文件名称：ISO as CD-ROM
文件大小：836KB
文件格式：MSI
更新时间：2011-03-07 06:20:58
CD-ROM ISO
About "ISO as CD-ROM" Tool
Quick Jump List
Support
How It Works
Use Scenarios
Feature Requests
Support
There really is no support for this tool. I wrote it quickly to suit a specific purpose and it just seems to work for me.
I have tested functionality on Windows Vista RTM x86, and installed it on Windows XP SP2 x86. Both seem to work just fine.
ISO as CD-ROM only runs on machines joined to any Microsoft domain - it will simply not run on any other machine. This is a security measure, since this tool does not have a EULA, your use is limited to as many Microsoft workstations, laptops, or servers as you wish.
In addition, you cannot exit the application when you have an ISO mounted as a drive. This will orphan the drive, and "ISO as CD-ROM" will not be able to manage it the next time you launch the application. As soon as the ISO is dismounted, you will be able to exit the application successfully.
.NET 2.0 is required to install and use this application.
How It Works
"ISO as CD-ROM" is only possible because of the "Virtual Storage" tool on //toolbox. The "virtual storage" tool does much more than just creating CD-ROMs. It is a command-line tool that has to have its driver installed before you may use it, and a complex (for some) string of commands in order to creates drives of different types. See the release notes that come with "Virtual Storage" for more details. "ISO as CD-ROM" is basically a graphical front end to "Virtual Storage", and only supports creating CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives from ISO files. If your needs are more complex than is provided by "ISO as CD-ROM", then I would encourage you to dive in to "Virtual Storage".
At any rate, the installation package for "ISO as CD-ROM" installs the "Virtual Storage" drivers, so they will be installed and available for your use outside of "ISO as CD-ROM". When you uninstall "ISO as CD-ROM", however, you also remove the "Virtual Storage" drivers from your system. I debated whether this was necessary, and elected to remove the drivers when the application was removed - this may be an area of feature request. If you do not want "ISO as CD-ROM" installed, but DO want "Virtual Storage" installed, you are encouraged to visit the //toolbox link above and install the drivers yourself manually. Further assistance is out of scope for "ISO as CD-ROM".
Use Scenarios
For me, there are two main scenarios where this tool is helpful.
I like to watch movies. Specifically, I like to watch movies on my Zune when traveling or when not watching anything else (imagine being at the gym and watching "Wedding Crashers"). Using certain applications, it is possible to make an ISO image from DVDs or CDs. Using certain other applications (like Spb Mobile DVD), you can convert a DVD movie into a WMV file for direct copying onto your Zune or Pocket PC device. Without this tool, once I had the ISO, I found that I would have to burn the movie back to disc, then use Spb Mobile DVD to convert the movie into WMV format. Kind of a waste, because I already owned the movie, so why did I want another copy burned onto disc? Right. I don't. Enter this tool. It saves me the time spent burning a disc I already own, as well as the cost of the media (which is not terribly cheap right now for dual-layer DVDs). Anyhow, "ISO to CD-ROM" saves me the effort and the cost.
The next scenario that "ISO to CD-ROM" is helpful has to do with SMS 2003 & SCCM 2007. The Operating System deployment features are able to utilize bootable CD images in order to cover certain aspects of operating system image deployment. In lab environments, I often run Virtual Machines, so it is not possible or often practical to burn an ISO file onto disc before I can use it. With this tool, I can just mount an ISO as a CD-ROM, and go from there, instead of waiting to burn an ISO to disc. Just a little time-saver there.
Feature Requests
Please let me know if there is anything that you would like to see this tool that it currently does not do - like mounting the ISO file as a CD-RW. I'm not promising anything, but I will consider any and all suggestions to improve the features and usability.