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Alcohol Software Alcohol 120% detail information

Posted by geno 888
Posted on 05/11/06 01:37
Manufacturer Alcohol Software
Product Alcohol Software Alcohol 120%
Description Alcohol 120% can handle the creation of 31 virtual CD & DVD-ROMs, allowing the user to play discs without needing the physical disc. It also allows users to make copy CD & DVD to CD-R / CD-RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD-RAM / DVD+RW.
Alcohol Version 1.9.6.4629 released
Alcohol Software has updated it's Alcohol 120% to version 1.9.6.4629.

Changelog is very interesting:

NEW
  • SPTD driver version 1.35.
  • Full Windows Vista RC2 (Build 5744) compatibility 32Bit and 64Bit editions.
  • RMPS V2, a totally new generation of our RMPS feature
  • Option to install Alcohol with or without Virtual drive function.
  • EWSS (Enhanced Weak Sector Scanner).
  • Shell Context Menu support in all x64 platforms. (XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista RC2).

UPDATE
  • Shell Context Menu to sort drive list by drive letter, and single menu item when only one virtual drive is installed.
  • Alcohols Sector Viewer in CD/DVD Manager, now provides more detailed information for DVD.
  • Alcohol data type profiles.
  • Ignore Media Type" Function; to include DVD media.
  • Alcohols help files
  • Language Translations
  • Alcohols Virtual Drive engine.
  • Alcohols write engine
  • Alcohols read engine

FIX
  • Missing installed device drivers list in Alcohols system report for X64 platforms.
  • "Invalid User Buffer." Error, that affected some systems.
  • Minor bugs reported by users.
  • Problem related to U3 USB if RMPS function was active
  • Problem related to Acronis True Image issue
  • Problem related to Mac Drive issue

ADD
  • Support for more devices

The most interesting
new feature, even if not stated in changelog, is that now it's possible to burn a disc and use the disc instead to mount an image on a virtual drive.

Feel free to visit the Alcohol website to download a trial version and to report back your findings and comments in our Alcohol Software subforum.

Source: Alcohol Software

 

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"The most interesting new feature, even if not stated in changelog, is that now it's possible to burn a disc and use the disc instead to mount an image on a virtual drive."

Dude...that is freakin awesome!! :B
What does this mean? Why is this a good feature? I am not sure I understand what is said by use a disc to mount an image.
because now you can burn dvds but still use alcohol's virtual drive to help bypass copy protections. :g
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