how do you run programs that require a cd from harddrive?

[acethrowbot]

is it possible to run a program that requires a cd from your harddrive? is there a registry key that you can edit that tells the computer where to look if a program needs a cd, so you could tell it to look somewhere else instead, like a folder on you hardrive? i would guess that there has to be a way somehow. does anybody know what i'm talking about and how to do it?

acethrowbot

 

[ke_742]

Yes it is i forgot how bout my dads firend did it for me.

 

[Yeti]

I know you can use programs like Virtual Drive and Virtual CD

 

[ke_742]

Then welll USe it!!! lol

 

[jancz3rt]

Use DAEMON TOOLS !

Daemon tools...google it and you will find it. Another possibility is Alcohol 120% but it's not for free.

JAN

 

[Praetor]

DaemonTools is free and can do the job. If the disc is copy protected then you need to be able retrieve that information. Protection schemes like SafeDisc2.5+ may require certain hardware specs to perform a successful image dump