Virtual CD-ROM released by Microsoft

http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Virtual-CD-DVD-Rom/Virtual-CDROM-Control-Panel.shtml
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Microsoft has released Virtual CD-ROM control panel for Windows XP.  This program will let you create "virtual" cd roms on your hard drive.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think I might like to try that out
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is something I've been wanting to do with my CD-ROM games.....can anyone out there compare this Microsoft release version with FarStone's VirualDrive 10 and/or GameDrive software?? I know there has to be a compatibility factor built in to run games. There has to someone out there who's at least used the FarStone product with all the visitors at this site.....Thx.
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Did take them a while, didn't it?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm, there are Daemon Tools and Alcohol 52% or 100%. So what is this good for ?
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Consistency. If the OS vendor provides a feature, most installations will have it.

This is a common advantage that all Mac users have. We can send disk images to each other and everybody will be able to read them.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It would be nice if it was actually from the Microsoft site
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Download is from microsoft site.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The link is from Softpedia, not MS or have I missed something?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Has any one heard of VirtualCD? If not have a look.

Link

Still this MS one doesnt look different in the way of making a virtual cd
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm, there are Daemon Tools and Alcohol 52% or 100%. So what is this good for


Really, sounds like MS is way late with this feature. I have Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools, no need for anything else.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hard to beat Alcohol 120%...
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The link is from Softpedia, not MS or have I missed something?

If you click the download...you'll find it's from MS...

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This was released "unofficially" quite awhile ago. It's not as "way late with this feature" as some people would like you to believe.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yet again MS releases something not theme-aware.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not bad for freeware. Exactly the sort of thing I needed for my son to play Stunt Track Challenge without the need to put the disk in and out.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am having a problem with this download. I am using FireFox, I unzip the download, 3 files are sucessfully un-zipped but I cant find them . there is a vcd folder in my documents but it is empty. I search for this file and when I open it it goes back to the win-zip extractor.
Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
Interesting, I wonder how the copy protection companies are going to deal with this. They can't exactly blacklist it like they do with Daemon Tools and stuff if it starts being bundled with Windows.