CD Games without CD

[DaveKerk]

Hey everyone,

I am interested in running CD PC Games without the disk, as my computer no longer has a disk drive. I am looking for help because I am at an utter loss for how to do this.

Thanks all!

[minibois]

You would need to make a virtual disk or get a crack, of course with the latter I cannot help, but the first can be a way to get it to work.

[Himommies]

On some of them there might be say a steam key in them but you'll just have to buy a external drive if the installer is on the disc

[LienusLateTips]

mount an virtual disk with a ISO file and some programs

[Himommies]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

mount an virtual disk with a ISO file and some programs

That doesn't help the fact that if the installer is on the disc then well

[ARikozuM]

You can try creating a virtual disk with Macrium. Afterwards, you'll either need to use Daemon Tools to mount the ISO or find your own program to do it.

 

Edit: You need to buy an optical drive.

[manikyath]

find some way to turn your CDs into ISOs, windows 10 supports mounting ISOs natively.

[Zodiark1593]

4 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

You can try creating a virtual disk with Macrium. Afterwards, you'll either need to use Daemon Tools to mount the ISO or find your own program to do it.

 

Edit: You need to buy an optical drive.

Borrowing an optical drive is an option as well to copy the .iso from the disc. A .iso file is essentially a mirror copy of the disc that is accessible without the actual disc. Not a very space efficient method, though in lieu of a crack or official patch, is the only option available.

 

Windows supports native .iso mounting, so you need only software to make the copy.

[DaveKerk]

6 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

You can try creating a virtual disk with Macrium. Afterwards, you'll either need to use Daemon Tools to mount the ISO or find your own program to do it.

 

Edit: You need to buy an optical drive.

I have laptops with optical drives. That won't be an issue. So if I create a virtual disk with Macrium I can then mount it to like a USB using Daemon?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, DaveKerk said:

I have laptops with optical drives. That won't be an issue. So if I great a virtual disk with Macrium I can then mount it to like a USB using Daemon?

Yes. You can also try mounting them with Macrium.

[DaveKerk]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

find some way to turn your CDs into ISOs, windows 10 supports mounting ISOs natively.

I can mount to a USB?

[Zodiark1593]

4 minutes ago, DaveKerk said:

I have laptops with optical drives. That won't be an issue. So if I create a virtual disk with Macrium I can then mount it to like a USB using Daemon?

 

3 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Yes. You can also try mounting them with Macrium.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780

 

This maybe?

 

You can keep the .iso file on USB or copy it to your drive. Whichever you decide, though keep a backup.

[paddy-stone]

Yep, basically just use your laptop and a USB external drive, preferably USB 3.0 or better... make an .iso file from the disc of the games onto the USB drive, you can use many different software to do this. Then when you plug that drive into your PC, you can right click on the .iso file you want to use and select mount (usually the top option in context menu), then it basically appears as if you have the disc inserted into an optical reader.