Virtual Drive 10 Pro Review
Have you ever found yourself scrounging your desk for a CD/DVD? Don't you wish you could just keep that CD/DVD in its entirety on your computer? Well the Virtual Drive software from Farstone does just that. Here is a quick overview of the software straight from Farstone:
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
VirtualDrive Pro copies a CD or unprotected DVD as a compressed image, or "virtual CD," which runs in place of the original disc in any one of up to 23 "virtual drives." You can archive these virtual CDs in a searchable library, transport them on a laptop computer, and share them over a network. Virtual discs play directly on the hard drive, saving wear and tear on your CD-ROM drive and extending the battery life of laptop computers. They have access speeds nearly 200 times faster than their CD-ROM counterparts, greatly improving the performance of PC games, photo CDs, and disc-based applications.
VirtualDrive Pro makes it a snap to create custom virtual CDs with favorite tracks, expansion packs, documentation, and custom programs. Run as many virtual CDs simultaneously as you have available virtual drive letters, moving from one PC game or application to another without having to swap out CDs or wait for discs to spin up.
Features & Benefits
- Multimedia Capability: Create movies and slide shows from your favorite still photos, MP3s, and video clips Virtual Hard Drive: Run virtual CDs in RAM up to 340 times faster than on your hard drive
- Virtual Hard Drive: Build a RAM disk to run applications in RAM up to 340 times faster than on your hard drive
- Disc Support: VirtualDrive reads CD-ROMs, audio CDs, mixed-mode CDs, photo CDs, video CDs (DVD-ROMs data-mode), and unencrypted video DVDs, and offers the same PC game support as GameDrive and VirtualDrive
- Custom Virtual CD Creation: Compile your own virtual CDs containing favorite tracks, documentation, expansion packs, and custom programs
- CD/DVD Burning: Burn virtual CDs and DVDs, audio files, data CDs, mixed mode CDs, and more
- Optimal Performance: Run files directly on the hard drive with read times up to 200 times faster. Plus, there's no spin-up delay!
- CD/DVD Archiving: Organize your virtual disc library in a searchable, browsable interface
- Intuitive GUI: VirtualDrive's user-friendly interface lets you get up and running in no time!
- Disc Backup: Protect your CDs and DVDs from loss, theft, and damage by using high-quality disc images 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
- Live Update Subscription: Get the latest patches, fixes, and game support. It's free for the first year!
How Does VirtualDrive Pro Work?
VirtualDrive Pro copies an entire CD or DVD as a compressed disc image file, or virtual CD, which contains a driver that fools Windows into treating it as if it were a physical CD running in a CD-ROM drive. In Windows Explorer, a virtual disc shows up as a drive letter.
VirtualDrive Pro lets you create up to 23 virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives and an unlimited number of virtual CDs and DVDs. You can configure as many virtual drives as you have available drive letters and run multiple virtual CDs simultaneously. 30-day, money back guarantee.
System Requirements
- CPU: Intel Pentium 133 or higher
- RAM: 64 MB or more
- Hard Drive: 25 MB free space
- Operating System: Windows 2000 and XP 32-bit operating systems; 64-bit support will be available by fall 2006
- Optional: CD/DVD burner
Okay so there are two ways you can get the Virtual Drive 10 software, or any Farstone software for that matter - you can either buy it in a store or buy it off their site and download it immediately. If you choose to download it, it's a 71.2 MB file so it won't take long to download.