Use DVD of 7 ISOs with a virtual CD drive?

[barton boi]

Could I burn say 7 ISOs onto a DVD and use software such as Alchohol 120% to create a virtual CD drive on my HD, and load whatever ISO I wanted to in the virtual CD drive?

[john99]

Yes, you can.

[vairox]

yeah, should work fine but is ineffective cost wise, 5 pack of dvd's is $25, $5 a disc for 7 cd images, $25 can buy 200+ cd's...but i guess its the convenience factor of 7 in 1

[barton boi]

50 pack of DVD+Rs are $50. It calculates to hardly any difference. Also there are those 730MB ISOs you have to worry about.

[Kill-Switch]

Originally posted by barton boi
50 pack of DVD+Rs are $50. It calculates to hardly any difference. Also there are those 730MB ISOs you have to worry about.

730meg ISOs can fit on a normal 700meg disc ... NOT using overburn either Midnight Club 2 has two discs, both of which would create 750meg ISOs, the ISOs burn back to a standard 700meg disc using no overburn ... don't ask me how I would know that LOL

[Colossus]

The ISO is always going to be larger then the disc...

The ISO stores a complete record of the layout of the original disc.. So it can be created accurately...

All that added info is not burned but read by the burner so it knows how to organize the files when you do burn that iso...

[Kill-Switch]

There you go ... thanks for clarifying Colossus

[Colossus]

Originally posted by Kill-Switch
There you go ... thanks for clarifying Colossus

Oh yeah!!!

DISCLAIMER:

Please use my advice for good not evil! Dont Pirate that software!

[Kill-Switch]

Originally posted by Colossus
Oh yeah!!!

DISCLAIMER:

Please use my advice for good not evil! Dont Pirate that software!

LOL, nice save Colossus ... don't want to be breaking the AUP, even though we know the guy here will be breaking the law LOL

[john99]

I think what he wanted to do is to store 7 ISO image as .ISO on to a dvd, & use Alchohol to read the images when ever he want to use a particuler ISO. There's no problem with that, it will work, & a lot cheaper than burning to 7 cd.

[barton boi]

Originally posted by Kill-Switch
LOL, nice save Colossus ... don't want to be breaking the AUP, even though we know the guy here will be breaking the law LOL

How do you know that? It's perfectly legal to backup 7 bought games onto a DVD for convenience and the fact you won't damage the orginals.

[barton boi]

Originally posted by john99
I think what he wanted to do is to store 7 ISO image as .ISO on to a dvd, & use Alchohol to read the images when ever he want to use a particuler ISO. There's no problem with that, it will work, & a lot cheaper than burning to 7 cd.

I'm thinking I'd have to use ISO buster in order for this to work, correct?

[john99]

Yes, ISO Buster is the one, Alchohol is for music cd.

[barton boi]

I don't think Alchohol 120% is explicitly for music?

[john99]

You could be right.