Installing The Viewer
In order to Use the Designs you must have the IMAGE.CCD mounted with Daemon Tools.
You will Need to Download Daemon Tools. Download Here
Ounce you have Installed DTools, you can start it by running c:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe.
You will Notice a Icon In you SysTray.
Right Click The Icon. Select Virtual CD/DVD-Rom / Select Number of Devices / Choose 1 Device.
Next Right Click the DTools Icon again this Time Select, Virtual CD-Rom / Device0[DriveLetter:] / Mount Image:
Select Mount Image. Then Navigate to Where You have the IMAGE.CCD
Go to My Computer and Click on the Virtual CD CD-ROM drive. (H:\GN2005_DesignCol in this example)
Click on the setup.exe.
After installing the CD, Copy the DesignCollection.exe from the Patch Folder,
Paste it itno the C:\Program Files\GreatNotions\DesignCollections\ Folder overwriting the existing file.
Start the Viewer from the Design Collections Icon on your Desktop.
Select File / Preferences
Set the Catalog Drive to the Virtual CD-Rom Drive of You PC. Click Ok
(The Image File Must Remain Mounted in DTools)
To Export a Design Right Click the Design and Select Export
This Will Export the Design To My Collection, From the My Collection Right Click the Design and Select Save as:
You may now Save the Design.
To Find answers to other question you might have please refer the .PDF found here:
C:\Program Files\GreatNotions\DesignCollections\Encrypted CD_05.pdf
People have told me about other methods to extract the Designs from the Collection.
I however have not tested them myself.
Enjoy!
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