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USING THE

FREE "VIRTUAL CLONEDRIVE"

SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR

"MOUNTING" .ISO FILE

IMAGES OF DVDs AND CDs

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Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.org

Click on “Meeting Notes”

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–Avoid having to burn stacks

of DVDs and CDs

–"Virtual CloneDrive" software

by "SlySoft“ for computers

running "Windows 2000",

"Windows XP", "Windows

Vista", and "Windows 7".

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• The free "Virtual

CloneDrive" program will

run in "Windows 8" but it is

not needed in a "Windows

8" computer since

"Windows 8" can

"mount".ISO files natively.

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• Software programs for

"mounting" (.ISO and .IMG)

DVD and CD image files is not

needed in an "OS X"

computer since the "Finder" of

"OS X" can "mount" .ISO files

natively.

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Steps for installing and using the "Virtual CloneDrive" software program:

• Step 1: Go to http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 2: Double-click on the

"Download button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 2: Make sure that your

computer meets all of the system

requirements for the "Virtual

CloneDrive" program:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 3: Double-click on the

"Download button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 4: Click on the "drop-down-list"

button to the right of the "Save"

button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 5: Click on "Save As.." in the

drop-down list:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 6: Click on "Desktop" in the left-

most pane of the "Save As.." box:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 7: Click on the "Save" button of

the "Save As.." box:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 8: The installation file for

"Virtual CloneDrive will now be

located on the "Desktop" of your

computer:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 9: Click on the "Run" button at

the bottom or top of your Web

browser "Windows". If no "Run"

button is available, double-click on

the installation file on your

"Desktop":

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 10: If a "User Account Control"

box is displayed, click on it's "Yes"

button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 11: Click on the "I Agree" of the

"License Agreement" box:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 12: Remove all of the red

checkmarks with the exception of

the top two checkmarks:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 13: Drag the vertical scroll bar

to expose any checkmarks that are

not shown:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 14: Remove any additional

checkmarks that you find:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 15: Click on the "Next" button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 16: Click on the "Install" button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 17: If a "Windows Security" box

is displayed, click on it's "Install"

button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 18: Wait for the installation

process to complete:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 19: Click on the "Close" button:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 20: A new "Virtual CloneDrive"

icon will now reside on the

"Desktop":

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 21: A new "Elaborate Bytes"

folder/submenu will now reside in

the "Start Menu":

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 22: A new "VirtualCloneDrive"

folder/submenu will now exist inside

the "Elaborate Bytes"

folder/submenu:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 23: Double-clicking on "Virtual

CloneDrive" inside the

"VirtualCloneDrive" folder/submenu

will bring up a dialog box for

configuring the "Virtual CloneDrive"

software program:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 24: Use the RIGHT mouse

button to click on any .ISO file that

contains an "image" of a DVD or CD

drive:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 25: Click on "Mount" in the pop-

up context menu:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 26: If "Autoplay" is turned on in

your computer, you can click on

"Open folder to view files" in the

"Autoplay" box:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Note: "BD-ROM" stands for "Blu-Ray

Disc-Read Only Memory" so the

"Virtual CloneDrive" software

similates a Blu-Ray-capable DVD/CD

disc

• Step 27: "Windows Explorer" treats

the "mounted" .ISO file as if it were a

real DVD or CD drive:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 28: If you view "Computer" with

"Windows Explorer", your virtual CD

or DVD drive looks like this:

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Steps for installing (continued):

• Step 29: If you do not need this

virtual CD or DVD drive, you can use

your RIGHT mouse button to click

on it.

• Step 30: Then click on "Eject" in the

pop-up context menu:

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• "Virtual CloneDrive" runs in the

background all the time, using up

RAM, so when you do not need

it, press "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" to get

a Windows "Task List", then shut

off the "VCDDaemon.exe *32"

process:

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APPENDIX 1

NON-.ISO FILE FORMATS

• .DMG = "Apple Disk Image"

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_

Disk_Image

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APPENDIX 1 (continued)

NON-.ISO FILE FORMATS (continued)

• Loop Device

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_

device

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APPENDIX 1 (continued)

NON-.ISO FILE FORMATS (continued)

• .CCD format of the proprietary, not-

free "CloneCD" software program

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CloneCD

• The free "Virtual CloneDrive" can

"mount" .CCD files.

• "CloneCD" is sold by "SlySoft" which

is the company that gives you "Virtual

CloneDrive" for free.

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NON-.ISO FILE FORMATS (continued)

• .BIN format of the proprietary not-

free "CDRWin" software program.

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clone

CD

• The free "Virtual CloneDrive" can

"mount" .BIN files.

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APPENDIX 2

NATIVE "MOUNTING" OF .ISO FILES

IN A MAC RUNNING "OS X"

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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)

• The "Finder" in a Mac "OS X"

computer can "mount" .ISO

files natively.

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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)

• Step 1:

In an Mac running "OS X", use

the mouse and keyboard to

perform a

Ctrl + click

on any .ISO file in the "Finder"

and a pop-up context menu

will be displayed:

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• Step 2:

Click on "Open":

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• Step 3:

Click on "Open":

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• Step 4:

If the .ISO file fails to open,

repeat "Step 1", then click on

"Open With" and then click on

"DiscImageMounter" instead:

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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)

See

http://osxdaily.com/2008/04/22/eas

ily-mount-an-iso-in-mac-os-x/

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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)

See

http://www.mytechforum.com/mac/

how-do-i-mount-an-iso-file-in-mac-

os-x/

and

http://www.burningthumb.com/pro

ductdetails.html?uid=5