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TurinTurambar
March 16th, 2006, 02:24 PM
Does anyone know of a program (emulator?) that allows you to use CD-images on your hard drive instead of inserting CD's everytime you want to play? When I decide to click on Combat Flight Simulator I don't want to dig through my discs... I wanna shoot down Gerries...

Thx,
T
boran_blok
March 16th, 2006, 02:42 PM
you could search for a noCD patch. but I think mentioning where to get them is not very allowed on these forums so I cant help you more than that.
Fyron
March 16th, 2006, 02:56 PM
What sort of CD burning software do you possess? Some, such as Nero, come with virtual drive applications and the ability to write to images instead of just a disk. There are some freeware alternatives out there if you do not own a suitable CD burner.
Makinus
March 16th, 2006, 03:24 PM
If i understood what you want, what you are searching for is a program like "Daemon Tools".... google it... itīs a completely legit and legal program (even if it can be used for ilegal purposes)...
Will
March 16th, 2006, 06:48 PM
Or Alcohol 120%
Fyron
March 16th, 2006, 06:56 PM
Note that Alcohol will cost you money.
narf poit chez BOOM
March 17th, 2006, 01:43 AM
As well as brain cells. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Kana
March 17th, 2006, 02:37 AM
DT and A120 are both virtual drive programs...but...there is also this...

http://www.gamejackal.info/

I dont' use it...but if you try it...you might like it...
TurinTurambar
March 20th, 2006, 07:31 PM
Imperator Fyron said:
What sort of CD burning software do you possess? Some, such as Nero, come with virtual drive applications and the ability to write to images instead of just a disk. There are some freeware alternatives out there if you do not own a suitable CD burner.



I use Nero6, and yes it writes images to a "virtual image drive" but does not offer a way to use the images. I just looked at Game Jackal, and it appears by their description that it would do what I want. It seems that I would have to use their image-writer though. (They call it "creating a profile"; I assume it's the same thing.) I was hoping to use Nero images, but I can't see anything that'll do that...

Thanks for the replies, sorry for the delay, I was at Wizard World all weekend.

TT
geoschmo
March 20th, 2006, 08:45 PM
TurinTurambar said:
I use Nero6, and yes it writes images to a "virtual image drive" but does not offer a way to use the images. I just looked at Game Jackal, and it appears by their description that it would do what I want. It seems that I would have to use their image-writer though. (They call it "creating a profile"; I assume it's the same thing.) I was hoping to use Nero images, but I can't see anything that'll do that...


Just curious, did you happen to get Nero as part of a bundle when you bought your pc, and have since replaced or upgraded your CD drive? I had exactly the same problem you are describing with my Nero install and it took be three days of reading online manuals and forum postings before I figured out this was my problem. The copy of NERO I had was a special OEM license that was only useable with the combination of MB and CD drive that I bought it with. Even uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't help. I can make images and virtual CD's, but it won't burn anything.
TurinTurambar
March 20th, 2006, 09:26 PM
No, I umm... got it from a friend. Full version.
Phoenix-D
March 20th, 2006, 09:27 PM
Game Jackel doesn't make CD images; it acts as a generic no-CD patch.
Fyron
March 20th, 2006, 11:49 PM
TurinTurambar said:
I use Nero6, and yes it writes images to a "virtual image drive" but does not offer a way to use the images.

It does indeed come with one. I'll tell ya how to use it on IRC, since you are there.
TurinTurambar
March 21st, 2006, 01:25 PM
Fyron: I already knew how to make images using "Image Recorder" and I've done it in the past to make multiple burns of discs. But try as I may, I can find nothing in Nero that lets me "mount" an image as Drive n: and spin it up.

On a related note, I found a GREAT FREEWARE PROGRAM (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5) that seems to work flawlessly. I haven't checked into CPU/RAM-hogging or anything, but I was able to game freely in Combat Flight Sim and Freespace II.
Fyron
March 21st, 2006, 03:34 PM
You can use that Nero Imagedrive program we talked about. Its pretty easy: set up a drive with it, then either mount the image in the program or by right clicking on the drive in Explorer. I forget the exact mechanism Nero uses. You left before I could tell you that part. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif