Is there software that will allow me to mount a bootable USB stick as a DVD drive?

Posted by joshcomley on Super User See other posts from Super User or by joshcomley
Published on 2009-10-12T22:04:55Z Indexed on 2010/03/13 2:47 UTC
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I have made a bootable USB stick which successfully installs Windows 7.

I'd also like to use it with VM Ware, which only recognises DVD drives.

Can I mount my bootable USB drive to emulate being a DVD drive?

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