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bchris999
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CD/DVD Drive

I am looking into a way of using the existing CD/DVD drive on the front of a re-purposed PC within a View session (without buying a USB drive for each machine).

I came up with the idea of some software that would take a local SATA(/IDE) CD/DVD on a Windows PC, and emulate a USB CD drive from the SATA device. The user could then connect the View session to the emulated USB device and be able to use their computer's local SATA CD drive.

Does anyone know if such software exists? I am looking for the ability to burn CDs from within the View session, not just read.

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peterbrown05
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sorry - I've not heard of such an application.

I'd also be concerend that the performance of such a device then remoted via USB redirection across your network might not meet your burning speed requirements.

do post back though if you find a solution, as I'd be interested to hear if you do find something,

cheers

peterB

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