CD-R/CD-RW Drive Support in Virtual PC (824592)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac version 6.1
  • Connectix Virtual PC for Mac version 6.0
  • Connectix Virtual PC for Mac version 5.0

SUMMARY

This article describes support for CD-R/CD-RW drives in Virtual PC.

MORE INFORMATION

Virtual machines cannot write data to the Macintosh host computer's CD-R/CD-RW drive. Virtual machines use these drives as CD-ROM drives only.

Some external CD-R/CD-RW drives require that the Toast CD extension be installed on the Macintosh host computer for the CD-R/CD-RW drive to work on the Macintosh computer. This extension is installed by Toast, a product of Roxio, Inc. CD-R/CD-RW drives that use this extension are not accessible as CD-ROM drives in a virtual machine.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/21/2003
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