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How to mount a folder as a virtual CD/DVD drive?
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As a follow-up on my question VMware Workstation 8: how to fake a bootable USB stick? How can I mount a Windows folder as a virtual CD/DVD drive? That way, I could mount the folder as a virtual CD/DVD drive on my host system, then use that CD/DVD drive in my guest VM to boot from. Note: I know abou…
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I don't think you can do so. A folder is a logical entity, not a physical one. You cannot boot from a folder since you cannot mark it as bootable and it has no boot sector.
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