How to mount a disk image in Alcohol. How to mount a disk image in Alcohol How to mount alcohol 120 virtual disk
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Run Alcohol 120. Go to the tab → Settings → Virtual Disk. We decide how many virtual disks we need, let's say one is enough for me, so in the field → Number of virtual disks select the amount we need (by the way, this software can support up to 31 virtual disks at the same time).
Then we go to the field → File Association, where we are invited to add information about which extensions of disk images Alcohol 120 will work with. Here we can safely press the button → Select all →OK.
Then on the menu Settings → Emulation → Advanced check all boxes and click OK. In the emulation menu, we have configured Alcohol 120 to bypass protections that may be applied by the disc manufacturer for copy protection. Everything, setting up the program for our case, is over.
Mounting the image
We launch Alcohol 120. In the main menu of the program we find the item Image search.
Next window will open Image search, in which we are interested in the point → Search, press the button Search, wait until Alcohol finds the images on the computer, the found files will be displayed in a list. Next, we find the image we need, select it by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Or select all the images in bulk, as done in the example and press the button → Add selection to Alcohol.
Now you can close the window Image search. After that, in the main menu of the program, the images that we added in the previous paragraph will appear.
Now, to mount the image, just double-click the left mouse button on the file we need. Everything, now you can start working with the mounted image.
The Alcohol 120% program is designed to emulate disk images on your computer. For example, you have downloaded a game that does not come without a CD/DVD. Then you mount the image of this game into a virtual drive, and the computer thinks that a disk is inserted into the drive. However, ordinary users need this program when using files downloaded from the Internet. Those. some films, games, programs are "packed" in Alcohol formats - .mdf, .iso, .cue, etc. And many do not know how to open and use files with such extensions.
Let's start with the fact that there are several versions of Alcohol. There is a free version - 52%. But it is very limited. Therefore, it is better to look for the 120% version. This version is paid, but it is easy to find a patch (crack) on the Internet that allows you to use it in full. However, precisely because of the "home-grown" nature of such pirated patches, your program may become extremely unstable.
When you first start the program, you will see the following window:
As long as you don't have virtual drives. Which means they need to be done. We click on the left on the inscription "Virtual disk". Or Tools - Settings - Virtual Disk. This window will open for us, where we must select the number of virtual disks:
Personally, I have never created more than two, because two have always been enough for me. Therefore, do not chase quantity, more does not mean better. After you have chosen the number of disks. You need to go to "File Associations" and select all types of files by clicking on the "Select All" button.
Everything. We are done with the settings. Now you can mount the image. There are two ways. The first way: you need to right-click on the file and select "mount to ..." and select the desired disk. If you have one virtual disk, then just click "Mount".
After you have mounted the image, the autorun window should pop up. If the window does not come out, then go to "My Computer", select a virtual disk and install the program "directly" (that is, by running the installation file: autorun. Setup, install).
The second way is to mount the image through the Alcohol program itself. You choose File - Open from the menu. Select "All supported images" at the bottom. Sometimes this item is already selected by default, but sometimes not... After that, you choose your image.
Now your file has appeared in the main window in the center. It can be simply dragged with the mouse to the virtual drive, or by right-clicking.
Images are dismantled according to the same principle. Or through alcohol. Or through "My Computer". Right-click on the virtual disk and select "Unmount Image".
In the end, I would like to talk about files with the extension .mdf and .mds. These files are inseparable from each other. When an image is created in .mdf format, an mds file is automatically created. The mds file contains all the important information about the file. So don't delete it! However, in some cases, there is no mds file. Sometimes the absence of this file does not interfere much - the program will install anyway.
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Without a physical drive, installation of a program, game, operating system can be done using an image that is mounted using a special program. One such program is Alcohol 120, which is easy to use.
Detailed instructions for mounting images in Alcohol 120
In order to mount a disk image with a game, program or operating system, perform the following steps:
- Download the Alcohol 120 program and follow the installation instructions;
- After installation, you need to make some settings, in particular, install a virtual disk (if you are using an old version of the program) and associate the program with this disk so that it works by default. To do this, open the program and select "Service", "Settings" in the menu.
- A small window will open. Select the "Virtual Disk" branch. Specify the number of virtual disks. It is advisable to choose 2 disks so that it is convenient to mount files.
- After setting the number of virtual disks, you need to configure the image association. To do this, select the branch "Virtual disk" and "File associations". Here you need to mark all the items except RAR. After we save all the settings by clicking the "OK" button.
After all the settings are made, you can start mounting disks. There are several ways to do this.
Method number 1. Mounting a disk directly from the program
You can mount the game image using Alcohol 120 as follows:
- Click "File", "Open".
- Specify the path to the disk image.
- Next, right-click on the game image and select "Mount to Device".
- Select a virtual drive.
Method number 2. Mounting via Windows Explorer
After installing the Alcohol 120 program, the option to mount and unmount the disk appears in the Explorer menu.
To mount an image, you need to right-click on it and click "Mount", and then, if necessary, "Unmount".
Method number 3. Finding Images on PC
To find and mount the game image, perform the following steps:
- In the program menu, select "Image Search".
- Next, select "Computer" from the list and click "Search".
- We mark the found images and click "Add selected to Alcohol".
- Now, to mount the image, just double-click on the element.
In these ways, you can mount a disk image of any game.
Open ISO, MDS, CDI, BWT, BIN / CUE, ISZ, B5T, B6T, BWI, BWA, CCD, BWS image files, and you can also turn original games on discs into images, and then use only these images to start the game or burn game to your disk after mounting them on virtual disks. However, Alcohol 120 will not be able to write the image to a USB flash drive.
How to create an image in Alcohol 120
To create a disk image in Alcohol 120, you need to click Image creation or click on the panel File — Image creation.
Alcohol 120 how to use when creating an image
A window will open in which you select the drive with the disk from which you will make the image and go to the tab Reading Options. On this tab, you specify where the image you created will be located, you can change the name of the image, select the format in which the image will be created.
How to set up virtual disk creation in Alcohol 120 When finished with all the listed settings, press the button Start and immediately a disk image will be created on the computer that you will find in the folder you specified.
How to mount an image in Alcohol 120
To burn the image you created earlier on a CD or DVD disc or open the image to play or run the game, you need to mount the disc image in Alcohol 120 to a virtual drive that is created by the Alcohol 120 program. During the installation of the program, one Alcohol 120 virtual drive is automatically created on the computer, and if desired, you can create from 1 to 31 virtual disks. To create a virtual disk, click Service — Settings.
Alcohol 120 instructions for changing the number of virtual disks In settings choose Virtual Disk, select the required number of virtual disks from the list and click OK. After a few seconds, virtual disks will be created and each disk will be assigned its own letter.
After that, you can mount the previously created image in Alcohol 120. To do this, in the lower part of the program, select a virtual drive, hover over it and by clicking the right mouse button, select the item from the context menu that opens. Mount Image.
How to mount a game in Alcohol 120 A window will open in which you will need to find and open the image you previously created. When you manage to mount a disk in Alcohol 120, the system will ask you what to do for this disk. After that, it will be possible to run the image in Alcohol 120 or view the files in it.
How to burn an image to disk in Alcohol 120
If you need to burn the disk image you previously created using Alcohol 120 to your CD or DVD, you will need to press Burning images to discs.
Alcohol 120 how to burn a disc A window will open in which you will need to click the button Review and in the window that opens, find and select the image. After choosing an image, press the button Further. A window will open in which you will need to set the disk burning options.
How to burn a disc with Alcohol 120 Check the box Imitation so as not to damage the recordable disc if the image suddenly turns out to be damaged. Pushing a button Start the disc will start burning. When recording a disc, it is advisable not to perform any other actions on the computer in order to avoid a failure, since as a result of a failure, the disc being burned will be damaged.
Installation instructions for Alcohol 120% and information on how to mount, for example, a game image using this program.
The method of storing data on DVDs or CDs remains quite popular. But it often happens that the optical drive that was recorded recently does not recognize the disc. It is especially offensive when something very important is on it. Why is this happening? Firstly, it depends on the quality of the discs themselves. Cheap low-quality discs sometimes fail after a few months. Secondly, scratches may appear on the disc, and then it will also be poorly readable.
If there is enough space on the hard drive, then you can store the necessary files on it in the form of images, thereby saving yourself from losing important information. The recorded file can then be easily written to the same disc or opened using a whole arsenal of programs.
Alcohol 120% is included in this arsenal as a leader. With the help of this software, images of the most common formats are made. And also virtual drives are mounted, with the help of which they are then read. By the way, many games on the global network are distributed precisely in the form of images.
In order to start working with the program, you need to download and install it. The disadvantage of Alcohol 120% is that this software is paid. But given the versatility and relatively low price of the program, you can close your eyes at this point.
You can purchase and install Alcohol 120% on the official website. You can use the free version for 15 days, and then activate it after payment. The software is Russified and works on almost all Windows operating systems.
Installation process
After downloading, run the installation file.
In the language selection window, select Russian and click "Next".
In the installation wizard window that opens, proceed in the same way.
After that, we “give the go-ahead” to the license agreement and press the installer button again.
If Windows requires a reboot, then we do it. After the reboot, the "Security Warning" window appears.
We do not pay attention and click "Run".
Windows will then ask which program components the user wants to install. Select everything and continue until the installation wizard complete window exits.
We press the "Finish" button. On this, the installation of Alcohol 120% can be considered complete.
How to work in Alcohol 120% and create an image through it
We launch the installed program. In the upper left corner, click on the "Create Images" button.
Then click on the "Reading Options" tab. The next step is to choose a folder to store the image. By default, the program installs it on the local drive "C". But since the installed operating system is located on this disk, it is better to create a folder for storage in another HDD partition.
After that, check the boxes "Ignore read errors" and "Improved sector scanning". This is necessary for hard-to-read discs or discs with scratches.
From the drop-down list, select the image format - "ISO Image".
Press the "Start" button to launch the mount.
We are waiting for the green progress bar of the status to reach the end and Alcohol 120% will complete the creation of the image. The operation window will automatically close when it is completed.
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