problems opening daemon tools

[lamdog]

ive used daemon tools before without any problem but im unable to open daemon tools, ive reinstalled daemon tools but got the same problem. anyone help!!!
many thanks.

[FordPrefect]

What exactly happens? Any error messages? A bit more information would be useful.

[lamdog]

no not any error message or anything, all i was trying to do is to open daemon tool to copy image files onto a dvd disk.

[Blazkowicz]

Daemon Tools can only mount images, not copy images.

[evlncrn8]

maybe he meant from a mounted image that he then wanted to add to a compilation dvd or something

[LocutusofBorg]

please describe exactly what you want and what you tried!

[lamdog]

opening daemon tools

i was trying to copy a dvd through dvd shrink, it would not copy so i put it through rip it 4 me and dvd decrypter, so it was saved in a file, the files are (vts,ifo,bup.) i was going to put it through daemon tools than burn it on a blank dvd, but i could not open daemon tools, and i dont know why.if im going in the wong direction would someone be so kind as to point me the right direction. many thanks.

[LocutusofBorg]

such files are the contents of your dvd. DaemonTools on the
other hand does only work with image-files.

For your problem, you can f.e. just do this:

a) nero-method: you can create from the files you have a
new image directly to hdd. For this purpose, you need nero's
"image-drive-recorder". See Nero's tutorial or ask their support
for help in case you don't know how to use Nero

b) The files you mentioned can be processed with DVD-Shrink
directly. You have to use the "open files" dialog. At the end,
you will again get an image (again, to find out about how all
this works, I suggest you to visit Dvd-shrinks website/support-
team)

and c) you can re-create your copy of the DVD when you set
DVD-Decrypter to ISO-READ-mode. So far, you used FILE-mode,
which is not helpfull together with DaemonTools.

If you only want to copy a movie, we can only tell you a general
way. In most countries, it is not allowed anymore to decrypt
protected DVD's, so we can't help you with this either.

In general, I can only suggest you to visit a website around DVD-
editing etc., f.e. such as www.doom9.org

[lamdog]

opening daemon tools

thanks locutusofborg you,ve been most helpfull