Among gamers and other "advanced" Internet users, the expression "image" is used very often. This word means an archive that simulates a licensed disc on which a game, program, and any other information protected by copyright can be recorded. Due to the fact that there is special software on the network that allows you to “run” such archives, gamers do not need to constantly play their favorite games using a floppy disk. Such programs are most often free and have a lot of advantages that attract users around the world. Convenience and ease of use allow them to be used massively and make the organization of the game process more efficient.
Popular software
In order to mount a disk image with a game or application on a computer, a program for a game image is required. The most popular applications for such purposes are Alcohol 120% and DaemonTools. Both programs are in demand online. The significant difference between these applications is that Alcohol 120% is paid, and DaemonTools is distributed free of charge. There are other programs of this type, such as Ultra ISO. It can also be used to mount games on a PC.
These programs have one thing in common - they all work with data archives with the extension .iso and other similar file types. Thanks to this extension, the archive can be launched in the system under the guise of a floppy disk. And if the type or "image" of the disk is this archive, then the above programs are a kind of "drives" for reading them. So, when installing one of the programs, in the “My Computer” window you will notice the appearance of a new drive on which the game will be mounted. Consider how to mount the image of the game using different applications.
Creating a virtual drive in DaemonTools
The first priority for a user who wants to play games that require this without a disc is creating a virtual DVD-ROM. In the main program window, click the "Add virtual SCSI drive" button.
This icon is located in the panel located at the bottom of the window. Now a virtual DVD-ROM will appear on the computer, which is still empty. You can verify this by opening the "My Computer" window. An additional drive will appear in the "Devices with removable media" section. The
virtual drive icon will also appear in the program window, just below the icon bar.
How to mount a game
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How to mount an image?
In order to use the Daemon Tools program, you need to download a torrent file with the image of the game from the Internet. Launch the app. After it starts, a window opens that allows you to add an image for later mounting on the device. In the panel located below, you need to click on the first icon "Add Image". Next, specify the path to the downloaded archive. After that, mount the image, install the game and enjoy it!
Features of installing the program Alcohol 120%
It is worth noting that you can download this application on the Internet, on the official website. But in order to legally use the full version, you need to spend money on acquiring rights. How to mount the image of the game using this program?
First, it is worth mentioning how the process of installing it occurs. You will need to download the archive with the program files. To start its installation on the computer, you need to use the Alcohol120% file, which has the form of a red “A” letter.
After starting the installation, the algorithm will prompt you to restart your computer. After rebooting, even before the desktop appears, the program will prompt you to start the process of installing Alcohol 120% on your computer. Click "Install."
Next, select the default language from the proposed application installation program. So, the process ends, and the program shortcut appears on the desktop, in the Start menu and in the quick launch panel.
Launch Alcohol 120% program and its features
We launch the Alcohol 120% program using the shortcut created by the installation program on the desktop. After opening the program window, a message appears stating that “virtual drives are being initialized”. This message indicates that the virtual DVD-ROM setup was successful. After that, you should make one setting, which will be very useful later in the process of working with the program. To do this, click on the "General" item in the left block of the "Settings" menu. We are interested in the “File Association” line in the “Virtual Disk” section. In order for us to be able to work with image files of different extensions, we need to click on the button “Select All”. We complete the setup process by clicking "OK".
Paying attention to the “Virtual Disk” settings menu item, we can notice that the program allows you to create up to 31 virtual drives. Naturally, such a huge number of DVD-drives is simply not useful, but Alcohol 120% worried about the abundance of tools available for work. Now consider how to mount the image of the game.
Work with the program
In order to start working with the Alcohol 120% program, you do not need to run it, but simply install it. For experienced computer users and for everyone who values ​​their time, this feature of this application is simply invaluable.
After installing Alcohol 120%, all image files will open by default through it. To mount an image on a virtual drive, right-click on the file and select the "Mount image" line in the context menu. After these simple steps, the image will start and offer to either install the game or launch it.
If you open the "My Computer" window, you will notice that the created virtual disk has an icon with a game mounted on it. If the autorun function is disabled on your computer, you can use the virtual DVD drive icon directly. That's what it means to mount the image of the game using the Alcohol 120% program. The application interface is quite simple, so even novice computer users can easily cope with their tasks.
How to create images?
The programs discussed above are also used to create images. How to create a game image using Daemon Tools?
After starting the program, in the File menu or in the control panel, select the Create Image icon. After that, a window will appear on the screen that allows you to perform the following actions:
- Indicate the physical drive in which the disk with the game or program for creating its image is located.
- Specify the name of the image that will be assigned to the archive after its creation.
- Select the directory in which the image will be saved.
- Select image file extension.
After performing these simple steps, you just have to click the "Start" button, after which the image will begin to be created. All the above actions are performed in the "Image Catalog" tab. And in the tab "Drive" should indicate what type of data is characteristic of the drive. For games and programs, the default type is DataDisc. In addition, the program also allows you to write the image to a floppy disk, making an exact copy of the original.
Creating an image with Alcohol 120%
Use this program to create a disk image with the game by analogy with the previous one. For some, using Alcohol 120% is preferable, so consider how to do it.
We start the program and in the file tab select the item "Image Creation". Following this action, a window opens that allows you to create it. You can see the line above, and with its help it is possible to specify the source, that is, the drive whose image you want to create. It is also important to indicate the speed of reading data - the lower this indicator, the less errors when writing from disk can occur. Therefore, for the correct operation of the game in the future, it is necessary to create an image at a low speed. It is also advised to disable the error skipping function. So you can create a disk image using the program Alcohol 120%.
Convenient tool
In order for gamers to be able to run their favorite games without the need to use a physical drive with a floppy disk, such programs have been created that allow them to simulate. This is especially important because gaming laptops that do not have an optical drive are increasingly being sold. The output in such situations to start a game or program is to create a disk image.
In addition, this technology provides simpler methods of transmitting information. An Internet user can easily download the game of interest to him from torrent trackers, instead of looking for a disk and paying money for it.
In addition, thanks to this technology, you can create and mount images of games for PS1, and not just for personal computers. The programs discussed above make using the equipment more convenient for their owners. And for successful work with such software it is important to be careful and monitor the regular update of programs.