USING THE FREE "VIRTUAL CLONEDRIVE" SOFTWARE

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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"VIRTUAL CLONEDRIVE" (continued)
–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"
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• The free "Virtual CloneDrive"
program will run in an Apple
Mac computer that is running
"OS X" but it is not needed in
an "OS X" computer since
"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/virtualclonedrive.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 leftmost 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 popup 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, notfree "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
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CloneDrive" for free.
APPENDIX 1 (continued)
NON-.ISO FILE FORMATS (continued)
• .BIN format of the proprietary notfree "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 free "Virtual CloneDrive"
program will run in an Apple
Mac computer that is running
"OS X" but it is not needed in
an "OS X" computer since
"OS X" 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
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will be displayed:
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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)
• Step 2:
Click on "Open":
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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)
• Step 3:
Click on "Open":
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Native Mounting in "OS X"(continued)
• 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-macos-x/
and
http://www.burningthumb.com/pro
ductdetails.html?uid=5
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