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{{Infobox software
| name = Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel
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| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2001}}
| latest release version = 2.0.1.1
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| size = Program: 23 [[Kilobyte|KB]]<br>Driver: 9 [[Kilobyte|KB]]
| operating system = [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows Server 2003]], [[Windows Server 2008]], [[Windows Server 2008 R2]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780|work=Download Center|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>
| platform = [[IA-32]]
| genre = [[RAM drive|Virtual drive]]
| license = [[Freeware]]
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780}}
}}
'''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]].
==Overview==
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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329034512/http://www.zdnetasia.com/how-to-back-up-without-the-hassle-of-physical-media-61975618.htm |archivedate=March 29, 2012 }} </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=https://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]].
This tool doesn't support any 64 bit Windows.<ref>https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dn261711.aspx</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38780 Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel]
{{Disk image emulators software}}
[[Category:2006 software]]
[[Category:Disk image emulators]]
[[Category:Windows-only freeware]]
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