User manual NERO IMAGEDRIVE REV 1

[. . . ] Indicates a result. OK Chapter [. . . ] Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface. Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands. 1. 2 About Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive allows you to set up a virtual drive. The virtual drive is visible in Microsoft Windows ExplorerTM and can be used just like a real drive. An image file is a file that contains an image of a complete CD or DVD and can be created in Nero Burning ROM, for example. [. . . ] Opens the Information window which provides information about the mounted image file, such as the name, date, and size. Once the image is mounted, the Eject button is displayed. Page 7 Working with Nero ImageDrive 4. 2 Sample applications Nero ImageDrive is a virtual drive that can load images. Nero ImageDrive allows you to treat images like discs and open files or run programs from the virtual drive (which you can find in Microsoft Windows ExplorerTM). Nero ImageDrive is ideal for applications such as: Loading the image of a game CD in Nero ImageDrive to eliminate the annoying spin-up noise when the game is launched. Loading frequently used discs, such as a telephone book CD, as an image in Nero ImageDrive so that the CD does not have to be inserted each time you want to use it. Creating an image of a video or slide show that you are creating with Nero Vision, for example, so that you can test it with Nero ImageDrive first. You can create images with Nero Burning ROM (from data on the computer or as a copy of an inserted disc) as well as with applications such as Nero Vision or Nero Recode. Nero Burning ROM is a full-featured burning program. Nero Burning ROM is part of the Nero 7 Suite and is automatically installed with Nero 7. Both applications are part of the Nero 7 Suite and are automatically installed with Nero 7. For more information, see the Nero Vision and Nero Recode manuals. Page 8 Enabling Nero ImageDrive 5 Enabling Nero ImageDrive Nero ImageDrive is initially disabled by default. Launch Nero ImageDrive (see Launching the program). A dialog box is displayed that asks you if you would like to enable Nero ImageDrive. Fig. A dialog box advising you that you must restart your computer for the changes to take effect is displayed. 3. If you no longer want to use Nero ImageDrive, you can disable it with the Disable button. Page 9 Enabling drives 6 Enabling drives After you have enabled Nero ImageDrive, you can use it to configure up to two virtual drives. To enable the first drive, check the First drive > Enable drive box. The virtual drive is enabled and the first available drive letter is assigned to it. To enable the second drive, check the Second drive > Enable drive box. The virtual drive is enabled and the first available drive letter is assigned to it. 5: Nero ImageDrive with two enabled drives You have enabled the drives. The virtual drives are now available on your computer and are displayed in Microsoft Windows ExplorerTM. Page 10 Mounting images 7 7. 1 Mounting images Mounting images with Nero ImageDrive An image or image file is an individual file on the hard drive that contains an image of a complete disc. An image, therefore, is a virtual disc that you can burn to a real disc with Nero Burning ROM, for example. With the Nero ImageDrive virtual drive, you can load the image (mount the virtual disc) and read or run it. The following requirement must be satisfied: A virtual drive must be enabled. Select the image file you want and click on the Open button. The image file is mounted and the file name is displayed in the Image display panel. A Microsoft Windows ExplorerTM window is opened and displays the contents of the virtual drive. Fig. [. . . ] 4 N Nero Burning ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Nero ImageDrive starting directly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 starting via StartSmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 D Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Disk type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]