For the fourth time in the last several days I have had to mount an ISO file to do an install. For those of you that don't know, and ISO is an image file that is typically used to create a CD or DVD. Rather than creating a new CD/DVD, you can actually attach directly to the ISO file as if it was a CD/DVD.

There are several utilities out there that do just this. I've looked at quite a few of them. I prefer to have a lightweight utility that won't install a lot, if any, extras. Especially since I typically am working on servers when I need to mount an ISO. The most lightweight one I have found so far is actually written by Microsoft. I've used it several times in the past and for some reason had forgotten about it until today.

It is called Virtual CD Rom Control Panel. The download is 60KB! Impressive! Although it takes a few basic steps to mount an image file, I love how lightweight and simple it is. The download is found here: Virtual CD Control Panel 2.1. The utility allows you to select the drive letter you would like to use and then mount the ISO image.

Labels: ISO, Virtual CD

posted by solutionsguy at 11:33 PM 0 Comments