VIRTUAL CD HELP PLEASE!

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skitty4gzus · #1 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:58 am

I would like to run virtual cd so my games on my thinkpad will run faster but im having problems getting the software going and mounting a drive and the right files. Can anybody help me with the steps i need to do? Maybe even can you help through Instant Messenger?

Orevin · #2 Post by **Orevin** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:04 pm

I use Daemon Tools, works like a charm. Download and install it. If you have questions, make sure to read the help pages.

skitty4gzus · #3 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:47 pm

i already have winxpvirtualcontrolpanel and I just need to know how its supposed to work. Ive never used virtual cdrom before but I need this to work for this game to work faster and lag free. Thanks and if i cant get any help on winxp I will dl daemon tools. Oh I heard that software is riddled with viruses? Is that the case or just some boloney.

Orevin · #4 Post by **Orevin** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:56 pm

skitty4gzus wrote: Oh I heard that software is riddled with viruses? Is that the case or just some boloney.

Never heard of that. I use it for years now and download only from thier website.

mhca · #5 Post by **mhca** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:20 pm

I have also always used Daemon Tools.
Best virtual CD software I have tried.

skitty4gzus · #6 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:00 am

ok I downloaded daemon tools and its ready to go. Now I read the pages and I still dont really know what to do. I want to be able to play this game online multiplayer without using the optical dvd drive. Now what do i do first. I know i need to mount an unused drive letter. So i pick one and I need to search or find the files that i want to mount to that drive. This is where i get stuck. I dont know which files to mount, and I dont know where to find them. If there is anybody who can help I would appreciate it

Orevin · #7 Post by **Orevin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:43 am

You have to create an image of your DVDs. Check the Deamon tools help section for recommended tools and tipps.

skitty4gzus · #8 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:35 pm

I read through the instructions, and I still dont know what files to mount to make this thing go. I browse to the drive with the cd in it that I want to make a virtual drive. I open up that drive which happens to be the D drive with Starcraft in it. But which files to I want to copy over to the virtual drive. I really dont understand what to do and the help didnt help very much. They figure on the user being much smarter than I. Is there anybody that can break this down easier for me to digest. Thank you. And also, 2 files from the daemon tools were infected, and yes I downloaded it from their website. I guess I need to remove these files, but im sure the program wont run right afterwards.

Orevin · #9 Post by **Orevin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:43 pm

Download Alcohol 120% trial and follow the instructions.
You should select to read subchannels and skip errors. This creates a large mds-file, mount this with daemon.
However, due to copy protection, your image may not work correctly.

skitty4gzus · #10 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:58 pm

I have alcohol 120. What do I need to do with the burning software? Am i just making a 1 to 1 copy of the original disc. You are skipping alot of steps or assuming I know more than I do. Wow I didnt think using virtual cd was this hard. All I want to do is speed up the game for online play and I have heard this will do it.

Orevin · #11 Post by **Orevin** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:40 pm

skitty4gzus wrote:You are skipping alot of steps or assuming I know more than I do.

1. Insert theCD/DVD
2. Start Alcohol
3. Create an image by using the Image Making Wizard. Remember where you save the file.
4. Start Daemon Tools
5. Mount the created *.mds file.

I skipped the steps "turn on computer" and "login"

skitty4gzus · #12 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:55 pm

thanks for making fun of my ignorance! The problem wasnt in turning on the comp or logging in but thanks for the help. I didnt know what alcohol had to do with daemon tools, but I think i got it working right now. The process is going and its gonna take a few minutes. Ill let you know how it goes from here.

skitty4gzus · #13 Post by **skitty4gzus** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:06 pm

ok i got it to work, thanks for all your help.

#14 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:23 am

Info: FWIW, it has been reported Alcohol 120% causes problems with Standby.

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