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f0dder:
I've just installed 64-bit XP Pro (finally!).

I did so knowing that Daemon-Tools 3.47 doesn't have a 64-bit version, and I'm not so sure I want one of the more recent versions that do come in 64bit flavour. First of all, I don't know if it's possible to NOT install any of the adware that later versions come with, and second I don't need all the anti-game-protection stuff.

What I do need is the following:


* 64bit support - duh :)
* Support for both CD and DVD images
* mount as CD/DVD drive, not just image file manipulation
* .iso and .cue/.bin minimum, more formats a plus
* high stability, decent performance
* small footprint, I hate bloat
Any suggestions? Freeware preferred :). Don't need tools for creating images etc., only mounting them. But I do need mounting, not simply tools for manipulating and extracting files from images.

lanux128:
wow! hoping to hear more from you about experience with this 64-bit system.. btw, just googled this..

• http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=206&Itemid=73

f0dder:
Hm, my memory of Alcohol is Alcohol 120% which is also a burner/ripping program, and also seems/seemed oriented at copying protected CDs... so, so far: alcohol and daemon-tools (seems like the adware is an install-time option, ho hum).

I'd still like something cleaner though, and wouldn't mind something that somebody has tested :). I saw a reference somewhere on microsoft.com about "Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP", but it doesn't sound like something with a lot of support...

Ralf Maximus:
I saw a reference somewhere on microsoft.com about "Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP", but it doesn't sound like something with a lot of support...

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Here's an article & link to the referenced product.  It is indeed unsupported, only handles .iso files, and I'm not even sure there's a 64-bit version of it.  Never tried it myself, but all these things must be true because the internet never lies.

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/620/xp_small_free_way_to_use_and_mount_images_iso_files_without_burning_them

tabletguy:
I have both Alchoholsoft 120 and Farstone (http://www.farstone.com/) VirtualDrive. Farstone (looking at the web site) also has a RAM disk available.

My version is quite old (running on a 4 year old tablet pc), so I don't know if they do 64bit or not.

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