Free virtual cd software for windows

Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP lets you create a virtual CD drive on your hard disk. Some visitors to the site have confirmed that it works with Windows 2000 too (but this is not stated in Microsofts official readme).
For anyone unfamiliar with the terms virtual CD or CD emulator, they mean that you can copy the entire contents of a CD-ROM to your hard disk and run the programs or access the files without the need for the original CD.
Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel is able to make files faster, more accessible and more convenient. Given the speed and size of todays hard drives, you could easily fit a number of CDs onto your hard drive without noticing the difference. Assuming you had 30 full CDs, these would take around 20GB on a hard drive and all will be accessible after a few clicks of a mouse.
Hard drives are about 10 times faster than a CD, plus you can instantly access the file instead of grabbing the CD case, inserting the CD and awaiting for the contents to load.
Its true, you could try copying the files over to the hard drive, but this can get messy, plus some programs require a CD to be loaded in order to run. This virtual CD program pretends it is a CD drive (even though the files are on your hard drive), so your programs will run as normal.
It only works with ISO images
You may now use the drive letter as if it were a local CD-ROM device. When you are finished you may unmount, stop, and remove the driver from memory using the driver control.

MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM is very helpful program designed for creating and managing virtual CD drives and CD/DVD discs.
MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM emulates audio, data, and game CDs and DVDs with ISO image, CD and DVD images.MagicDisc Virtual CD/DVD-ROM offers 200x speed and noiseless CD/DVD access without a physical drive.
You can run games, software, see movies(VCD,SVCD,DVD), and hear music directly from your hard disk without inserting and swapping CDs and DVDs. for anyone who deals with CD-based programs it is a MUST.
MagicDisc allows you to use almost all CD/DVD image without burning them onto CD or DVD in order to easily access your favorite games, music, or software programs
It works like a real CD/DVD-ROM: You can run programs, play games, or listen to music from your virtual CD-ROM. Allowing you to run your game images at over 200x faster than from a conventional CD/DVD-ROM.
MagicDisc is a powerful utility that uses a unique combination of options to ensure a perfect back-up every time.
Partner with MagicISO, Your original games/program discs can be safely stored away, MagicISO mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely as CD/DVD image file on your hard drive, and use them with MagicDisc just like using the original discs.
At the office: Program discs and many other applications generally require the original disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive. This restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs.
MagicDisc virtual drives resolve that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, everything you require is just a click away.

Enhancements:
- Support UIF(Universal Image Format) image file. Universal Image File(UIF) is a powerful CD/DVD image format that Compresses CD/DVD data, Encrypts CD/DVD data, Makes password protection, Ensures the integrality of data and so on.
- Can compress ISO image.
- Can compress CUE MDS NRG CCD CIF image.
- Can decompress UIF image file.
- Can compress CD/DVD Disc to UIF image.
- Can mount UIF image into virtual CD/DVD driver.
- Can encrypte ISO CUE MDS NRG CCD CIF Image.
- Can make ISO image from CD/DVD.
- Can auto-mount ISO image after reboot.
- Can mount ISO image on Local Area Network.

System Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP - Network protocols: NetBEUI and TCP/IP under Windows 98/ME TCP/IP under Wi

Enhancements: Remove the detection for Video-CD and Audio-CD type image.