administrator account when i am the administrator
New users to Vista often don't realize that almost everything is run as a regular user. You can right click on the program icon or start menu entry to get additional options. One of these is Run As Administrator. Sometimes if you run the installer for a program as an Administrator you can avoid having to authenticate every time you run. Experiment.
Good Luck.
I didn't notice from other replies but Alcohol 52% offers a free version now. You can choose not to install the toolbar if you want. No spywares, at least not that I know of.
http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html
URL for virtual clone drive, doesn't look like anyone else posted it. (The link in the article is dead.)
@Solomon
Thanks for that comment, updated the article.
I simply cannot understand why people break their links… it just baffles me. Seems like they would want people using their software.
Guys, when i mount the iso image and try to run it , Vista keeps telling me you need be an Admin to instal the software. Pls help
Right Click > Run as Admin option is not show when i right click on the virtual drive.
Pls help…
If the message comes when you try to run the image, it's not because of the virtual drive software but the image itself. Perhaps the image you mounted is a new operating system or something like that? Perhaps you read about installing Ubuntu from within windows and are trying it out?
Anyway, the problem is coming from the software on the disk image. If you right click on the virtual drive, there should be an option to explore the drive. Try that, and see what's on the image. Autorun.inf will tell you what program runs when it is started (just like when you insert a cd into the real drive). If you really want to try the software on the image, right click on the program listed in the autorun file, and run that as administrator. Just be careful. Sometimes there's a good reason it requires an Admin. Don't do it unless you know what you are doing.
I love "Virtual CloneDrive" it works fine and I have no SpyWare found in it.
It work with vista and is easy to install and set ..
Thanks for the post,
Alexander
Hi, i have never used virtual clone drive before, but i am a regular user of Daemon Tool, also i do not LOVE Daemon Tools, i only downloaded it because everyone uses it and it works on my Vista Perfectly.
The version of daemon tools that i have has no window! it's just an icon on the taskbar that you right click! You should try it "Geek"
P.S
I am really impressed with your replies! you reply to Nearly everyone in most of your posts…
man thanks for all your help.
I tried Virtual Clone Drive for a while now. But if I let the pc run 24/7 almost every day it had recovered from a blue screen. I searched what caused it, and never found it. Until today where the blue screen was still showing on my screen. It was causes by vclone.sys. You can guess where this sys belongs to.
I Uninstalled Virtual Clone Drive
I was running Vista business 32bit (all latest updates) and VCD 5.3.0.1
Daemontools V 4.0 and later include mandatory, unseperatable adware/spyware, however versions before that instead were sponsored by being bundled with adware/spyware applications in the installer that can be easily prevented from being installed, and these versions work great on XP. However, I do not know if these versions work on Vista.
I've been a fan since I first discovered it.
Suddenly it has stopped working.
Vista's SP1?
How the heck do I uninstalled that to check!
In XP, all you'd have to do is go into add/remove prgrams.
Vista is crippled Mac-style, so I doubt you'll be able to do it very easily without using system restore. However, I have limited experience with Vista. For starters check the "programs and updates" applet in the Vista control panel, check the "show updates" box and look for SP1 in the list. If it's there, uninstall it.
Hmm.. u guys checked out the poweriso thing?.. i guess it works on vista.. but it has some issues now i guess like windows explorer restarting wen u try to mount an .mdf file.. has anyone else tried this poweriso thing?
@Plasmafox - wrong. It is separable - you just have to make sure you don't choose to install it, 8and* don't allow it to set your home page *and* don't allow the toolbar.
@Bill Condie - fan of Daemon Tools? Have you updated your SPTD recently? It works for me in all my Vista install (Vista Home Premium 32 bit, Vista Ultimate 32 bit, Vista Ultimate 64 bit) - all with SP1….but do you want to uninstall SP1 or uninstall DT, that is the question I need to know from you
I don't have DT, but something else must have been going on.
I just did a clean update to Ultimate — and it's working like a charm again.