How do I play a virtual drive?

I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?

Thanks

Jethro

"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
> I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>
virtual drive equating to a folder

Read what you wrote <g>.
You don`t play folders.
You `play` what`s IN the folder.

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:28:03 GMT, "meerkat" <man@cov.com> wrote:

>
>"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
>news:9tj7f3d1ptqljckl78gd52u2sls83ed5rb@4ax.com.. .
>>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
>> I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>
>virtual drive equating to a folder
>
>Read what you wrote <g>.
>You don`t play folders.
>You `play` what`s IN the folder.
>


Yep - The content of the folder is what would be the content of a
disk. Same question.

Jethro

"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:28:03 GMT, "meerkat" <man@cov.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
>>news:9tj7f3d1ptqljckl78gd52u2sls83ed5rb@4ax.com. ..
>>>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
>>> I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>>
>>virtual drive equating to a folder
>>
>>Read what you wrote <g>.
>>You don`t play folders.
>>You `play` what`s IN the folder.
>>
>
>
> Yep - The content of the folder is what would be the content of a
> disk. Same question.
>
> Jethro

How would you 'play' the file in a normal folder? Do the same thing to the
file in the virtual folder.

"Jethro" wrote ...
>
> "meerkat" wrote:
>>
>>"Jethro" wrote ...
>>> I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how
>>> do
>>> I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>>
>>
>>virtual drive equating to a folder
>>
>>Read what you wrote <g>.
>>You don`t play folders.
>>You `play` what`s IN the folder.
>
> Yep - The content of the folder is what would be the content of a
> disk. Same question.

Use a player that supports whatever files you have there.

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:

>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
>I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>
>Thanks
>
>Jethro


I can see I didn't ask the question right.

I copied the content of a video VCD disk into a folder d:\testfolder.
Then I created f: as a virtual drive representing d:\testfolder.
Now - how do I then play that video from f: and not the actual disk
drive? Or can I?

Thanks

Jethro

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>
>>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
>>I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jethro
>
>
>I can see I didn't ask the question right.
>
>I copied the content of a video VCD disk into a folder d:\testfolder.
>Then I created f: as a virtual drive representing d:\testfolder.
>Now - how do I then play that video from f: and not the actual disk
>drive? Or can I?
>
>Thanks
>
>Jethro


By way of further explanation - you can see from my earlier posts that
I cannot seem to make a auto-playing VCD disk despite following clear
instruction on the web as to how to do it. And I am tired of wasting
disks to make my tests. So I thought to simulate a disk via a virtual
drive. So that is what I am really up to. The content I said above
that I copied is the content of a VCD disk that should have auto
played but does not. I thought I could play some with the elements
that were supposed to make it work, but I wanted to stop wasting
disks.

I hope this makes things clearer

Thanks

Jethro

"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how
>>>do
>>>I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Jethro
>>
>>
>>I can see I didn't ask the question right.
>>
>>I copied the content of a video VCD disk into a folder
>>d:\testfolder.
>>Then I created f: as a virtual drive representing d:\testfolder.
>>Now - how do I then play that video from f: and not the actual disk
>>drive? Or can I?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jethro
>
>
> By way of further explanation - you can see from my earlier posts
> that
> I cannot seem to make a auto-playing VCD disk despite following
> clear
> instruction on the web as to how to do it. And I am tired of
> wasting
> disks to make my tests. So I thought to simulate a disk via a
> virtual
> drive. So that is what I am really up to. The content I said above
> that I copied is the content of a VCD disk that should have auto
> played but does not. I thought I could play some with the elements
> that were supposed to make it work, but I wanted to stop wasting
> disks.
>
> I hope this makes things clearer
>
Hi J. now we`re getting somewhere.
You`re experimenting with discs.
My own experiments are Always carried out with CD-RW, or
DV-RW discs.
That way, you don`t knacker dozens of discs, and when you`ve
sorted any problems, you burn the final.

RW discs are of course erasible, and re-usable.(big floppies).
bw..

Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>
> >I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how do
> >I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Jethro
>
>
> I can see I didn't ask the question right.
>
> I copied the content of a video VCD disk into a folder d:\testfolder.
> Then I created f: as a virtual drive representing d:\testfolder.
> Now - how do I then play that video from f: and not the actual disk
> drive? Or can I?

It seems like you *still* asking the wrong question <bg>

- Q. How to play from virtual drive?
A. just play just like any other drive

- Q. what is the benefit from using virtual drive (VirtualCD/DVD)
A. So you can run directly from ISO file without having to burn to CD/DVD

- Q. How can I play video from virtual drive?
A. You just need to use Video Player to load video file from virtual
drive.

- Q. How can I play VCD disc?
A. Most video players should play VCD format.

- If it isn't auto-play then you will have to load the video file manually

- If the video file isn't .MPG or standard video extention (example VCD
uses .DAT) then you will have to tell the Video Player to load/play
.DAT file.

- Q. Do I need to copy from virtual drive to hard drive?
A. you are free to do whatever you wish, or unless you want to file on
hard drive instead of ISO, else nothing can stop you from running
directly from virtual drive.

Or *if* you can copy from virual drive then of course you can run from
virtual drive.

> Thanks
>
> Jethro

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:19:33 GMT, "meerkat" <man@cov.com> wrote:

>
>"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message
>news:rp48f3tl8vhvmkdvsec93fvtgm5lkr00rk@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I created a virtual drive equating to a folder on my HDD. Now how
>>>>do
>>>>I execute the drive to simulate playing a disk in a drive?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>Jethro
>>>
>>>
>>>I can see I didn't ask the question right.
>>>
>>>I copied the content of a video VCD disk into a folder
>>>d:\testfolder.
>>>Then I created f: as a virtual drive representing d:\testfolder.
>>>Now - how do I then play that video from f: and not the actual disk
>>>drive? Or can I?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Jethro
>>
>>
>> By way of further explanation - you can see from my earlier posts
>> that
>> I cannot seem to make a auto-playing VCD disk despite following
>> clear
>> instruction on the web as to how to do it. And I am tired of
>> wasting
>> disks to make my tests. So I thought to simulate a disk via a
>> virtual
>> drive. So that is what I am really up to. The content I said above
>> that I copied is the content of a VCD disk that should have auto
>> played but does not. I thought I could play some with the elements
>> that were supposed to make it work, but I wanted to stop wasting
>> disks.
>>
>> I hope this makes things clearer
>>
>Hi J. now we`re getting somewhere.
>You`re experimenting with discs.
>My own experiments are Always carried out with CD-RW, or
>DV-RW discs.
>That way, you don`t knacker dozens of discs, and when you`ve
>sorted any problems, you burn the final.
>
>RW discs are of course erasible, and re-usable.(big floppies).
>bw..
>
That'll work. I guess I can't mount (old UNIX term - I remember the
days!) the virtual drive as a cd drive and play it huh?

Jethro