Reading .iso from the hard drive? (Free/Open Source Windows Software)

[roo_ster]

Howdy:

I am dumping every last CD & DVD to a spare HD.  I know some nice free/open source Windows software to do that.

What I don't have is experience with free/open source software that can READ or mount those .iso files from the HD, so when my daughter savages the physical Monsters Inc DVD I can play the .iso from the external HD.

(Note: this also gives me a little more parental control, as the kiddos know how to operate the DVD/TV systems, but can not yet hack into my Windows login.)

[Doggy Daddy]

Virtual Clone Drive: http://download.cnet.com/Virtual-CloneDrive/3000-20432_4-173879.html

Been using it for quite some time, works great and totally free.

Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive.

DD

[Jim147]

I'm running MagicISO on all of my systems here.

Slow to mount the image from the network but instant if it's on the hard drive.

jim

[HeroHog]

I'm running MagicISO on all of my systems here.

Slow to mount the image from the network but instant if it's on the hard drive.

jim

Thanks for the heads-up on this! It works GREAT!

[roo_ster]

Thanks!

[Phantom Warrior]

I've had good experience with PowerISO.