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I bought a copy of this software a couple of years ago and just loaded it
onto my new PC. It works fine and is based on the Ordnance Survey mapping.
However to avoid having to load the main CD each time you can get a
passcode. The company has moved; gone bust or... and I can't find any way
of making it run without the CD. OK for the desktop but not the notebook.

Can anyone help please?


Arsiep

Arsiep wrote:
> I bought a copy of this software a couple of years ago and just
> loaded it onto my new PC. It works fine and is based on the Ordnance
> Survey mapping. However to avoid having to load the main CD each time
> you can get a passcode. The company has moved; gone bust or... and I
> can't find any way of making it run without the CD. OK for the
> desktop but not the notebook.
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
>
> Arsiep

There are a few programs out there that let you copy the cd to your
hard drive, and then mount the image like a regular cd. It does take up
hard drive space though, as it keeps a copy of the CD on your hard
drive. But to the program it just sees that a CD is inserted in an
"extra" cd/dvd drive.
Here are two of them:

Alcohol 120% (there is also Alcohol 52% which only allows emulation and
doesn't do the burning part, if you don't need it to burn copies. Its a
little cheaper)
http://www.alcohol-software.com/software.php

There is also CloneCD, which does the same thing:
http://www.clonecd.net/

I've also heard of something called daemon tools, which might be
freeware, so check that out.

Keep in mind that some CD's have copy protection that keeps you from
doing this, but both of these programs can circumvent that in some
CD's...hope this helps.


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Night_Seer

"Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
shouted news:5-SdnXF5b65TtDSiRVn-:

> Arsiep wrote:
>> I bought a copy of this software a couple of years ago and just
>> loaded it onto my new PC. It works fine and is based on the Ordnance
>> Survey mapping. However to avoid having to load the main CD each time
>> you can get a passcode. The company has moved; gone bust or... and I
>> can't find any way of making it run without the CD. OK for the
>> desktop but not the notebook.
>>
>> Can anyone help please?
>>
>>
>> Arsiep
>
> There are a few programs out there that let you copy the cd to
> your
> hard drive, and then mount the image like a regular cd. It does take
> up hard drive space though, as it keeps a copy of the CD on your hard
> drive. But to the program it just sees that a CD is inserted in an
> "extra" cd/dvd drive.
> Here are two of them:
>
> Alcohol 120% (there is also Alcohol 52% which only allows emulation
> and doesn't do the burning part, if you don't need it to burn copies.
> Its a little cheaper)
> http://www.alcohol-software.com/software.php
>
> There is also CloneCD, which does the same thing:
> http://www.clonecd.net/
>
> I've also heard of something called daemon tools, which might be
> freeware, so check that out.
>
> Keep in mind that some CD's have copy protection that keeps you from
> doing this, but both of these programs can circumvent that in some
> CD's...hope this helps.
>
>

Here's another one that works well:
Paragon CD Emulator 2.6
http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/3/6/3-6-3.shtml

A tad expensive @ $40 USD though....

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MrToad

MrToad wrote:
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
> shouted news:5-SdnXF5b65TtDSiRVn-:
>
>> Arsiep wrote:
>>> I bought a copy of this software a couple of years ago and just
>>> loaded it onto my new PC. It works fine and is based on the
>>> Ordnance Survey mapping. However to avoid having to load the main
>>> CD each time you can get a passcode. The company has moved; gone
>>> bust or... and I can't find any way of making it run without the
>>> CD. OK for the desktop but not the notebook.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help please?
>>>
>>>
>>> Arsiep
>>
>> There are a few programs out there that let you copy the cd to
>> your
>> hard drive, and then mount the image like a regular cd. It does take
>> up hard drive space though, as it keeps a copy of the CD on your hard
>> drive. But to the program it just sees that a CD is inserted in an
>> "extra" cd/dvd drive.
>> Here are two of them:
>>
>> Alcohol 120% (there is also Alcohol 52% which only allows emulation
>> and doesn't do the burning part, if you don't need it to burn copies.
>> Its a little cheaper)
>> http://www.alcohol-software.com/software.php
>>
>> There is also CloneCD, which does the same thing:
>> http://www.clonecd.net/
>>
>> I've also heard of something called daemon tools, which might be
>> freeware, so check that out.
>>
>> Keep in mind that some CD's have copy protection that keeps you from
>> doing this, but both of these programs can circumvent that in some
>> CD's...hope this helps.
>>
>>
>
> Here's another one that works well:
> Paragon CD Emulator 2.6
> http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/3/6/3-6-3.shtml
>
> A tad expensive @ $40 USD though....

That's about the price for Alcohol as well...If you want free look
around for deamon tools (daemon?) but I'm not sure of what it does.

--
Night_Seer

"Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
shouted news:BcOdnb57AKadAzSiRVn-:

> MrToad wrote:
>> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
>> shouted news:5-SdnXF5b65TtDSiRVn-:
>>
>>> Arsiep wrote:
<snip>
>> Here's another one that works well:
>> Paragon CD Emulator 2.6
>> http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/3/6/3-6-3.shtml
>>
>> A tad expensive @ $40 USD though....
>
> That's about the price for Alcohol as well...If you want free look
> around for deamon tools (daemon?) but I'm not sure of what it does.
>

Excellent!
Thanks for tip, here's the link if anyone wants to know:
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/do...tegory&catid=5

BTW, Night Seer, are you the same Night Seer as on the AGB news group?
If so, small usenet, eh?
]


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MrToad

MrToad wrote:
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
> shouted news:BcOdnb57AKadAzSiRVn-:
>
>> MrToad wrote:
>>> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4 at hotmail dot com> Ran in the back door and
>>> shouted news:5-SdnXF5b65TtDSiRVn-:
>>>
>>>> Arsiep wrote:
> <snip>
>>> Here's another one that works well:
>>> Paragon CD Emulator 2.6
>>> http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/3/6/3-6-3.shtml
>>>
>>> A tad expensive @ $40 USD though....
>>
>> That's about the price for Alcohol as well...If you want free look
>> around for deamon tools (daemon?) but I'm not sure of what it does.
>>
>
> Excellent!
> Thanks for tip, here's the link if anyone wants to know:
>
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/portal/do...tegory&catid=5
>
> BTW, Night Seer, are you the same Night Seer as on the AGB news group?
> If so, small usenet, eh?
>> o]

Yup that's me...very small usenet

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Night_Seer

Thanks guys. Used Alcohol 52% Trial and got it working

Great stuff

Arsiep


"Arsiep" <> wrote in message
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> I bought a copy of this software a couple of years ago and just loaded it
> onto my new PC. It works fine and is based on the Ordnance Survey
mapping.
> However to avoid having to load the main CD each time you can get a
> passcode. The company has moved; gone bust or... and I can't find any way
> of making it run without the CD. OK for the desktop but not the notebook.
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
>
> Arsiep
>
>

Arsiep wrote:
> Thanks guys. Used Alcohol 52% Trial and got it working
>
> Great stuff
>
> Arsiep
>
>

Cool, glad I could help.

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Night_Seer