Virtual CD Changelog

What's new in Virtual CD 10.7.0.0

Aug 3, 2015
  • New:
  • Virtual CD 10 compatibility for Windows 10
  • Fixed:
  • Incorrect calls of different URLs from the programs
  • Minor display problems
  • Various texts have been modified

New in Virtual CD 10.6.0.0 (Dec 16, 2014)

  • Corrections:
  • Minor changes for Windows 8 compatibility.
  • Sometimes after inserting a CD the Virtual CD functions are not shown in the Auto Play dialog.
  • On the 'Task Assignments' page of the settings, the values for 'Execute autorun' and 'Show drive properties' were switched in the CD Control Center.
  • When 'Always execute the action selected here on completion of a CD-burning process' was activated, the choice of subsequent action was not always saved correctly.
  • Errors in the script interface, which sometimes occurred while reading the image properties, have been corrected.

New in Virtual CD 10.5.0.2 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Corrections:
  • Setup for Windows 8.1

New in Virtual CD 10.5.0.1 (Jan 29, 2013)

  • On Windows 8, accessing images that were stored on an NAS sometimes caused the system to crash.
  • Driver modified for emulation.

New in Virtual CD 10.5.0.0 (Oct 26, 2012)

  • New:
  • Virtual CD 10 is now officially "Certified for Windows 8".
  • Corrections:
  • Under rare circumstances, it sometimes happened that the image data in the CD Control Center was deleted.
  • The Image Wizard did not load the drive speed correctly from the copy template. The drive speed was then set to "Max" regardless of what had been specified in the Copy template.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.14 (Dec 6, 2011)

  • The Smart Virtual CD Burner had always set the burn speed to the "Max" setting.
  • The Comparison Wizard sometimes crashed on exit.
  • The "Permit editing of CD labels" setting on the "Virtual CDs" page of the Settings program could be activated but not deactivated.
  • Various texts have been modified.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.13 (May 24, 2011)

  • Corrections:
  • The Conversion Wizard reported an invalid path if the target was entered without its directory in a share.
  • Some programs did not recognize the virtual burner as a burner.
  • Under some circumstances an inserted image was designated as a DVD-R, which sometimes caused problems with software from other manufacturers.
  • Some burner software attempts to write 0 sectors under certain circumstances. To ensure compatibility, this is no longer handled as an error.
  • Compatibility with BD burners has been improved.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.12 (Apr 5, 2011)

  • Corrections:
  • Faulty display of icons in the CD Control Center with Windows XP.
  • Selection of the 'Close the application after successful conversion' option in the Conversion Wizard was not applied when the conversion started.
  • Problems creating folders in the CD Control Center eliminated.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.11 (Jan 11, 2011)

  • Corrections
  • It was not possible to switch off the display of Virtual CD icons in the Explorer for VCD drives.
  • In rare cases, the conversion process failed to launch at the conclusion of burning in Sound File Mode.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.10 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Corrections
  • Rare incompatibilities with images that supply defective file information (such as invalid dates). This problem sometimes caused the Explorer to crash.
  • The %drive% variable in the image properties is now correctly supported as an argument for a program.
  • After burning a virtual blank, when another blank of the same type was burned, the second blank sometimes had a capacity of only 500 MB.
  • Various texts have been modified.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.9 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Corrections:
  • The WAV and ACM output formats could not be selected for the sound file mode on some computers.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.8 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Corrections:
  • The burning process with Smart Virtual CD Burner failed; output: error code 39.
  • An unexpected loss of the connection between Virtual CD Client and NMS Server was not noticed by the client.
  • Drive information for empty virtual drives (label and icon) are now stored centrally, so that they can be used independently of the logged-in user.
  • Various texts have been modified.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.7 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Corrections:
  • Problems with Nero 10 compatibility eliminated.
  • Under certain circumstances, the Editor evaluated file systems incorrectly during preparation for CD burning, so that ISO or UDF could not be selected correctly.
  • In some circumstances, not all images were displayed correctly in the CD Control Center.
  • Some menu items in the CD Control Center were available even though the function itself could not be executed (e.g., "Open folder" for images that were not found).
  • With some drives, the drive speed was set incorrectly under certain circumstances when reading out data with the Image Wizard, which could make the read-out process take longer than necessary.
  • Under certain circumstances, empty BD-R DL were created as invalid images.
  • Various texts have been modified.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.6 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Corrections:
  • Problem with the Explorer extension corrected.
  • Compatibility problem when reading out CDs circumvented (Samsung SH-D163B).
  • Rare emulation problem corrected.
  • In rare cases, the version number was detected incorrectly when checking for updates.
  • When the option for creating virtual blanks with multiple files was active and the size configured for sound file mode was greater than 2 GB, inserting the resultant blank audio CD caused an error.
  • Modified:
  • When the Copy Wizard is used to move images on a single hard drive, the process is now carried out as a move within the folder structure.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.5 (Mar 1, 2010)

  • New:
  • Icons for folders are now color-coded in the CD Control Center as follows: Local folders: yellow, Global folders: blue, Local and global folders in a mixed display: blue/yellow
  • The tooltip for folders now indicates whether the folder under the mouse cursor is local or global.
  • Working with a mixed display (local and global) has been made easier.
  • The Virtual CD Editor now supports UDF 1.5, 2.5 and 2.6.
  • New option: "Emulation selection when an ISO image is inserted" on "the "Supported ISO Images" page of the Settings. -> See "Notes."
  • New option "Use alternative method for accessing image files" on the "Driver" page of the Settings. -> See Notes.
  • Corrections:
  • Following installation of 10.1.0.0, the "Insert" and "Eject" buttons in Ribbon of the CD Control Center were not correctly activated (made available) when an image was selected.
  • When the image creation process had been cancelled while the Image Wizard was in progress, the image was shown in the CD Control Center with the icon that indicates an unfinished image. If the creation process was restarted later and the creation process completed successfully, however, VCD did not replace the icon with the CD's icon, but continued to show the "incomplete image" icon. In some cases the completed image continued to be handled by VCD as an incomplete image as well; for example, it could not be inserted by double-clicking on it.
  • When the drive letter of a virtual burner was changed in the Settings program, Virtual CD created an additional drive rather than changing the letter for the existing drive.
  • The Settings program crashed while storing changes if the setting for the "Permit selection when more than one match is found" option on the "Configuration" page had been changed.
  • On computers used by more than one person, the settings for the sound file mode (folder for audio files, output format, etc.) were not stored correctly for each user.
  • Memory overflow resulted when images were stored on an NAS. -> See "Notes."
  • Network Management Server ONLY: When a profile setting switched off the dynamic drive icons, icons were still shown for any physical media that had been in a drive at the start of the session.
  • Modified:
  • Windows 7 ONLY: When creating an image file or burning data on a CD using the Virtual CD Editor, the countdown of process steps is now shown in the task bar exactly as it is in the Image Wizard (3...2..1..Done).
  • In the File Open dialogs (such as that for selecting an image file), the "vc10" extension for virtual blanks was missing. This has been added.
  • Notes:
  • With some combinations of Windows versions and the access of images stored on an NAS, use of the images sometimes caused memory overflow. When reading a very large amount of data from an image, a reboot was sometimes required before the computer could continue to operate. In this case the memory remained blocked until the image was ejected. To solve this problem, an alternative method for accessing the data has been added to the driver. To activate this alternative method, the following option has been added to the "Driver" page of the Settings: "Use alternative method for accessing image files."
  • IMPORTANT: The alternative method should be used only if the error described above occurs. This is not a general problem; it occurs only with particular combinations of NAS and various Windows versions.
  • Virtual CD supports various forms of emulation for ISO images: CD, DVD and BD. Usually Virtual CD selects the right emulation by evaluating the size of the ISO image, because ISO images do not indicate a CD type. In rare cases (for example, a Blu-ray with the capacity of a DVD), the wrong emulation is selected. To select the emulation manually, activate the new "Select emulation when an ISO image is inserted" option on the "Supported ISO Images" page of the Settings program. With this option activated, Virtual CD prompts selection of the emulation form when an ISO image is inserted. Please keep in mind that once you activate this option, this prompt opens every time an ISO image is inserted, until you deactivate the option again.

New in Virtual CD 10.1.0.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Help file with integrated videos; online video library with workshop videos:
  • The extensive online help in Virtual CD now includes videos that give you detailed explanations, in text and images, of the many VCD functions. We are also setting up a library of workshop videos at the VCD website to help you get the most out of Virtual CD.
  • Extended task assignment options:
  • The task assignment dialogs in Virtual CD made version 10 easier to use than its predecessors. In Virtual CD 10.1 even more options have been added to these dialogs, so you can choose from a broader range of tasks to be executed on double-click. Even the selection of post-CD burning actions has been extended.
  • Extended options for desktop drive icons:
  • The drive icons that Virtual CD creates on the desktop are among the most popular features in Virtual CD 10. Especially for USB flash drives and other removable media, these functions mark a tremendous gain in convenience. In the 10.1 update, the display options in this feature have been enhanced.
  • New options in the Image Wizard and Image Writer:
  • Now you can add more files to images. You can also interrupt the creation process and restart it at a later point—the process picks up where it left off.
  • Improved file system compatibility for VCD images:
  • The image files created by Virtual CD can sometimes exceed the handling capacity of certain file systems. That is why we have now integrated the option of dividing large image files into multiple smaller files. This feature can be enabled globally, so that it is active by default, or individually, while creating an image.
  • Improvements in the CD Control Center and the Editor:
  • The comprehensive filtering and display options have been expanded yet again, so that even large CD collections can be searched quickly and easily for a particular track. In the Editor, working sequences have been further optimized for faster results than ever.

New in Virtual CD 10.0.0.500 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • Technology:
  • Certified for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP
  • Support for HD media: Blu-ray (BD) and HD DVD
  • Optimized readout for better compatibility with special formats
  • Usability:
  • Completely revised user interface
  • Customizable double-click
  • Direct drive access through desktop icons
  • Functions:
  • "Data safe" mode
  • Sound file mode
  • Direct burning functions
  • Expanded ISO support
  • Flexible allocation of images to drives
  • Integrating external programs
  • Extended API

New in Virtual CD 9.0.0.2 (May 22, 2007)

  • Added: English manual.
  • Fixed: Broken help links.
  • Fixed: Language updates.
  • Fixed: �Create a virtual CD from here� to initiate a build process through the editor did not work correctly in all instances.
  • Fixed: Image Wizard now shows progress when a build process is initiated through �Create a virtual CD from here�
  • Fixed: When a build process was stopped, in some cases not all of the files that had been created up to that point were deleted.