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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Topgun on March 03, 2008, 06:03:06 pm
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hi, I have this iso for a dvd and I want to run it on a computer that has no dvd rom. I have heard of things called "virtual cd's" and was wondering if I can do that with a dvd.
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you can use it to make a vitual drive, then mount the image.
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daemon tools
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Nero will do it too but I still use Daemon Tools as it does it a lot more quietly and easily.
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thanks guys. :yes:
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Watch out though--Daemon tools is often detected by DRMs and then the media is disable... or you get some things such as bad writes to CD or DVD.
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Use Daemon Tools Lite, normal I've heard has spyware.
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Last I heard, all recent versions of Daemon Tools have a rootkit that installs on your system. It doesn't do anything malicious; it just hides DT from copy protection schemes like SecuROM and StarForce. Apparently, if those schemes detect DT on your system (and they do actually check your system, both on install and at run), then it will prevent you from running the protected program.
My main concern is that while the rootkit doesn't do anything malicious directly, it can be exploited by other malicious software. If that happens, you're in deep trouble, as you can't be sure the machine is actually doing what you tell it, i.e.: when you scan for viruses, your system may come up clean, even if it is infested, because the rootkit is masking the presence of the viral infections.