How do I play a virtual drive?

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

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>"Jethro" <Wilson.DeleteThis@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.
>


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

Jethro
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"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.
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"Jethro" <Wilson.DeleteThis@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:28:03 GMT, "meerkat" <man.DeleteThis@cov.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Jethro" <Wilson.DeleteThis@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.
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson DeleteThis @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
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @somewhere.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @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
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"Jethro" <Wilson.DeleteThis@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson.DeleteThis@somewhere.org>
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson.DeleteThis@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..
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:19:33 GMT, "meerkat" <man RemoveThis @cov.com> wrote:

>
>"Jethro" <Wilson RemoveThis @somewhere.org> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:51:55 GMT, Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @somewhere.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @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
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:27:16 -0500, Joel <Joel.RemoveThis@NoSpam.com> wrote:

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

As Meerkat suggested, I can use VCD-RW disks to test my creations as I
make them and thereby not continue wasting VCD-R disks. I still would
have to go through the artifice of creating a new disk to 'play' each
time. I was trying to avoid that - but I still see no way to actually
play the content of an existing disk from a copy (files - not image)
of same on hard disk. All this to try to determine why a stated
method of making a VCD disk auto-playable (with autorun.inf and
vcd.asx) doesn't want to work at least for me.

Oh well

Jethro
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"Jethro" <Wilson DeleteThis @somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:27:16 -0500, Joel <Joel DeleteThis @NoSpam.com> wrote:
>
>>Jethro <Wilson DeleteThis @somewhere.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson DeleteThis @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
>
> As Meerkat suggested, I can use VCD-RW disks to test my creations as
> I
> make them and thereby not continue wasting VCD-R disks. I still
> would
> have to go through the artifice of creating a new disk to 'play'
> each
> time. I was trying to avoid that - but I still see no way to
> actually
> play the content of an existing disk from a copy (files - not image)
> of same on hard disk. All this to try to determine why a stated
> method of making a VCD disk auto-playable (with autorun.inf and
> vcd.asx) doesn't want to work at least for me.
>
One more try.
You say you have created an autorun VCD, and it won`t autorun ?.
If it doesn`t, it must have a fault ??.
Go to www.google.com, and type in create autorun VCD,
you`ll get loads of hits to investigate.
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:18:18 GMT, "meerkat" <man RemoveThis @cov.com> wrote:

>
>"Jethro" <Wilson RemoveThis @somewhere.org> wrote in message
>news:jq88f35l72b7au71v5fg6lui75q16biu7q@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:27:16 -0500, Joel <Joel RemoveThis @NoSpam.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @somewhere.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:39 GMT, Jethro <Wilson RemoveThis @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
>>
>> As Meerkat suggested, I can use VCD-RW disks to test my creations as
>> I
>> make them and thereby not continue wasting VCD-R disks. I still
>> would
>> have to go through the artifice of creating a new disk to 'play'
>> each
>> time. I was trying to avoid that - but I still see no way to
>> actually
>> play the content of an existing disk from a copy (files - not image)
>> of same on hard disk. All this to try to determine why a stated
>> method of making a VCD disk auto-playable (with autorun.inf and
>> vcd.asx) doesn't want to work at least for me.
>>
>One more try.
>You say you have created an autorun VCD, and it won`t autorun ?.
>If it doesn`t, it must have a fault ??.

That's an understatement. I can't agree with you more. I followed
explicitly the instructions to make a video vcd disk autorunnable
(autoplayable, whatever).
The instructions also say that such a disk, although patched to
autoplay on a computer, will not affect playing on a stand-alone
player. Not so. I have three players and my supposedly autorunnable
disk will not play at all. This despite the fact that the original
plays just fine on same players. Hence my dismay.


>Go to www.google.com, and type in create autorun VCD,
>you`ll get loads of hits to investigate.
>

Been there - done that.

Thanks anyway

Jethro
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