Info & Utilities for ISO Movie Disc Playback

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Thank you for helping keep Windows Media Center alive! I have some files and information that I have collected to support playback of ISO movie disc files under Windows Media Center, so I thought I would share that here. The most challenging part is tracking down some of the older files.

Basic Functionality

Several pieces are needed in order to make this work optimally, but core ISO playback functionality requires just Mikinhho Media Center Mount Image plus software to mount a disc image file as a virtual drive:

Mikinho Media Center Mount Image

• Details
  • Need to have the correct 32-bit or 64-bit install to match your Windows installation
  • Old Setup Walkthrough from 2010 on How-To Geek
  • When first setting up and testing, it is suggested to use a smaller, locally-stored ISO file for testing if possible
• Corequisites – Must have one of the following installed, which will be used to mount the ISO image in a virtual optical drive:
  • Virtual CloneDrive (freeware)
  • DVDFab Virtual Drive (freeware)
  • Alcohol 120%
  • PowerISO
  • Daemon Tools Lite
  • If none of these are available, it will then attempt to use the default file handler for the file extension
• Installers
  • 32-bit: mount-image-setup-x86-1.9.zip [from Software.Informer]
  • 64-bit: mount-image-setup-x64-1.9.zip [from a Google Drive]

Enhanced Integration

The basic functionality will just show colored cards with the file name in Windows Media Center’s movie browser, but the following can be used to associated additional metadata with the various disc image files.

Metadata Utility

• Details
  • Overview
  • Features
  • Must have one movie per folder for the metadata association to function as expected
• System Requirements and Prerequisites
  • 32-bit Microsoft Access runtime (or full program), version 2010 SP2 or better
  • Data is in 32-bit format, so 64-bit versions will not work
  • If a 64-bit version is already installed, the 32-bit version can be installed side-by-side if it is of a different version
    • Example: If Access 2016 64-bit full program is installed, the Access 2010 SP2 32-bit runtime can be installed side-by-side
  • Microsoft Access Runtime 32-bit installs (free)
    • Access 2010 Runtime 32-bit [This download link is via Archive.org, which can be a bit flaky at times, so might have to retry a few times. The file is too large to post here as an attachment to this issue.]: (announcement / download page)
      • SP2 for Access 2010 Runtime 32-bit (required if using the 2010 version) (description page / download page)
    • Access 2016 Runtime 32-bit (announcement / download page)
• Metadata Utility Installer Downloads

Alternate Movie / TV Series Management

My Movies for Windows Media Center

A movie and TV series collection program for Windows Media Center, allowing you to experience your entire movie and TV series collection, and browse through and play your titles, browse cast, play trailers, and much more. My Movies for Windows Media Center also includes the My Movies Collection Management product, which allows you to conveniently maintain and manage your movie and TV series collection outside Windows Media Center, and through a high quality front-end access your collection within Windows Media Center.

• Overview
• Downloads (freemium)
  • Installer package for Windows
  • Mobile clients with remote control support
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android