====== How to use Alcohol 120======
1. Basic information of the software
Software size: 3525KB
Latest version: v1.9.2.1705
Software language: English/Simplified Chinese
Application platform: Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP
Cracked version download address: /down.asp?id=395amp; no=1
It is said that Alcohol 120 was written by the original FantomCD programmer, so the two are in the interface , there are many similarities in functionality. The installation of Alcohol 120 is very simple. It is recommended that friends choose the "Will be installed on local hard drive" method, so that the Main programs (main program), Mulit-Language files (up to 19 languages ????patch packages), Online manual (Online technical support) and other components are all installed, and there is no need to restart the system after the installation is completed.
2. Get familiar with the operation interface of Alcohol 120
Double-click the Alcohol 120 icon on the desktop to start the program. It will take a few seconds to create a virtual optical drive when running for the first time. Wait a moment. In a moment, you will see the main interface shown in Figure 2, and a red program icon will also be displayed in the system tray area. Here, let's first take a look at the operation interface of Alcohol 120:
1. Menu bar: Alcohol 120 provides four menus: File, Device, View, and Help, which include all the program's functions. Operation command, if Alcohol 120 does not automatically display the Simplified Chinese interface after installation, please select "Language→Simplified Chinese" from the "View" menu.
2. Action Panel: On the left side of the main interface window is an action panel, including "Main Functions" and "Options". The former is naturally the main operating function of Alcohol 120, such as image file creation. Wizard, Image Burning Wizard, Disc Copy Wizard, Image Explorer, CD/DVD Device Manager, CD/DVD Erase Wizard, etc.; the latter can perform general settings, burning settings, virtual device settings, etc.
3. Operation window: Display corresponding content according to the different operations selected by the user in the action panel.
4. Device list: By default, two devices, virtual device and physical device, are displayed here. During normal installation, the problem of drive letter confusion will not occur.
3. Use Alcohol 120 to improve work efficiency
In the past, if you wanted to create some data discs or game discs on hand as virtual optical drives, you would usually first use WinISO to convert them It is really troublesome to create a CD image file in ISO format and then create a virtual CD-ROM drive through Daemon Tools before it can be used. Now, we only need to use Alcohol 120 to complete all the tasks mentioned above:
(1) Quickly create a CD image file
This is originally WinISO, WinImage, What software such as IsoBuster has to do is done by the "Image File Creation Wizard" in Alcohol 120.
Step 1: Select the source device
As shown in Figure 3, Alcohol 120 will automatically identify the disc in the physical device and display the disc type, whether it can be written, and the disc Label, section, disc track, available space, used space, mode, length and other information. As for "reading speed", the default is "fastest speed". Of course, if your optical drive has been used for some time If so, you can reduce the speed from the drop-down list box. In addition, if it is a music CD, please select the "Read Sub-Channel data in the current disc" check box to ensure that all data in the original disc is completely copied to the image file.
Step 2: Select the target directory
After clicking the "Next" button, you will enter the window shown in Figure 4. Now you need to select the location and folder where the disc image file will be saved. You can Select a suitable location based on the "Used Space" and "Remaining Space" information on the right side of the window. If there is really not enough space, you can clean the disk immediately; or you can directly create a new folder to specifically store these disc image files. .
However, Alcohol 120 uses the *.mds format by default when creating image files. The author feels that this format is not widely used, so it is recommended that friends re-select the "Image file format" drop-down list. It is better to select "Standard ISO image file (*.iso)" in the box, or choose *.ccd, *.cue, *.bin and other formats.
Step 3: Create image file
After clicking the "Start" button, Alcohol 120 will start creating the image file in the window shown in Figure 5, as you can see from the figure The real-time information displayed during the production process, the author was very surprised by its production speed. It only took about 6 minutes to create a 620MB capacity data disc, and the CPU usage was not very high, which was basically acceptable. , the created image file will be automatically added to the main window shown in Figure 6, and the CD in the physical device will be automatically ejected. This is a very warm function.
Second Loading the CD Image File
Just right-click any blank space in the operation window area and execute the "Add CD Image File" command in the shortcut menu to add *.mds, * CD image files in various formats such as .ccd, *.cue, *.bin, *.bwt, *.cdi, *.iso, etc. are added to the operation window list. A faster method is to select them from the Resource Manager or My Drag the CD image file directly into the operation window of Alcohol 120 on the computer, and then execute the "Mount on device → (J:) AXV CD/DVD-ROM" command to load it. After loading, you will see the device list The optical disc image file has been loaded correctly in the virtual device. Next, we can use the image file in the virtual optical drive just like using the physical optical drive.
When uninstalling, just right-click the image file loaded in the virtual optical drive in the device list, and then execute the "Uninstall Image File" command; alternatively, we can also right-click the red icon in the system tray area. Execute the "Easy Mount→(J:)AXV CD/DVD-ROM→Uninstall Image File" command from the shortcut menu.
Three Burning Discs
Alcohol 120 provides a very good "image burning wizard", even if you are a novice who has never used a recorder, under the guidance of the wizard The entire burning process can also be completed smoothly.
Step 1: Load the disc image file to be burned
Follow the method mentioned above to load the disc image file to be burned so that the corresponding image is displayed in the operation window of Alcohol 120 file name.
Step 2: Start the Burning Wizard
Select the "Image Burning Wizard" item in the "Main Functions" of the function panel, and the dialog box shown in Figure 7 will pop up. , which displays the type, path, name, size, section, track, section and other information of the image file to be burned. If everything is correct, click the "Next" button to continue.
A reminder here is that please do not select the "Delete image file after burning" checkbox in the lower left corner of Figure 7. After all, who can guarantee that 100% of recordings will not fail?
Step 3: Burning option settings
In the next window shown in Figure 8, we can select the burner and burning speed we need to use (try to choose a lower speed , and consider whether the recording disc is supported), the burning method, and the number of copies (continuous copying can be done like the production of D-version discs, but friends should consider the heat dissipation of the recorder), in order to minimize errors in recording discs , it is recommended that friends check the two checkboxes below "Correct EFM Error" and "Correct Sub-Channel Data".
Step 4: Start burning
If everything is correct, click the "Start" button to start burning. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the burning process, it is recommended to turn off the virus before burning. Firewall, screen saver, disconnect from the network, QQ, MSN Messenger, ICQ and other programs, the next thing to do is to be patient.
4. Make Alcohol 120 work better
The above only lists a few of the more commonly used functions of Alcohol 120. In fact, it also has many very practical small functions:
1. Create a virtual DVD drive
Open the "Advanced Settings" window shown in Figure 9, and select the "Device Parameter Configuration" item under the "Virtual Device Settings" section. Here you can change different DVD region codes for the virtual device, so that you can create a real full-region DVD.
2. Adjust the virtual optical drive letter
After installing Alcohol 120, under normal circumstances there will be no confusion between the physical optical drive and the virtual optical drive letter. However, Even if the drive letter is confused, don't worry, because the "Edit" function in "Virtual Device Settings → Disk Letter Settings" can manually change the drive letter of the virtual device; in addition, just check "Priority" in "General → Display Settings" Arrange physical devices before virtual devices" checkbox, all virtual optical drives created by Alcohol 120 will automatically be arranged behind the physical optical drives, so you don't have to worry.
3. Quickly search for image files in the hard disk
Since the author is an avid software fan, whenever I see some good software on the Internet, I always like to take a look at it. After that, I downloaded it. Anyway, the hard disk is large enough and I am using a monthly broadband subscription. As time goes by, there are more and more image files in the hard disk, and they are distributed in very scattered locations, making it difficult to find them. The download speed is fast. No, Alcohol 120 provides a small tool called "Image File Search Home". Select the appropriate search location and disc image file type (i.e. file format, it is recommended to check all), and then click "Start Search" ” button will do.
In general, Alcohol 120 is very powerful and easy to use. After all, it has a simplified Chinese interface. You can virtualize up to 31 virtual optical drives at the same time. However, considering the actual situation of the system, it is recommended Do not virtualize more than 4 virtual optical drives at the same time