Virtual Disk 1.3.3 Final
Description
This plugin allows to mount disk images as additional drives. It works only under systems Windows 2000 and higher (32/64-bit).One can mount ISO- and some of BIN- and NRG-images of CD, and arbitrary image files that are recognised by Windows (FAT and NTFS), including IMG-files - floppy images. When an image is mounted, there is a new drive appears in the system. Its letter is specified earlier, and the new drive contains all the content of the image file. Three modes
are available:
HDD - emulation of local hard disk drive.
FDD - emulation of floppy drive.
CD/DVD - CD-drive emulation (there is no difference between CD and DVD in the system).
Also there is the "Read only" modifier that allows to disable modifying of the image mounted. CD-drive emulation is always performed in Read-Only mode.
ATTENTION!!!
For the plugin to work it is needed to install the driver of the virtual drives (the "Install" command from the context menu of the file VD_Driver\vd_filedisk.inf).
In 64-bit Windows versions the driver installation must be performed from Windows Explorer or from TC 64-bit!
What’s new
Version 1.3.3 Final (build 5300):
1. Driver is now signed by the Christian Ghisler's digital signature, so that it can now work in Windows Vista/7 x64 without turning off the signature checks.
2. Fixed security issue: Using the driver, users could access files which were otherwise inaccessible for them (fixed only for WinXP or newer!).
3. Mounting of compressed and encrypted images is forbidden. Reason: a bug in Windows can lead to dead lock.
4. Added Traditional Chinese interface translation (Sheree Chen).
5. In the image properties dialog focus is set on the Mount/Unmount button by default.
6. Implemented a new command-line tool vd_filedisk.exe for mounting and unmounting images independently from TC (available separately).
7. Source codes for the driver and vd_filedisk.exe are published under GPL.
8. Added 64-bit version.
Version 1.3.2 (driver only):
1. Driver was updated according to the changes in original FileDisk driver version 1.17.0.0:
à) fixed problem with unrecognized ISO images with Joliet file system under Windows Vista/7.
Version 1.31 Final (build 4300):
1. Driver was updated according to the changes in original FileDisk driver version 1.15.0.0:
a) added support for CD/DVD images in UDF format;
b) improved support for mounting images over network;
c) minor fixes and improvements.
Version 1.30 Final:
1. Slightly improved the version numeration system.
2. Added the messages describing some of the errors in more details.
3. The FAQ section was added into the ReadMe files.
4. Added Hungarian interface translation (Robert Bukovinszki).
5. Added full Italian translation (Paolo Gai).
6. Added Czech interface translation (Martin Ruzicka).
7. Added Turkish translation for the interface and ReadMe file (Atila Ozkok).
Version 1.30 beta 3:
1. Automatic remount of disks after reboot is implemented.
2. Bug fixed which caused the images unmounted because of a reboot to look still mounted.
3. Added 64-bit drivers: one tested for Windows x64 and one experimental for Windows 64-bit (Intel Itanium).
4. Two German language files were added (by Frank Bultge and Peter Brockamp).
5. Several small fixes.
Version 1.30 beta 2:
1. The driver is redesigned so that the plugin does not need administrator priviledges to work. They are needed for installing the driver only.
2. Besides the new driver installation methode (by means of INF-file) the old one (which needs copying of the driver file and importing the data into the registry) has been added, because the new methode did not suit to some systems.
3. The NRG-files are now added into the plugin in CD/DVD mode by default, as this format in some cases can be mounted and recognized by the system correctly.
4. For the experiment, the 64-bit version of the driver VD_FileDisk has been added.
Version 1.30 beta 1:
1. Added floppy drive emulation mode.
2. The driver was renamed from FileDisk into VD_FileDisk so that there were no conflitcs with other programs using the similar driver (for example WinImage 7.0+).
3. Driver installation is made simplier (by means of INF-file).
4. Added Polish interface translation (Pawel Wawrzyszko).
5. Added Ukranian interface translation (Butsky Igor).
1. Driver is now signed by the Christian Ghisler's digital signature, so that it can now work in Windows Vista/7 x64 without turning off the signature checks.
2. Fixed security issue: Using the driver, users could access files which were otherwise inaccessible for them (fixed only for WinXP or newer!).
3. Mounting of compressed and encrypted images is forbidden. Reason: a bug in Windows can lead to dead lock.
4. Added Traditional Chinese interface translation (Sheree Chen).
5. In the image properties dialog focus is set on the Mount/Unmount button by default.
6. Implemented a new command-line tool vd_filedisk.exe for mounting and unmounting images independently from TC (available separately).
7. Source codes for the driver and vd_filedisk.exe are published under GPL.
8. Added 64-bit version.
Version 1.3.2 (driver only):
1. Driver was updated according to the changes in original FileDisk driver version 1.17.0.0:
à) fixed problem with unrecognized ISO images with Joliet file system under Windows Vista/7.
Version 1.31 Final (build 4300):
1. Driver was updated according to the changes in original FileDisk driver version 1.15.0.0:
a) added support for CD/DVD images in UDF format;
b) improved support for mounting images over network;
c) minor fixes and improvements.
Version 1.30 Final:
1. Slightly improved the version numeration system.
2. Added the messages describing some of the errors in more details.
3. The FAQ section was added into the ReadMe files.
4. Added Hungarian interface translation (Robert Bukovinszki).
5. Added full Italian translation (Paolo Gai).
6. Added Czech interface translation (Martin Ruzicka).
7. Added Turkish translation for the interface and ReadMe file (Atila Ozkok).
Version 1.30 beta 3:
1. Automatic remount of disks after reboot is implemented.
2. Bug fixed which caused the images unmounted because of a reboot to look still mounted.
3. Added 64-bit drivers: one tested for Windows x64 and one experimental for Windows 64-bit (Intel Itanium).
4. Two German language files were added (by Frank Bultge and Peter Brockamp).
5. Several small fixes.
Version 1.30 beta 2:
1. The driver is redesigned so that the plugin does not need administrator priviledges to work. They are needed for installing the driver only.
2. Besides the new driver installation methode (by means of INF-file) the old one (which needs copying of the driver file and importing the data into the registry) has been added, because the new methode did not suit to some systems.
3. The NRG-files are now added into the plugin in CD/DVD mode by default, as this format in some cases can be mounted and recognized by the system correctly.
4. For the experiment, the 64-bit version of the driver VD_FileDisk has been added.
Version 1.30 beta 1:
1. Added floppy drive emulation mode.
2. The driver was renamed from FileDisk into VD_FileDisk so that there were no conflitcs with other programs using the similar driver (for example WinImage 7.0+).
3. Driver installation is made simplier (by means of INF-file).
4. Added Polish interface translation (Pawel Wawrzyszko).
5. Added Ukranian interface translation (Butsky Igor).
