How to Use a Virtual Clone Drive With an ISO Image

Virtual Clone Drive is a freeware application that allows users to create virtual DVD drives on their hard drives and then mount disk image files such as ISOs to those drives. Once the image has been mounted to a virtual drive it can then be used as if it were a physical copy of the disk. Virtual Clone Drive has the advantage of being compatible with Windows Vista.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Virtual Clone Drive

1. Download Virtual Clone Drive from http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html.

2. Make sure that the box next to ISO is checked on the installation options screen. This box should be checked by default.

3. Click "Next" to install the program.

4. Start Virtual Clone CD.

5. Select the number of virtual drives to be created under the settings tab. One should be sufficient, but it is possible to create up to eight.

6. Close Virtual Clone Drive.

7. Locate the ISO image and right click on it. Select "Virtual Clone Drive>Mount" to mount the image on the virtual drive. The image can now be run on the computer as if it were an actual disk.

Resources

• Download Virtual Clone Drive