Is there a way to make Windows XP see a folder as a CD-ROM drive? I have
some programs that require the CD to be in the drive, but I'm using a netbook
that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. I'd like to just copy the files to a
folder, and have XP see that folder as a CD-ROM drive. Any help is greatly
apprecitated.

Gregg

gregggr wrote:

> Is there a way to make Windows XP see a folder as a CD-ROM drive? I have
> some programs that require the CD to be in the drive, but I'm using a
> netbook
> that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. I'd like to just copy the files to a
> folder, and have XP see that folder as a CD-ROM drive. Any help is
> greatly apprecitated.

This is done with a third-party program that creates virtual drives.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/
http://www.afterdawn.com/

You can get some good recommendations at forums at the above websites.

Malke
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> Is there a way to make Windows XP see a folder as a CD-ROM drive? I
> have some programs that require the CD to be in the drive, but I'm
> using a netbook that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. I'd like to just
> copy the files to a folder, and have XP see that folder as a CD-ROM
> drive. Any help is greatly apprecitated.
>
> Gregg

Highlight folder; right click, choose Properties; Change Icon. Should
be lots of CD icons for the folder in the default display.

HTH

Twayne

"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:OrzybKCdJHA.2400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to make Windows XP see a folder as a CD-ROM drive? I
>> have some programs that require the CD to be in the drive, but I'm
>> using a netbook that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. I'd like to just
>> copy the files to a folder, and have XP see that folder as a CD-ROM
>> drive. Any help is greatly apprecitated.
>>
>> Gregg
>
> Highlight folder; right click, choose Properties; Change Icon. Should be
> lots of CD icons for the folder in the default display.
>
> HTH
>
> Twayne
>
>
Don't know how to make a folder look like a CD drive but you might try this.
Use Daemon(freeware) to make a virtual DVD drive
Make an ISO image of your CD
Mount the image on the virtual drive.
ThoraD