The daemon tools are by default set up to start a small program that is accessed via the system tray, near the clock. With a right-click on the program icon, one can easily mount and unmount images, or change the number of virtual drives on the fly.
However, one often comes accross an image with an explorer window. To mount such an icon, the user must do the following:
Right-click on the daemon-tools tray icon
Navigate to the virtual drive, where the image should be mounted
Choose Mount image.
In the Open file dialog, navigate to the folder
Click Ok.
Luckily, the daemon tools have a rich set of command line parameters, so most of the above steps can be eliminated.
To allow the mounting of images via the context menu, the image files must be associated with the daemon tools. To do this apply the following registry information to your computer:
1 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File]
3 @="CD/DVD Image"
4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell]
5 @="open"
6 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount1]
7 @="Mount Image on Second Virtual Drive"
8 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount1\command]
9 @="\"C:\\Program Files\\D-Tools\\daemon.exe\" -mount 1,\"%l\""
10 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\open]
11 @="Mount Image on First Virtual Drive"
12 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\open\command]
13 @="\"C:\\Program Files\\D-Tools\\daemon.exe\" -mount 0,\"%l\""
14 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso]
15 @="DaemonTools.File"
16 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nrg]
17 @="DaemonTools.File"
18 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bin]
19 @="DaemonTools.File"
20 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cue]
21 @="DaemonTools.File"
22 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bwt]
23 @="DaemonTools.File"
24 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cdi]
25 @="DaemonTools.File"
26 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ccd]
27 @="DaemonTools.File"
28 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mds]
29 @="DaemonTools.File"
30 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdi]
31 @="DaemonTools.File"
The above registry file is designed for two virtual drives. If you have more or less drives, you'll have to modify this area of the file:
1 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount1]
2 @="Mount Image on Second Virtual Drive"
3 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount1\command]
4 @="\"C:\\Program Files\\D-Tools\\daemon.exe\" -mount 1,\"%l\""
5 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\open]
6 @="Mount Image on First Virtual Drive"
7 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\open\command]
8 @="\"C:\\Program Files\\D-Tools\\daemon.exe\" -mount 0,\"%l\""
9 For a third drive, simply add the following lines:
10 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount2]
11 @="Mount Image on Third Virtual Drive"
12 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DaemonTools.File\shell\mount2\command]
13 @="\"C:\\Program Files\\D-Tools\\daemon.exe\" -mount 2,\"%l\""
Note that you must replace the path to the Daemon tools folder.