I want to mount a local folder as a virtual CD/DVD drive to allow me to run a program without having the CD mounted physically.
I know I could burn it to an ISO file and mount that as a virtual CD/DVD drive using Daemon Tools or similar programs, however I would prefer if I could mount it directly from a folder.
I have looked at this question, however there was no useful answers as the asker wanted to boot from the folder, which is not possible:
Best Answer
You could map the folder as a network drive.
You would need to share it out then map network drive in explorer using localhost for the machine name.
I tried it with a CD and it worked for me.
It does not work for everything though.