Daemon Tools Lite – Mount images on your Computer

Level: Beginner

DAEMON Tools is an advanced application for Microsoft Windows which provides optical media emulation. DAEMON Tools enables you to use your CD/DVD images as if they were already burned to CD/DVD.

There are three version of Daemon Tools software: Daemon Tools Pro Advanced, Daemon Tools Pro Standard and Daemon Tools Lite.

Version we are interested in is Daemon Tools Lite. It enables you to emulate up to 4 Virtual CD/DVD drives on your PC and to create image files from original disks inserted in physical drives.

This software is free if you going to use it at home personally and not for commercial purpose.

For more information about this software visit product page: Daemon Tools Lite.

Install Instructions

Here is the instruction how to install Daemon Tools Lite and how to mount image in Virtual Disk.

Step 1

Open http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/products/dtLite in your browser.

Click on a Download link at the end of the page.

Step 2

Start installation and install Daemon Tools Lite

Uncheck Browser’s Start Page

You can leave default location or you can select new one where you want program to be installed.

Select Don’t Intall if you don’t need Desktop Gadget

Mount Image Instructions

Step 3.

Double click DAEMON Tools Lite icon on your Desktop to start the program

DAEMON Tools Lite icon is show in taskbar.

Step 4.

Right click on DAEMON Tools icon in taskbar and select Virtual Devices > Add SCSI Virtual Device.

New Virtual drive is enabled and ready.

Step 5

Load image to created virtual drive. Right click om DAEMON Tools icon in taskbar and select Virtual Devices > Device X: No Media > Mount Image…

Select image dialog is opened. Browse for image file on your computer to load it to virtual drive.

Step 6

New Drive is now present in your Computer directory. Now you can use it as any other drive.