Virtual+Clone+Drive

__ISO files are CD image files that can be burnt to CDs or DVDs__. Alternatively, ISO files can be used to store contents of DVDs and CDs as well. However, at times we might need to //extract// ISO files to view their contents, or even extract specific files from them. At other times, we might want to install software from ISO files without burning them to a DVD drive. All this can be done easily with a free utility called Virtual Clone Drive from SlySoft. To get started, download Virtual Clone Drive from their official website at __link__. :- []
 * Virtual Clone Drive **
 * Getting Started and Installing Virtual Clone Drive**

This software can mount a CD or DVD image from your hard drive on a virtual drive that behaves like a CD or DVD. The software is 1.5 MB in size and it will take minimal space on your computer. Once you finished downloading, it is time to install the software. You have to give the software administrator privileges, because it does some system level changes.

Next click Run Click on **I agree** on the next screen to continue with the installation. Click on the **Next** button on the next screen as shown below. Click on the **Install** button to install Virtual Clone Drive finally. After sometime through the installation, you will get a confirmation dialog asking you if you want to install a special driver. Since you will need this driver for the image files to be loaded as a CD or DVD drive, click on the **Install** button. Finally, when the installation completes, click on **Close**. In order to mount an ISO file to read its contents and retrieve files when you need them. You do not need to restart your computer before you start using Virtual Clone Drive. You can now mount the ISO file to read its contents. For this part, you will need an ISO file handy on your hard disk.
 * Mounting an ISO file using Virtual Clone Drive**

Click on your Windows taskbar arrow to see all taskbar icons. From there, **right-click** on the icon that shows a small CD like disk as shown in the screenshot below. On right clicking, you will get a right-click menu showing Settings, help and drive letters to mount. Select any drive letter that you see and it will expand to show a **Mount** option. Clicking on **Mount** will present you with a file dialog box. From there, select the respective ISO file you want to be mounted. As shown in the screenshot, the selected is a Windows 8 beta ISO file; downloaded a few months ago. Click on **Open** to load your ISO file as a CD or DVD. Once you have done that, go to **My Computer** and you will see the ISO file appearing as a disk drive under the **Devices with Removable Storage** section. Now you can browse all its contents and copy data from it without extracting. Technically, you did not just extract an ISO file. This software does the job of extracting an ISO file as well as mounting it to install any software. However, you cannot add new files or delete existing ones because an ISO image has a read-only file system.
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[**Optional**] this is an optional step. You can also remove the mounted media once your work is done, because Virtual Clone Drive will mount it every time your computer starts. To do that, follow the same path that you took to mount a disk, and click on **Unmount** from the right click option, as shown below. [**Optional**] you can also select the number of virtual drives on left clicking the icon that appears on your taskbar.
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