Mounting ISOs in Windows 7

One feature that I was hoping Windows 7 would have (as Linux has had it since I can remember) is the built-in ability to mount ISOs... but alas, again Microsoft disappoints. To add insult to injury, neither Daemon Tools nor PowerISO work reliably in Windows 7. Windows XP SP3 broke Daemon Tools (something with sptd-SCSI Pass Thru Direct), and PowerISO installs on Windows 7 only unreliably, apparently determined by the particular workstation's hardware- here at work my coworkers who use Dell 740s have no problem, but the install always fails on my Dell GX620.

So what's the solution? Pismo File Mount. And it may be better than PowerISO or Daemon Tools anyways. It allows much more granular control of the mounted ISO, such as mounting for the owner only and establishing access (rw,r) for other users. It also allows you to mount ISO where they are, as opposed to a virtual disk, allowing quicker and better Windows explorer integration.

Adobe PDF Printer on Windows 7

Apparently Adobe Professional's Adobe Converter printer does not install cleanly on Windows 7. To manually install the printer, I did the following:

1. Start > Control Panel > View Devices and Printers
2. Add a Printer
3. Add a Local Printer
4. Create a new port
5. Named it AdobePDF
6. If Drivers auto populate, select Adobe PDF Converter, else
   
7. Click "Have Disk"
8. Browse to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobatx.x\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF
9. Click any of the Adobe PDF Converters
10. Click "Use the driver that is currently installed (recommended)"
11. Name the Printer (I used the default "Adobe PDF Converter")
12. Right-click on the printer > Printer Properties
13. Go to Advanced tab
14. Click "Print directly to the printer" so that it doesn't spool printing

And now it works as intended! Just another odd quirk with Windows 7...