Mount Image Pro Knowledgebase

Mount Image Pro Command Line Functions

Note: The following samples have been executed at the DOS command prompt with MIP added to the Windows Path. The version used is Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21:

STATUS

Displays status information.

Usage:

MIP STATUS

Options:

NONE

This command prints the following information:

Driver running state

Driver start type (AUTO/MANUAL)

Driver start/stop permission

Driver file path

Driver file version

Number of disk devices

Service running state

Service start type (AUTO/MANUAL)

Service start/stop permission

Here is an example

C:\EnCase Files\MIP STATUS

Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21
Driver File : C:\Program Files\GetData\Mount Image Pro\mip.sys
Driver Version : 2.0
Number of Disks : 0
Start Type : DEMAND
Start/Stop : Administrators, Power Users
Driver Status : RUNNING
Helper Service : Unknown [0012F764
Start Type : Unknown [0012F764
Start/Stop : Any Users

List of mounted images:
E: C:\EnCase Files\TEST-IMAGE.E01

MOUNT

Mounts a disk image as a virtual drive.

Usage:

MIP MOUNT image [/RW | /WB] [/P:part#] [/L:drive] [/D:disk#]

Options:

image Specifies the path to the disk image file.

This must be the second parameter.

/RW Open the image in Read-Write mode.

/WB Open the image in Write-Block mode.

/P:part# Specifies a partition number to assign a drive letter.

By default, drive letters are assigned to all mountable partitions.

/L:drive Specifies drive letters to use.

By default, the first available drive letter is used.

/D:disk# Specifies the virtual disk number.

Only one of /RW or /WB can be used at a time.

When neither is specified, the image is opened in Read-Only mode.

Here is an example

C:\EnCase Files>MIP MOUNT "TEST-IMAGE.E01"

Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21
Mounting in progress, wait...
Image "TEST-IMAGE.E01" contains 1 partitions).
Access Mode: Read Only
-----------------------------------
Partition1: Active / Bootable
Capacity is: 37.30 GB
Drive Letter: E
Is HardDisk: True
Is Optical: False
Label is:
Type is: HPFS/NTFS

UNMOUNT

Usage: MIP UNMOUNT disk# [/Q | /F]

MIP UNMOUNT drive [/Q | /F]

MIP UNMOUNT /ALL

Try 'MIP HELP UNMOUNT' for more information.

Click here for an example

C:\EnCase Files>MIP UNMOUNT /ALL

Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21
Closing all mounted images...
The image(s) is closed.

VIEW

Displays disk image information.

Usage:

MIP VIEW image

Options:

image Path to the image to print the information.

/D:disk# Specifies the target virtual disk number (* for all mounted disks).

/L:drive Specifies a drive letter of a partition on the target disk (* for all mounted drives).

This command prints the following information for the specified image:

Virtual disk access mode (only for mounted image)

Capacity of the image

Apparent geometry of the image

Number of segment files

Type, capacity and path of each segment file

Size and type of each partition in the image

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C:\EnCase Files>MIP VIEW "Test-Image.E01"

Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21
Viewing in progress, wait...
Image "Test-Image.E01" contains 1 partitions).
-----------------------------------
Partition1: Active / Bootable
Capacity is: 37.30 GB
Is HardDisk: True
Is Optical: False
Label is:
Type is: HPFS/NTFS

LOOKUP

Print lookup virtual disk information about image or drive.

Usage:

MIP LOOKUP [IMAGE]

MIP LOOKUP [/L:drive]

Options:

IMAGE Specifies the mounted image name.

drive Specifies a drive letter of a partition on the disk.

This command prints the following information for the target image or drive letter:

Number of segment files

Mounted Image File Names

Drive Letters List

 

INSTALL

Install the MIP Driver / MIP helper service.

Usage:

MIP INSTALL [driver] [/AUTO] [/USER]

MIP INSTALL /SERVICE [/AUTO] [/USER]

Options:

driver Specifies the path to the MIP Driver file (MIP.SYS).

Default is MIP.SYS in the same directory as MIP.EXE.

(Note: *NOT* current working directory.)

/SERVICE Installs the MIP helper service instead of the driver.

The executable of the service is MIPSRV.EXE.

/AUTO Configures the driver/service to start at the system startup.

(Note: *NOT* to start it right after the installation.)

The default is manual start.

/USER Allows regular users (members of Users group) to start and

stop the driver/service.

By default only Administrators and Power Users can perform

these operations.

Device drivers and services cannot be started from network drives.

Make sure to place MIPSRV.EXE and MIP.SYS on a local drive.

The MIP helper service is required for non-administrative users to dismount

virtual disk volumes. You don't need to install it if you are going to use

the MIP as an Administrator.

REMOVE

Remove the MIP Driver / MIP helper service.

Usage:

MIP REMOVE [/SERVICE]

Options:

/SERVICE Remove the MIP helper service instead of the driver.

This command removes the driver/service entries from the system registry,

but it does not delete the executable files from the drive.

This command closes all images and stops the driver before removing the driver.

This command stops the service before removing the service.

HELP

Usage:

MIP command [options]

Commands:

STATUS Print status information.

MOUNT Mount a disk image as a virtual drive.

UNMOUNT Unmount a disk image.

VIEW Print disk image information.

LOOKUP Lookup mounted drive letters or image file(s).

INSTALL Install the MIP Driver or MIP Service.

REMOVE Remove the MIP Driver or MIP Service.

HELP Displays command help.

All commands and options are case insensitive.

Try "MIP HELP command" for detailed help for each command.

Here is an example

C:\EnCase Files> MIP HELP STATUS

Mount Image Pro. Version 2.0.0.21
Displays status information.
Usage:
MIP STATUS
Options:
NONE
This command prints the following information:
Driver running state
Driver start type (AUTO/MANUAL)
Driver start/stop permission
Driver file path
Driver file version
Number of disk devices
Service running state
Service start type (AUTO/MANUAL)
Service start/stop permission