Can I delete daemon tools after I mount an image?

[whoeverxxx]

The Sims 2 is the game and I mounted the mini backup image using Daemon tools. Will the game still work without a CD if I uninstall Daemon tools?

Also is there a way to hide the mounted drive image that appears inside of the MY COMPUTER icon when opened? I using Windows XP.

[tbaher]

demon tools creates a virtual drive, that means something EXTRA in my computer's list of CD drives..
Deleting that drive would make the drive no longer there.. and this no point in having a mini-image there.
hiding the drive from the "my computer" view is done with TweakUI (google it)

What is the problem exactly?

[whoeverxxx]

Originally Posted by tbaher

demon tools creates a virtual drive, that means something EXTRA in my computer's list of CD drives..
Deleting that drive would make the drive no longer there.. and this no point in having a mini-image there.
hiding the drive from the "my computer" view is done with TweakUI (google it)

What is the problem exactly?

I just don't like having daemon tools (icon) running in the background everytime my system starts up and I don't want that extra drive showing up reading Sims2_1(F) drive listed in MY COMPUTER. I would like a way to hide both of these things permanatly and still have the Sims 2 on this system without having to bother with the original disc ofcoase.
You see I have the US version of the game so from my understanding I need the minibackup image mounted in order to make this game work 100% without the DVD disc (which it seems to do at first glance), and there is not a NoCD fix EXE ONLY that will work 100% with this version of the game, only Moneys NOCD fix will work 100% with the international version not the US one.(right?). The disc would get handled an extrme bunch if I were to use that and with all the tots at my daycare having that icon and drive showing up it's going to tempt someone to open it and mess things up.

[MaPomme]

Originally Posted by whoeverxxx

I just don't like having daemon tools (icon) running in the background everytime my system starts up and I don't want that extra drive showing up reading Sims2_1(F) drive listed in MY COMPUTER. I would like a way to hide both of these things permanatly and still have the Sims 2 on this system without having to bother with the original disc ofcoase.

Hard to understand. When you need a virtual disk, you LAUNCH Daemon and you tell him to mount the disk. When you don't need any virtual disk, you tell Daemon to unmount the disk, and you QUIT Daemon. No more virtual disk, no more Daemon. Like any application : launch it, use it, quit it. Where is the problem?

PLEASE READ THE DOX !!!

Bonjour chez vous,
Ma Pomme

PS: I think this thread must be moved, closed, and followed... on the Daemon Tools site !

[tbaher]

1. Use TWEAKUI to hide the drive from My Computer.
2. right-click on the demon-tools taskbar icon to disable the icon.

[whoeverxxx]

Originally Posted by tbaher

1. Use TWEAKUI to hide the drive from My Computer.
2. right-click on the demon-tools taskbar icon to disable the icon.

O.k., thanks for your help. Thats what I was wondering about. I really didn't need Deamon-tools for anything else so I inturn don't want it showing. Some told me on another thread that the Sims NoCD fix #2 works 100% for the US version of the game, I might try that first and if it fails I'll keep the Deamon thing.