Tool to mount folder directly as DVD drive (for PowerDVD...)?

[p1nky]

As PowerDVD won't allow playing HD contents from HDD anymore I wonder if there's some tool to mount the files in a folder directly as DVD drive without having to create an ISO file?
There are some tools but those are more or less a nice front end for the "subst" command, which basically does what is needed but doesn't make the drive appear as DVD drive.
There was some tool called FakeCD in the 90s that was able to do this but it seems this won't work in XP, or more precisely on NFTS disks.
Anyone know a solution for this? I think it can't be that hard.

[setarip_old]

@p1nky

Hi!

Years ago, I always used the "subst" command to create a mapped drive that was recognized as a DVD drive by Win95.

Are you sure that this doesn't work the same way with HD or your current operating system?

Example:

1) Rip the FULL DVD (NOT "Movie" and NOT "Selected VOBs"). Do NOT turn off "Multiangles". The ripped DVD MUST be placed in a directory/folder named "VIDEO_TS". If you have more than one DVD on your drive, put this directory/folder into a folder named, for example, "Cast-Away".

2) I use WinDVD rather than PowerDVD, so you may have to modify the rest of this a little (It only LOOKS like a lot):

Click on the "Start" button at the lower left corner of the Windows Desktop. Click on run. Assuming that "Cast_Away" is on your "C:" drive, type the following (without the quotes):

"subst M: C:\Cast_Away" (Make certain to type a space between "M:" and "C:"). This establishes a mapped drive which will be recognized as a DVD drive.

Start WinDVD. Set WinDVD's Default drive to "M". Select "Autoplay". Select "Okay". Go back to the main WinDVD screen. If the ripped DVD doesn't start automatically, simply exit WinDVD and restart it. You'll now be viewing a "true" DVD, with all the options of the "hard" DVD available - languages, chapters, etc.

When you've tired of viewing Tom Hanks enamorata, "Wilson", close WinDVD. Go to the Windows Desktop "Start" button and once again select "Run". Type (without the quotes):

"subst M: /d" (Make certain to type a space between "M:" and "/d". Yes, the "d" MUST be lowercase.

This will eliminate the mapped drive.