VirtualDrive® 12 Home

• Disc Support
  VirtualDrive Pro reads CD-ROM discs, audio CDs, mixed-mode CDs, photo CDs, video CDs (DVD-ROMs data-mode), and unencrypted video DVDs, and offers the same game and disc support as VirtualDrive 12.

• Free Live Update Subscription
  Get the latest product features, patches, fixes, and game support. It’s free in all current versions of VirtualDrive Pro!

• Optimal Performance
  Run games and applications as VCDs with access rates more than 200 times faster than physical discs. Plus, there’s no spin-up delay!

• CD/DVD Archiving
  Organize your virtual CDs in a searchable library.

• Intuitive GUI
  VirtualDrive Pro’s streamlined, user-friendly interface gets you up and running in no time!

• Disc Backup
  Protect your CDs and DVDs from loss, theft, and damage by using high-quality disc images (VCDs) instead.

• Multiple Disc Play
  Pre-load up to 23 virtual discs and toggle back and forth between games or virtual CD volumes without having to wait for physical discs to spin up.

• Portability and Convenience
  Transport your virtual CDs on a laptop, an external hard drive, and other common digital storage media.

• Custom VCD Creation
  Make a virtual CD file containing applications, documentation, expansion packs, etc. and share it over a network.

• CD/DVD Burning
  Burn data, music, and game CDs and DVDs directly from VirtualDrive, and make backup copies of your favorite game discs.

• Windows 7 and Vista Support
  VirtualDrive works on 64 and 32-bit Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003 and Server 2008.

Feature/Function	VD $39.99	VDP $49.99	VDN 388.00
Build VCD Image file
Management Control (to client)
Database
Console
Access control
Access number control per VCD
Customize data VCD
Add or Remove virtual drive(s)
Virtual Hard Drive
Find virtual disc image files
Find other format image files(Only Support  ISO)
Conversion between different format image file
Use Folders to sort virtual CD/DVDs
Import and Output a VCD List
Edit property for a Virtual Drive
Enable/Disable Autorun function for Virtual Drive
Edit property for a virtual CD
Select password to encode a virtual CD
Compress VCD
Browse a virtual CD without inserting to a virtual drive
Create a script program to automatically run a virtual CD when inserted into a virtual drive
Clone CD/DVD
Burning custom data files to a disc
Restore a virtual CD to a disc
Erase data on a disc
Support to insert a virtual disc in network
Enable/Disable physical drive(s)
Windows 7
Server2003 64-bit
Vista
Vista 64-bit
Windows 2000
Windows XP
XP 64-bit

PC Magaine 5 Stars

Your jaw will literally drop at the speed difference

Definitely worth your attention if your aim is convenience or better game performance

I like this application. It operates trouble-free and performs as advertised

VirtualDrive from FarStone is the answer. It works flawlessly and it´s worth the money.

VirtualDrive is handy for gamers and travelers because you don´t need to carry the original CD-ROMs

Easy to use, elegantly designed, and truly useful

Optimize running speed of your games and software

A monumental phenomenon that is sweeping the market by sotrm

VirtualDrive is an excellent piece of software and the people at FarStone have clearly done their homework

Recommended!

We appreciate the numerous functions of the program, which justify its price

I can NOT count the times your software has saved me

I am no one special, just an ordinary computer user. I have used your program for many years now. I can´t imagine not having your software on my PC. I can´t count the times I have been required to insert a CD to make an update on my PC. Or have to re-install a program for it to work correctly. I travel and do not take all my CD´s with me, but I do carry my .VCD´s with me everywhere. I can NOT count the times your software has saved me. Having complete access to ALL of my software, ALL the time is “priceless”. Thanks for the fantastic software.

Without a doubt the best product I have ever used

Superior results, especially for the mobile traveler with a laptop. I can take all my entertainment CD's with me on my VirtualDrive. I have been using this product for 3 years.

Best software I have ever purchased

I use VirtualDrive for my personal business. No more shuffling of CD. I have loaded 27GB on one VirtualDrive.

We would recommend VirtualDrive Network to any school

We purchased the FarStone VirtualDrive Network last year for use in our elementary school (K-4) computer lab. It has met, if not surpassed, our expectations for the lab environment. Looking forward, we would like to incorporate its use across our LAN, so that the students can access the same applications from their classrooms. Application setup on our server was not difficult, nor was installation on client machines. We would recommend VirtualDrive Network to any school needing an easy, fast, and reliable means to share applications.

We have been very happy with the results and receive many visits from other schools

The major benefit of VirtualDrive has been not having to handle any more CDs. We took all of the software programs, such as Kid Pix Studio, that normally need to be in the CD-ROM drive and now run them off a single work server using VirtualDrive. I have been very impressed with the access speed and can even run the programs on computers that do not have CD-ROM drives.

We have no more lost or damaged CDs. I plan to expand the use of VirtualDrive by networking the classroom and library research computers to the work server. This will provide easy access to CD-ROM-based encyclopedias, dictionaries, and atlases. We have been very happy with the results and receive many visits from other schools that are interested in following the same program.

Why did we wait so long to get this software?

We purchased FarStone Technology´s VirtualDrive Network software to eliminate the necessity of having teachers map and load CDs in each of their students´ computers. The software installation was very simple and easy to accomplish. With just a little training, teachers have adapted quickly to the use of VirtualDrive and asked:
"Why did we wait so long to get this software?"

I wish I had found this virtual CD software years ago!

I´m very excited about this excellent product. My embroidery biz uses a lot of artwork and I have hundreds of CDs to manage. Searching for artwork on many CDs used to be so time consuming and is MUCH faster and easier now. I wish I had found this virtual CD software years ago!

VirtualDrive keeps those important CDs in my reach at all times.

I am a programmer and I use VirtualDrive for two main applications. One of them is quick conversion and mounting of Isis from the MSDN library, and the other is keeping an always ready image of my machine´s OS, and application CDs such as Office which seem to always be scattered when I need them because Office is calling for the original CD. VirtualDrive keeps those important CDs in my reach at all times. I have three licenses for it and it is on all of my machines - two laptops and a desktop. My wife has even found the joys of VirtualDrive, she uses it to cache her game CDs and run them as fast as possible.

I love it when things work as they should

I did download the VirtualDrive 12 you suggested and it works fantastic! Thanks also to FarStone for giving me the $19.99 upgrade option and the instant electronic delivery. I love it when things work as they should. Best wishes to you and FarStone,

I have probably saved several hundred dollars

My main use for it is to protect the original CD's for learning programs for my kids. They used to scratch the disks to the point of uselessness very quickly, so instead keep the originals now and I put whatever program they want on their computer until they don't want it anymore. The kids can have many games installed on the same computer with no risk of destruction. I have probably saved several hundred dollars because I didn't have to buy replacements.

I know it' s not magic, but it seems to be. Job well done!

I've begun to use Virtual Drive 12, initially downloaded as a (probable) means of speeding up occasional game play, which it does in spades! (As though I had time for it! - I'm ancient and have a particular fondness for the slightly-less-ancient Lucas Arts Star Wars shoot 'em up games - - XWing/Tie, etc. - - as stress-relieving entertainment.)

In real life, Im a consulting engineer with need for a wide array of reference materials, and a serious appreciation for anything that genuinely helps to speed my work. As with many busy folks, I don't wait well, and have just constructed a new quad-core super-go-fast machine to help alleviate delay issues with drawings and large spreadsheets, especially with interrelated multitasking. Games are a fun outlet, but Virtual Drive is emerging as a professional necessity in the quest for speed.

Virtual Drive is remarkably simple and intuitive, and a terrific help in eliminating "in-drive" disc requirements, and in obliterating disc delays. Additionally, some older discs are getting a bit scruffy, and this alternative will prevent further handling/use damage. It copies expertly and with uncanny accuracy. Very versatile with alternative formats.

I know it's not magic, but it seems to be. Job well done!!

As I work with it, I am coming to understand its remarkable potential. I see now that it can provide a high-speed substitute for all of my professional reference CDs, such as for CAD symbols, forms, fonts, info libraries, etc. Though a lifelong and arguably well-justfied skeptic, I'm getting excited - it will save many valuable hours. Interestingly, after ony a few applications I'm now looking at every CD I use frequently as a candidate for conversion. Am archiving copies of the virtual CDs in sattelite storage (HDDs are cheap - time isn't.)

My sole suggestion would be to include a simple animation during search operations indicating that there's something happening - there are long and disquieting "dry spells" while the computer is "thinking" during which one is tempted to kill the thing and start over. Perhaps a simple message that delays may continue for minutes (seems a lifetime if you're a skeptic) while the program and disc are shaking hands would suffice.

Thanks for a great product.

Our customers will find VirtualDrive to be very useful and convenient

VirtualDrive's unique capability to enhance user mobility is a perfect fit for a Tablet PC designed to provide full-function computing in an ultra-mobile form factor. Our customers will find VirtualDrive to be very useful and convenient.

VirtualDrive is one of the most stable and solid pieces of software

We have never encountered any problems. It is a timesaver in the school environment; it eliminates the need for students to handle expensive software and allos students to have a wider selection of software

• What is VirtualDrive 12?
  VirtualDrive CD emulator converts CDs and unprotected DVDs into “virtual CDs” — MP3-like files that you can play in place of physical discs. These virtual CDs (VCDs) run directly on your hard drive, saving wear and tear on your CD-ROM drive and extending the battery life of laptop computers. They have access rates up to 200 times faster than physical CDs, boosting the performance of PC games, photo CDs, and disc-based applications.

• How does VirtualDrive work?
  VirtualDrive converts game and application discs into MP3-like files, or “virtual discs.” It also creates up to 23 "virtual drives" and fools Windows into treating them as physical CD/DVD-ROM drives. These virtual drives appear as drive letters in Windows Explorer. You can run several virtual CDs simultaneously (one virtual CD (VCD) per virtual drive), swapping them out via hot keys. Since virtual CDs play directly on your hard drive, they have much faster access rates than physical CDs in a CD/DVD-ROM drive.

• What exactly is a virtual drive?
  It is a CD emulation device that emulates the functionality of a CD/DVD-ROM drive, and appears as a drive letter in Windows Explorer. A virtual drive runs Virtual CDs (or VCDs) at faster speeds than a physical disc.

• How many VCDs can VirtualDrive operate?
  Users can operate several VCDs simultaneously in up to 23 “virtualdrives,” swapping them out for a seamless transition between volumes of a game. VirtualDrive’s simple, user-friendly GUI makes it easy to create unlimited VCDs, modify them with custom tracks and documentation, and manage them in a searchable virtual CD library.

• What are the system requirements to run Virtual Drive Pro?
  CPU: Intel Pentium 233 or higher
  RAM: 128 MB or more
  Hard Drive: 50 MB free space
  Operating System: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista (64-bit or 32-bit systems)

• Does VirtualDrive support compression?
  Yes. VirtualDrive’s average compression ratio is usually about 10-30%. For the uncompressed CD titles, the compression ratio can be as high as 50%.

• How much memory does VirtualDrive use?
  VirtualDrive is a new device for your system. It uses 64 KB of memory to cache the most recently used data for each VirtualDrive.

• Can I build a VCD from selected files on my computer, network server or CD-ROM disc?
  Yes. You create an ISO9660 CD-ROM image file from the selected files by using a CD-R burning software (for example, Adaptec Easy CD Creator). And then use the "Convert ISO9660 image to VCD" function of VDN admin program, to import it into the VDN file CD jukeboxes.

• What is the difference between the VirtualDrive evaluation version and the licensed version?
  VirtualDrive evaluation period consists of a 15-Day time limit, creation of 1 virtual drive and a limit of 2 VCDs can be created. The licensed version of VirtualDrive imposes none of these limits and allows for the creation of up-to 23 virtual drives and an unlimited number of VCD files to be created.

• Where may I purchase FarStone software?
  FarStone Technology products may be from our online product pages or from any of our reseller partners.  If you originally purchased Virtual Drive from an authorized FarStone Technology Value Added Reseller (VAR), you may wish to purchase any additional licenses through that reseller.

• What are the latest prices?
  The latest prices (MSRP) for FarStone Technology software are posted on the website. 

• How are your products licensed?
  Each product is licensed per machine, unless otherwise stated (i.e, purchasing a multiple license bundle). If you wish to install and activate the product on multiple machines, you will need to purchase additional licenses.

• If I purchase VirtualDrive software, do I download it, or will you send me official product CDs in the mail?
  You will have the option during the purchase to request a VirtualDrive downloaded product CD by mail (for a small shipping fee), or you may choose to download the software. The download comes in the form of a small installer to install the software in Windows.

 

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