How to Play ISO Games

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By eHow Contributing Writer

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An ISO is an image file that contains the contents of a CD or DVD. Think of it as a virtual disc. Playing a virtual disc requires a virtual drive. There are any number of programs, both free and commercial that will create virtual CD and DVD drives on a computer. This article shows how to create a virtual drive to use ISO images in Alcohol 120.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Alcohol 120

Create a Virtual Drive

Step 1

Install Alcohol 120 on the computer.
Step 2

Run Alcohol 120.
Step 3

Click "Virtual Drive" in the Options menu that appears on the left side of the screen.
Step 4

Set the number of virtual drives to one. One is usually sufficient.
Step 5

Click "OK."
Step 6

Click "Shell extensions" on the menu on the left side of the virtual drive setup box, and click "Select All."
Step 7

Click "OK." This will create the drive.

Mount the Image

Step 1

Start Alcohol 120.
Step 2

Click "Image Finder" on the menu on the left side of the screen.
Step 3

Make sure ISO images are selected, and click "Search."
Step 4

Select the ISO file that appears on the search screen, right click and choose "Add to Alcohol 120."
Step 5

Select the ISO file on the main screen, right click and choose "Mount on Device" and select the virtual drive that was just created.
Step 6

Close Alcohol 120.