CD and DVD Images

  Previously I've discussed about disk images;images can also be made of cds or dvds.In this case images can be used like the original disk i.e. it can be opened and used like the original cd/dvd.Primarily this is used to backup cds and dvds;the images are stored in the hard disk and can be used or burned to a cd/dvd anytime.
  Images can be made using cd/dvd burning software.For example in Nero an image can be made by selecting copy disc and image recorder as the writing device.However burning software do not allow the user to open the image and browse files;This is where Daemon Tools comes in.
  Daemon Tools allows the user to make and mount disc images.After mounting the image in a virtual cd/dvd rom the files cab be viewed the regular way.After installing the software a new cd/dvd rom is visible in my computer.When an image is mounted the files present in the image file can be accessed by clicking the above drive.
  To simplify things run the software and right click the tray icon.Select options.Here uncheck the autostart option(this will make sure that this software does not start with Windows) and in set file associations click on select all(this selects all the image file types).Now left clicking an image will automatically mount it in the virtual drive.There are many other options;set the number of virtual drives,manually mount/unmount disk images and so on.
  One small thing during installation uncheck the options to install any other software or change the browser homepage.
  There are many similar software.Go to this link to find out:
  Image Software:Wikipedia