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Experience with Norton Virtual Drive?

david_j_wil..

Experience with Norton Virtual Drive?

by david_j_wil.. » Tue, 30 Nov 1999 04:00:00

I put together a new PC so I could finally play GPL properly.  While
sorting through all my accumulated games, etc., I tried installing Need
For Speed: High Stakes.  (I know, it's just an arcade game, but it came
free with the Sound Blaster Live.)  I'd decided I would keep it around
for casual entertainment, if I could install it on the harddrive and
not have to swap CDs.  I wasn't successful at that.  A Norton pack was
included with my motherboard, with Norton Virtual Drive.  This is
supposed to copy any game CD to the harddrive, compressed, and allow it
to be loaded and run from a virtual "drive".  Anyone have any
experience with this, particularly with racing sims?  I'm slightly
suspicious about what tricks it must play to fool the system, so I'm
reluctant to***up my system without hearing from someone who knows
more about it.

Dave Wilson

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Before you buy.

Daxe Rexfor

Experience with Norton Virtual Drive?

by Daxe Rexfor » Tue, 30 Nov 1999 04:00:00


>I'm
>reluctant to***up my system without hearing from someone who knows
>more about it

If you are reluctant to***up your system, take that Norton disk you got
and use it for a drink coaster or frisbee.  Norton *anything* will hog
resources and make your computer prone to crashing.

Just my opinion.

~daxe

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(Raymond - ACT LABS

Experience with Norton Virtual Drive?

by (Raymond - ACT LABS » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Hello,
I use a virtual drive with many games.  I use a program called Gamer's
Edition-CD copy (by IMSI).  It worls well except for games that are
copy protected.  

>I put together a new PC so I could finally play GPL properly.  While
>sorting through all my accumulated games, etc., I tried installing Need
>For Speed: High Stakes.  (I know, it's just an arcade game, but it came
>free with the Sound Blaster Live.)  I'd decided I would keep it around
>for casual entertainment, if I could install it on the harddrive and
>not have to swap CDs.  I wasn't successful at that.  A Norton pack was
>included with my motherboard, with Norton Virtual Drive.  This is
>supposed to copy any game CD to the harddrive, compressed, and allow it
>to be loaded and run from a virtual "drive".  Anyone have any
>experience with this, particularly with racing sims?  I'm slightly
>suspicious about what tricks it must play to fool the system, so I'm
>reluctant to***up my system without hearing from someone who knows
>more about it.

>Dave Wilson

>Sent via Deja.com http://www.racesimcentral.net/
>Before you buy.


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