'''Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel''' also called ('''Microsoft Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel for Windows XP''' and '''Microsoft Virtual CD Control Tool''') is a [[RAM drive|virtual drive]] for [[Microsoft Windows]] that allows an [[ISO image]] to be [[Mount (computing)|mounted]]. The [[powertoy]], which is unsupported, was developed by [[Microsoft]] for [[Windows XP]] (including early [[Windows Whistler]] editions<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scritube.com/limba/engleza/computers/VCD-UTILITY-DETAILED-SETUP-INS171921171.php | title=VCD Utility - Detailed Setup Instructions | publisher=Scrigroup | work=Scritube | accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>), though the program will still function with [[Windows Server 2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnetasia.com/how-to-back-up-without-the-hassle-of-physical-media-61975618.htm |title=How to back up without the hassle of physical media |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[ZDNet|ZDNet Asia]] |date=December 19, 2006 |accessdate=26 May 2011 |last=Lowe |first=Scott}}{{Deadlink|datedeadurl=Juneyes 2013}} {{Dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20120329034512/http://www.zdnetasia.com/how-to-back-up-without-the-hassle-of-physical-media-61975618.htm link|datearchivedate=JuneMarch 29, 2012 2013}} </ref> and [[Windows Vista]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/charles_sterling/archive/2007/05/14/virtual-cd-rom-control-panel-on-vista.aspx | title=Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel on Vista | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=Ozzie Rules Blogging | date=14 May 2007 | accessdate=26 May 2011 | last=Sterling | first=Charles}}</ref> (although it requires "Running as administrator" when [[User Account Control]] is enabled). The software is often used to access [[MSDN]] iso downloads.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx | title=Using Subscriber Downloads | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=[[MSDN]] | accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/faq/default.asp | title=General Q & A:MSDN Subscriber Downloads | publisher=[[Microsoft]] | work=[[MSDN]] | accessdate=26 May 2011 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040203152802/http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/faq/default.asp | archivedate=3 February 2004}}</ref>
There is no official online help for the software, though a readme is included in the self-extracting archive. The software handles the following filetypes: [[Universal Disk Format|.udf]]; [[ISO 9660|.cdfs]]; [[.jo]]; [[.iso]]; [[.rock]].
