This software allows you to access the contents of ISO files and disk images without actually having the CD or even a CD drive. It is lightweight, free and easy to use and it allows you to create and mount/unmount virtual images in no time.Virtual Clonedrive is likely to be one of the simplest programs you install, perhaps ever, and certainly this year. Virtual CloneDrive is worth giving it a try.

Its only limitation seems to be the way it works in Windows Vista, where the first mount works just fine, while on the second you may encounter some problems. All actions can be performed via Windows Explorer.

You don’t even need to open the main window of Virtual CloneDrive in order to use it. The last version offers support for image playback with Corel WinDVD and uses storport driver for Windows 7 and later. Moreover, Virtual CloneDrive is being improved constantly. Its main advantage is the fact that it comes completely free, without any costs involved. The application is extremely simple, and the interface is basic and intuitive. Drives created with Virtual CloneDrive have a specific application icon which allows you to identify them easily. If you want to unmount the image, just use a single right click. Additionally, it is easy to use you just have to do a double click on an image file in order to mount it as a drive. Virtual CloneDrive supports up to 8 virtual drives at the same time. This kind of software also allows you to create image files that can be added to the virtual drive and be used like any DVD. Mounting ISO files virtually is like adding an extra DVD drive to your machine but in fact this drive exists only virtually on your desktop. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive. It offers support for the most popular formats: ISO, IMG, BIN, UDF, CCD and DVD.

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