How to Mount ISO, VHD and other image files in Windows similar to Windows 8?

Recently we posted about Windows 8a excellent feature in. Windows 8 will come with native Explorer-support for mounting the ISO and VHD files:


Microsoft Details Native Explorer support for mounting the ISO and VHD files in Windows 8


If you Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 and would like to purchase a similar thing, here is a free software for you.


"Gizmo Drive" is a freeware for Windows that allows you to easily mount various disk image formats such as ISO, BIN, CUE, NRG, IMG to virtual CD drive in Windows Explorer. To VHD files you can mount that are used by Microsoft Virtual PC software in Windows Explorer.


You can directly files from the Windows shell or a Command line mount.


Features list:

Mount ISO, BIN, CUE, NRG files to a virtual CD-ROM driveMount VHD files used with Microsoft Virtual PCMount password protected images on a virtual hard driveEncrypt HD images using a vital passphraseProtect with encrypted files from hackers imagesMount IMG files to a virtual HD and unmount driveMount-files from the Windows command line Support ShellMount and unmount files from the HD compression and sparse images

Gizmo_Central_Manager.png


Gizmo Drive is a part of Gizmo Central pack so you will need to download Gizmo central to be able to install Gizmo Drive.


Gizmo Central comes with the following free tools:

Gizmo Drive -Mount ISOs, encrypted hard drive images to aGizmo Script -automate virtual drive with your PC and features withGizmo database using script-run Query AnalyzerGizmo Editor and stored procedure analyzer-colorizing text editor and hex/binaryGizmo Hasher editor-calculate hash values for files, folders, and drives

If you run setup, you can select which Gizmo central tools you want to install:


Gizmo_Central_Setup.png


You can download it by using following link:


Download Gizmo Central


It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows editions.


Thanks to our reader "Sopan Patil" for sharing it. ..


Also check:


WinCDEmu: Mount CD/DVD Images (ISO, MDS/MDF, NRG, IMG) with a simple double-click in Explorer


Create a virtual drive for your desired folder in my Computer using Subst command


Disk2VHD: free tool VHD versions of physical disks


Download free Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 VHD Image files for Microsoft Virtual PC


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