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impostal22
02-20-2004, 07:30 PM
ok..for some reason my computer has listed

floppy (A: )
hd 1 (C: )
dvd drive (D: )
cdrw drive (E: )
hd2 (F: )
dvd drive (G: )

all exist except G:...there is no third drive...why does it think there's one there? i uninstalled the thing in device manager but after rebooting it returned. nothing special has been done to the computer so that isn't the answer...
CasingBill
02-20-2004, 07:34 PM
do you use daemon tools?
Curly
02-20-2004, 07:45 PM
Maybe there are two partitions set up on your single drive.... Try to actually put something on the second and drive and see what happens.
impostal22
02-20-2004, 08:24 PM
Originally posted by Curly
Maybe there are two partitions set up on your single drive.... Try to actually put something on the second and drive and see what happens.

i have two hard drives...i don't have two dvd drives...so it isn't a partition problem.

casingbill- i don't think so:confused:
mcveighr
02-20-2004, 09:04 PM
Do you use Alchohol? or Daemon tools? Or any virtual cd emulator?
CasingBill
02-20-2004, 09:25 PM
casingbill- i don't think so

if u don't know then i would suppose you don't
impostal22
02-20-2004, 10:14 PM
Originally posted by mcveighr
Do you use Alchohol? or Daemon tools? Or any virtual cd emulator?

ahhh i use alcohol 120%...and when i think about it...it didn't happen before i installed that program...why does it do that?
mcveighr
02-21-2004, 12:11 PM
Alchohol makes you're computer think it has an extra drive so that if you download a game or program as an image(.iso,.ccd,.bin,etc) you can play it as if its a cd in that cd rom drive, without burning it. It's quite useful, and doesn't do any harm.
impostal22
02-21-2004, 12:26 PM
Originally posted by mcveighr
Alchohol makes you're computer think it has an extra drive so that if you download a game or program as an image(.iso,.ccd,.bin,etc) you can play it as if its a cd in that cd rom drive, without burning it. It's quite useful, and doesn't do any harm.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I DID NOT KNOW THIS!! that kicks! thanks

oh wait..how does one go about using an image without burning it?:confused:
mcveighr
02-21-2004, 01:10 PM
By "mounting" the image to the "vitual cd rom" in alchohol.

Then you just double click on it in my computer.
Curly
02-21-2004, 02:44 PM
Yes Alcohol and Daemons tools are both awesome programs...
impostal22
02-21-2004, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by mcveighr
By "mounting" the image to the "vitual cd rom" in alchohol.

Then you just double click on it in my computer.

how do you mount the image on the virtual cd rom?