turn off vcd?

[gbr]

i must admit i love vcd.

is there any chance that in a future version of vcd we could turn it on when we need it and stop it/unload it when we don't (ie vcd not the iso). i'm using it with a few disks that i only need once or twice a month but have to keep vcd going all the time.

thanks.

[Chris Gonzales]

You can reduce the number of virtual drives down to zero. Please go to

[Start]-Programs-Elaborate Bytes-Virtual CloneDrive-Virtual CloneDrive

There you can define the number of virtual drives (e.g. 0 in your case).

[DrinkLyeAndDie]

Originally Posted by Chris Gonzales

You can reduce the number of virtual drives down to zero. Please go to

[Start]-Programs-Elaborate Bytes-Virtual CloneDrive-Virtual CloneDrive

There you can define the number of virtual drives (e.g. 0 in your case).

Just to clarify, the setting is Disabled to have zero virtual drives available.

[gbr]

DrinkLyeAndDie i admit i really didn't understand your answer.

i had already tried setting number of drives to 0 but if i remember correctly it doesn't really stop/unload the program it just disabled it. also when i wanted to use it again i ended up having to actually reinstall it because just setting number of drives back to 1 didn't let me load an iso.

vcd works very well but i don't see myself using it more than a few time a month. i'm a bit fussy about having a lot of programs running all the time if i don't use them. for my use it would be better if vcd could be entirely shut down until i need it again.

thanks.

[Webslinger]

Originally Posted by gbr

just setting number of drives back to 1 didn't let me load an iso.

That's not normal because that does work for me and everyone else. Perhaps you need to uninstall and then reinstall the program.

[gbr]

well the first time i tried it didn't work (i wonder why). now it does, it set number of drives to zero and then resest to >0. the memory footprint is pretty small. i resolve not to complain than i can't unload it.

[jsday187]

No, I agree with gbr.

There should be an option to exit the program for when you are not using it. No matter how small the memory footprint is.

It is not necessary to have it running 100% of the time. Especially if you only need a VirtualDrive on rare occasions.

For now I just resort to shutting it down with Process Explorer, but would VERY much prefer an "Exit" option in the tray icon's menu.

Either way thanks for Virtual CloneDrive it works great.

[James]

Originally Posted by jsday187

No, I agree with gbr.

There should be an option to exit the program for when you are not using it. No matter how small the memory footprint is.

What exactly are you shutting down?
Set number of drives to disabled, disable "show tray icon", no precess should be running (latest beta, of course).

[jsday187]

Originally Posted by James

What exactly are you shutting down?
Set number of drives to disabled, disable "show tray icon", no precess should be running (latest beta, of course).

You're mistaken James.

Open up Task Manager([Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] or [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del]; then, if using Vista or Win7, choose "Start Task Manager") or download Process Explorer and Autoruns from Microsoft's Sysinternals webpage: http://www.sysinternals.com/

You will see that even when number of drives is set to disabled and the tray icon to hidden that VCDDaemon.exe is still running and also has an autostart-with-windows entry in the registry.

So I think it would be awesome if there were an Exit option in the tray icons menu AND a checkbox in the preferences for turning autostart on or off.

Those are pretty much standard features of any non-mission-critical programs(ie programs besides Antiviruses and Windows services) these days aren't they?

[Adbear]

I use win 7 and if I choose to hide tray icon and set drives to disabled then my VCDDaemon.exe disappears from taskmanager. And when I reboot it stays disabled and doesn't run the service so he's not mistaken.