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[Thief^]

Windows 8 can mount ISOs natively, so I use that

(Windows 7 added the ability to burn ISOs natively I think, I don't know if it can create ISOs natively yet)

[miauw62]

I use Daemon tools because it was the first x64 one out there, and I stuck with it.

You do have to deselect a bunch of adware in the install, though.

Even if you deselect all the adware, it still drops some.
Don't use Daemon tools.

[aenri]

What are people using to mount ISO files these days? I'm mainly looking to reinstall Warcraft 3 and the expansion using my (legitimate) ISO files and CD keys that I have had for years, mainly for the feeling of nostalgia and trying to recall details of things from old maps for use in the new Source 2 engine via DotA 2.

I previously used Daemon Tools Lite, but from what I hear they are plagued with malware, adware and spyware on install, so I'm loathe to install it on my month fresh computer after a reformat.

WinCDEmu it is FOSS, so it satisfies my inner Richard Stallman. Also Daemon Tools is bloatware since the Chinese bought it out.

[Tellemurius]

What are people using to mount ISO files these days? I'm mainly looking to reinstall Warcraft 3 and the expansion using my (legitimate) ISO files and CD keys that I have had for years, mainly for the feeling of nostalgia and trying to recall details of things from old maps for use in the new Source 2 engine via DotA 2.

I previously used Daemon Tools Lite, but from what I hear they are plagued with malware, adware and spyware on install, so I'm loathe to install it on my month fresh computer after a reformat.

WinCDEmu it is FOSS, so it satisfies my inner Richard Stallman. Also Daemon Tools is bloatware since the Chinese bought it out.

Jesus they need to hire a new web designer, that website looked so fake i swear it was trying to install adware XD

[MaximumZero]

Gizmo is pretty amazing, and easy to use, to boot.

[Astral]

I remember a friend saying nice things about SlySoft, using their non-freeware products such as Game Jackal, and it did very well installing Warcraft 3. It's like what Daemon Tools Lite should have been in the first place.

I tried taking a look at Microsoft's own Virtual CD Panel, which according to their website works on Windows 7, but I couldn't get it to work.

[PyroDesu]

might be something software-shaped

i recommend you get yourself one of these devices and check if there's a specific address corresponding to the web use spike

if there is, you can probably track down the application responsible

if isn't, it's probably hardware but i can't be 100% sure

So yeah, my brother's browser doesn't like programs intercepting his web traffic or something to that effect.

[Descan]

So I was thinking of this one. It's refurbished, so you know, that's a minus, but otherwise, I think it'll last me at least the four years of university...?

[Tellemurius]

So I was thinking of this one. It's refurbished, so you know, that's a minus, but otherwise, I think it'll last me at least the four years of university...?

My brother bought that for a laptop, its ok just never expect recent AAA games to run. I would actually hold off for a bit cause AMD is releasing their new line of APUs at the moment for laptops. Maybe you can snag some newer tech.

[Descan]

So I was thinking of this one. It's refurbished, so you know, that's a minus, but otherwise, I think it'll last me at least the four years of university...?

My brother bought that for a laptop, its ok just never expect recent AAA games to run. I would actually hold off for a bit cause AMD is releasing their new line of APUs at the moment for laptops. Maybe you can snag some newer tech.

You realize I'm on a budget, yes?

So if I can get something of that level for that price, it's better.

Or else I would get something else, probably lower quality, at 400, 500 dollars.

I would not be able to afford a new computer at the same level with a new AMD.

[Tellemurius]

Well yea i assume its still gotta fit your budget but I'm also assuming you can get more performance with the same price depending on the release.

[Descan]

Well, that is both a refurbished laptop, and also (I think) on sale (though the sale-price might be because it's refurbished). So any new laptop of equal or greater levels would be more expensive.

[Lord Shonus]

New parts coming out means people trading up for new tech. People trading up for new tech means that their gear gets cleaned up, fixed up, and sold as refurbished. In other words, you might be seeing better refurbs coming down the pipe soon for similar price.

[Sinistar]

I'm here with a new question. Been searching the web for a while and trying different things but results were inconclusive. So I'd like to know: what is the best router traffic monitoring software out there? CAN I even get one for FREE?

The problem I'm having is a ridiculous and currently unexplained slow-downs all members of our household have been experiencing over the past week. There have been some troubles for a month or so, but never so noticeable. It basically every second, every day sometimes that at random and for random times our net just becomes incredibly sluggish, like some of us would run a torrent program but without any set limits. Such programs are used regulary, but we have agreed on each user setting certain limits...

I was mucking around with WireShark, but as I understand it that single-computer only. Tried to tackle PRTG but I find it extremely confusing. Also found NetFlow but I dunno, all this sites seem somehow... ad-aware-y. Might just be paranoid. Also tried logging on router directly, but offers no traffic monitoring tool nor did I find any firmware upgrade for it.

So anyways - should I stick with PRTG some more? Or what? Btw, I'm running Vista.

[Thief^]

Monitoring the router traffic unsurprisingly requires the router to provide that ability. If you have a normal home router, you quite simply can't.

Have you tried rebooting the router when it happens? Simple home routers can be overloaded by the number of connections involved in bittorrent (or if they're terrible, normal use) and they won't recover until the connections expire, potentially hours later (even if the connections are closed).
I used to have a belkin router that had to be rebooted every 12 hours to function normally...