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mquinonez
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‎06-25-2013 01:46 PM

CD ROM DRIVE

Are you able to use CD ROM drive when connection to view client 5.2

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mquinonez
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‎06-25-2013 01:48 PM

This is using a windows xp image. The PC simply boots straight into the view client. I am wondering if you can use the host machines cd/dvd drive and the virtual desktop

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mittim12
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‎06-25-2013 01:49 PM

You could use it via USB redirection if it were a USB connected CD-ROM.

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mquinonez
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‎06-25-2013 01:52 PM

how about the host machines via sata or IDE?

I have added the device in vsphere to machine but does not read the disk

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mquinonez
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‎06-25-2013 01:55 PM

Can the host machine and virtual machine share the cd rom drive via sata or ide

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mittim12
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‎06-25-2013 01:55 PM

No, the only option would be if you connected via the RDP protocol and had drive redirection enabled.   It would then present the CD-ROM drive into your VDI machine so you could possibly view data. 

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mquinonez
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‎06-25-2013 02:03 PM

Thank you. Do you know if there is any documentation out there stating cd rom drive will not work via pcoip protocol.

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