Transparently mount ZIP file as browseable disk drive with Pismo File Mount / then mount inside CD image with Daemon Tools

Hello,

There is a little tool called Pismo File Mount which allows to mount a ZIP file as a drive and access it like a normal drive.

http://pismotec.com/pfm/ap/

This is extremely useful for having big ROMs like ISOs compressed, saving space (I use a NAS so I cannot use NTFS compression), so to launch a game I mounting the ZIP as a drive, then point the emulator to the CUE/CCD/whatever file. The results have been great even loading as I said from a NAS (gigabit network).

In fact I've gone one step ahead and then mounting the ZIP as "O:" drive, then via Daemon Tools, the ISO/CCD/CUE inside as a "K:" CD drive, then pointing the emulator to this drive. Again even over gigabit network, results are great.

I use a BAT file created by another user, modified by me, and point LaunchBox to it. I'll upload it later to show the logic and command line arguments needed. But it would be great to have native support, as easy as a checkbox to enable "archived ISO support" :)

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