How to Burn DVD Images as Files to a Hard Drive So the DVD Software Can Play

 

If you have a DVD image on your hard drive that you want to use without burning it to a physical disc, you need to mount the disc. When you mount a disc image, it hosts the content of that disc virtually on your hard drive and presents the data as if the original disc had been inserted into your disc drive. This is useful if you have made backups of DVDs and want to use the backup without burning another copy of the disc, or alternatively don't want to insert a disc.

 


Instructions
Virtual CloneDrive
1
Download and install Virtual CloneDrive.

2
Click "Start," then "Computer."

3
Right-click the "Virtual CloneDrive" drive and click "Virtual CloneDrive," then click "Mount."

4
Locate and double-click your DVD image.

Gizmo Drive
1
Download and install Gizmo Drive.

2
Open Gizmo Drive from the Start menu.

3
Click "Mount ISO, BIN, VHD to virtual drive."

4
Locate and open your DVD image.

Magic ISO VirtualCD/DVD Drive
1
Download and install Magic ISO Virtual CD/DVD Drive.

2
Right-click the icon for Magic ISO Virtual CD/DVD Drive in the system tray.

3
Click "Virtual CD/DVD-ROM."

4
Click the empty drive, click "Mount."

5
Locate and open your DVD image