User manual FARSTONE VIRTUALDRIVE 11 64 BIT

[. . . ] VirtualDrive 11 VirtualDrive Version 11 ® for Windows® XP, Vista, 2000 & Server 2003 User's Guide VirtualDrive 11 Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the express written permission of FarStone Technology, Inc. FarStone grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program ("SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the SOFTWARE is installed on a network, or more than one user can run the SOFTWARE at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each additional user or computer. Trademark FarStone®, VirtualDrive®, VirtualDrive Network and VirtualDrive Professional are trademarks of FarStone Technology, Inc. Microsoft®, Windows® and MS-DOS® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Exit: Select this option to quit VirtualDrive. 3. 3 VirtualDrive Main Console 10 VirtualDrive 11 By default, the Main Console displays a Quick Start menu. Click on the Settings tab to change preferences in the software. Quick Start 1. Create a Virtual CD/DVD Please refer to Creating a Virtual CD for details. Settings 1. Show Animation when you insert or eject a VCD: Select this checkbox to display the action of inserting or ejecting a VCD. Keep VCDs loaded upon system reboot: Select this checkbox to keep VCDs loaded in VirtualDrive when you restart your system. If VirtualDrive does not work with certain games or protected discs, you may want to change device information. You can enable Autorun in all drives on your system--virtual and physical. Serial Numbers and Support To activate a full version of VirtualDrive, click Help Evaluation Starter and enter your serial number. A serial number can be used on only one computer system on any given LAN. FarStone posts game and disc support information at www. farstone. com/gamecenter. The Game Center link is also available from the VirtualDrive Help menu. Should you experience a problem with your software, FarStone encourages you to submit a support ticket at www. farstone. com/support. 3. 4 Creating a Virtual CD A virtual CD or VCD (. VCD extension) is an image file created from a physical disc. VirtualDrive lets you build VCDs from the following disc types: CD-ROM DVD-ROM Mixed-mode CD Video CD Unprotected (non-CSS) video DVD CD Extra CD-Cops Audio CD Photo CD Multi-Session CD CD-Text 11 VirtualDrive 11 VirtualDrive supports many (but not all) DVD-ROM games, encyclopedias, multimedia content, and other large file formats. Building an Image from CD or DVD-ROM, Video CD/DVD, or Photo CD Insert the application disc. Select the physical drive from which you will build an image and click Next. 1. 3. Create If wish to change the default path for saving your VCD, click the button, browse the directory structure to select a location, enter a name for your VCD, and click Next. For instance, you can use CD read method, data compression, Intelligent Extraction, and designate a protection type. If you don't know what type of protection is on your CD/DVD, choose Intelligent Extraction to build your VCDs. Select Other Protection Type if you would like to select a known protection type from the dropdown list. Select Use Data compression to save hard drive space; however, this option will prolong the time it takes to build a VCD. Click Advanced to change the default file name of your VCD and enter a password, description, etc. Author: Enter the name of the CD's publisher or author (i. e. , FarStone Technology). (Optional) If the source CD does not have an auto-run file, you can specify a program to run your VCD when you insert it in a virtual drive. Click the program you would like to use. 6. button to browse for the Once you have modified the properties of the VCD you are about to create, click Next to begin the build process. Note In order for your VCD to work, you may still have to install the game or supplemental software that is currently required to run the disk-based application that you have converted into a VCD. Building an Image from Audio CD Insert the application disc. [. . . ] E: -- selects virtual drive E: "C:\VCDCollection\Age of Kings" -- Adds the path and the name of the VCD to load. Note: Any spaces in the character string must be replaced by quotation marks. /I -- Tells Vdrive to insert the VCD @ -- Tells Vdrive to execute a program E:\Age. exe -- Tells Vdrive where the program is by specifying the drive (E :) and the name of 19 VirtualDrive 11 the file to run (Age. exe). Create a shortcut by right-clicking on an empty space on the Windows desktop and selecting New Shortcut. [. . . ]