Farstone VIRTUALDRIVE PROFESSIONAL 10 User Manual

VirtualDrive® Pro

User’s Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 9

41.1 What is VirtualDrive® Pro? 9

1.2 Features and Benefits 9

Chapter 2 Installation 13

2.1 System Requirements 13

2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® Pro 13

2.3 Uninstalling VirtualDriv e® Pro 14

Chapter 3 Getting Started with VirtualDrive® Pro 16

3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® Pro 16

3.2 VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu 18

Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs 22

4.1 Easy Backup 22

4.1.1 Searching for Files to Back up 22

4.1.2 Backing up Files 25

4.1.3 Customizing Search Types 25

4.2 Cloning Discs 26

4.3 Backing Up Image File 29

4.4 Restore Burning an Image 31

4.5 Burning Data CD/DVD 32

4.5.1 Creating a Project 33

4.5.2 Burning a Project to Disc 43

4.6 Burning Settings 45

4.6.1 Disabling Auto-run of Disc Drive 45

4.6.2 How to Choose Burning Settings 45

Chapter 5 Multimedia Creation 50

5.1 Creating an Audio CD 50

5.2 Creating an MP3 CD 50

5.3 Creating a Movie/Video 51

5.4 Creating a Slideshow 55

Chapter 6 Working with VirtualDrive® 60

6.1 How to Make an Image 60

6.1.1 Making an Image from a Project 60

6.1.2 Making an Image from an Existing Disc 62

6.2 Working around in VCD Manger 69

6.2.1 Adding Images to Run on Your Virtual Drives 70

6.2.3 Using Cabinets to Organize Images 71

6.2.4 Creating a VCD Shortcut 72

6.2.5 Searching Images 72

6.2.6 Extracting Files from an Image 73

6.2.7 Adding Additional Virtual Drives 76

6.2.8 Changing the Auto-run Function of Disc Drives 76

6.2.9 VCD Manager Settings 77

6.4 Converting between ISO 9660 Images and Virtual CDs 78

Chapter 7 Virtual Hard Drive 81

7.1 Creating a RAM Disk 81

7.2 Mounting an Image into the RAM Disk 83

7.3 Working with Virtual Hard Drive Manage r 84

7.3.1 Moving Files and Folders to RAM Disk 85

7.3.2 Saving the RAM Disk Image 85

7.3.3 Removing RAM Disk from the System 86

7.3.4 Virtual Hard Drive Settings 87

Chapter 8 InstantBurning 90

8.1 Starting Instant Burning 90

8.2 Getting Prepared for using Instant Burning 90

8.2.1 Choosing right type of disc to use 90

8.2.2 Choosing the Default Recorder 91

8.2.3 Formatting a Rewritable Disc 92

8.3 Instant Burning Basics 94

8.3.1 Adding Files to Disc 94

8.3.2 Deleting Files from a Disc 94

8.3.3 Viewing Contents of a Disc 95

8.3.4 Ejecting a Disc 95

8.3.5 Renaming a Disc 95

8.3.6 Erasing a Disc 96

8.3.7 Viewing Disc Status 96

8.4 Instant Burning Settings 97

Chapter 9 VirtualDrive Pro Utility 99

9.1 Erase Disc 99

9.1 View the Device Information 99

9.3 Rapid Cache 101

9.3.1 Rapid Cache Features 101

9.3.2 Rapid Cache Settings 102

Chapter 10 Live Update 105 Chapter 11 Appendix 108

11.1 Definitions 108

10.2 Technical Support and Product Update 114

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

41.1 What is VirtualDrive® Pro?

VirtualDrive® Pro is the most comprehensive CD/DVD software package ever created. In addition to the CD and DVD burning features you will find in many media suites, VirtualDrive® Pro gives you two additional unique bonus features: Virtual Hard Drive, for hard drive emulation and Vir tu alD rive® , th e N o.1 CD /DV D Em ul ato r worldwide.

Features you receive with VirtualDrive® Pro include:

CD/DVD Burning: Allows users to back up, share or archive various files from

the hard drive to a CD/DVD, clone CD/DVD discs and backup VCDs (VirtualDrive® CD/DVDImage files) to a physical disc.

Multimedia: Allows users to create audio CDs, mp3 CDs, movie CDs/DVDs

and slideshow CDs from their multimedia collections, which can be played on computers and/or home entertainment equipment.

VirtualDrive®: A revolutionary software program that emulates your

computer’s CD/DVD-ROM drive, which enables you to run CD/DVD programs directly from your hard drive without the use of the physical CD/DVD-ROM drive or the actual disc.

Virtual Hard Drive: Emulates a RAM Disk Drive to store files in

non-swappable physical memory. The Virtual Hard Drive works almost the same as the physical hard drive in your computer and the data will be automatically saved if any changes are made to the Virtual Hard Drive.

Instant Burning: With a recordable disc in the drive, you can use the CD/DVD

drive as easily a s a ny of the dr ives o n y ou r loca l h ard dr iv e. Bur ni ng data t o t he disc is as easy as dragging-and-dropping files to the drive in Windows Explorer.

1.2 Features and Benefits

• Customize your own CD & DVD Discs

Customize your own CDs, DVDs and Images (Virtual CDs/VCDs) with selected files from other media, such as a CD, DVD or from the hard drive. The compiled Images can be configured to automatically run when inserted into a virtual drive.

• Create you own Movie or Video

Create customized home movies or videos from your multimedia collections. The CD/DVD you create can be played on desktop and laptop computers as well as on home entertainment systems.

• Easy Backup

Searches and organizes all types of files to allow you to quickly and easily back up data onto a CD/DVD.

• Clone CD/DVD

Make an exact copy of an existing CD/DVD (copy protected content excluded) to another recordable CD/DVD disc.

• Supports most CD/DVD formats

VirtualDrive® supports the following CD/DVD formats: CD-ROM, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Audio CD, Mixed Mode CD, Photo CD, Video CD, DVD-ROM, Multi-session CD and unprotected DVD Video.

• Copy protection support

VirtualDrive® Pro is compatible with SafeDisc, SecuROM, LaserLock, StarForce and

more.

• Fully integrated with Windows

The XP-style user interface is completely integrated with Windows Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Easily insert, eject and browse an Image from a familiar interface. Enable/Disable a CDs auto-run function, change CD/DVD drive letters or set your own hot-keys to run VCDs.

• Create shortcuts for your Images

This feature allows users to create desktop shortcuts to local or network Images. Double-clicking on the shortcut will insert the Image into the virtual drive quickly and easily.

• Add Images from the Internet

With VirtualDrive® Pro, you can add an Image that is shared on the Internet or a LAN into VirtualDrive® Pro.

• VCD Cabinet

Instead of storing Images all in one place, the new Cabinet function allows you to sort your Images and place them into different “cabinets” in the VCD Manager.

• Export Audio Tracks

Extract audio tracks from an existing audio CD, either a real CD or a virtual CD, and store them as audio files (*.WAV) or MP3 files (*.MP3) on the hard drive.

• Compression

VirtualDrive® Pro incorporates a high-performance compression engine for building VCD files. Compressed VCD files are automatically decompressed when accessed.

• Optimized CD performance

VirtualDrive® Pro plays VCDs at hard drive speed (equivalent to a 200x CD-drive). With its advanced caching technology, VirtualDrive® Pro can reduce CD access times by up to 75%.

• Optimized application performance

Virtual Hard Drive allows once disk-based data to be accessed from physical memory. At physical memory speeds, this will boost the performance of your programs by reading information in nanoseconds.

Chapter 2

VirtualDrive Pro

Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

2.1 System Requirements

• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

• CD/DVD drive or recorder

• 50 MB of hard disk space

• Intel Pentium (or compatible) 233MHz processor or better

2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® Pro

Step 1: Close any applications that are running before starting the

installation.

Step 2: Insert the VirtualDrive® Pro CD-ROM into the drive. The setup

program should start automatically. If the auto-run function does not start,

run the setup.exe file directly from the disc. Also, if you are installing from a network or a hard drive, double-click setup.exe to launch the

Windows Installer program.

Step 3: Select the language you prefer for the installation. After the

Windows installation program has configured your system, the VirtualDrive® Pro installation wizard will be launched.

Step 4: Carefully read the software license agreement. If you accept the terms of the agreement, select I Accept the License Agreement, and then click Next to continue.

Step 5: Enter your Serial Number. Step 6: The Installation Wizard will suggest a folder in which to install the

VirtualDrive® Pro program files. If you would like to store the program files

in another location, select Change to open the file browser and select a

new folder.

Step 7: Confirm the setup configuration and then click OK to start the

installation process.

Step 8: Set the number of virtual drives in your system. (Note: You must

select at least one virtual drive to install VirtualDrive the installation process.

Step 9: You can place a shortcut on the desktop after the installation, by

selecting the appropriate checkbox as the installation completes. After the

installation process has completed, select Finish and the setup program should prompt you to restart the computer. Click Yes to restart the

.) Click Next to start

computer and launch the VirtualDrive® Pro program, or click No to restart

later.

Note: The VirtualDrive® Pro program is unusable until the system has

been restarted.

2.3 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Pro

Step 1: Close any other programs that are running. If the VirtualDrive® Pro icon is displayed in the System tray, right-click the icon and select Exit.

Step 2: To uninstall the VirtualDrive® Pro program, use any of the

following methods.

● Select Start in the Windows taskbar, then select either All Programs

Æ VirtualDrive® Pro Æ Uninstall VirtualDrive® Pro

● Select Start Æ Control Panel and double-click the Add or Remove

Programs icon to open the Add or Remove Programs screen. Select VirtualDrive® Pro, and then select Add/Remove.

Step 3: Either method will launch the VirtualDrive® Pro Uninstall Wizard.

Select Remove to continue. The uninstall program will now remove all files

created by VirtualDrive®.

Note: The uninstall program will remove all files created by VirtualDrive®

Pro, except the Image files (VCDs, with the “VCD” or “D00…” extension), the project files (files with the “CIF” extension), and some log files that keep a record of the VCD list in VCD Manager. These files are located in the VirtualDrive® Pro install path and can be accessed or deleted through Windows Explorer.

Chapter 3

Getting Started with

VirtualDrive® Pro

Chapter 3 Getting Started with VirtualDrive® Pro

3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® Pro

After installation, you can launch VirtualDrive® Pro using any of these methods:

z Double-click the program icon z Select Start Æ All Programs Æ VirtualDrive® Pro.

The main functions of VirtualDrive® Pro include:

Backup: Allows users to backup, share or archive various files from

the hard drive to a CD/DVD, clone CD/DVD discs, or back up Images to real disc. From this page, you can:

Easy Backup Search for a specified file type on your local

hard drive and burn them to the disc all at once.

Make Data CDs/DVDs

Clone CD/DVD Make an exact copy of an existing CD/DVD

Backup or archive your various files from the hard disk to a recordable CD/DVD disc such as a Data DVD, Data CD, Audio CD, MP3 CD, Mixed-Mode CD, CD Extra, UDF CD and Multi-Session CD.

to another recordable CD/DVD disc.

on the desktop;

Back up Image Back up and burn an Image file from the

hard drive to a recordable CD/DVD disc.

Restore Burning Restore an Image and burn the content of

the Image to a CD/DVD disc. The files on the burned disc are the original files selected to initially build the Image.

Multimedia: Allows you to create an audio CD, an mp3 CD, a movie

CD/DVD or a slideshow CD from your collections.

Create an Audio CD

Use MP3, WMA or other types of audio files to make an audio CD that can be played on your computer, home stereo equipment and car stereo.

Create an MP3 CD Create a

Create an MP3 CD that can be played on a home stereo that supports the MP3 format. Create a movie from your video collections.

Video/Movie Create a Slide Show

Create a slideshow accompanied by background music from your photo collections.

VirtualDrive®: A revolutionary software program that emulates

your computer’s CD/DVD-ROM drive, which enables you to run CD/DVD programs directly from your hard drive without the use of the physical CD/DVD-ROM drive or the actual disc. From this page, you can:

Create VCD Create an Image file of a CD/DVD disc and

store it on the hard drive.

VCD Manager Launch VCD Manager and enjoy the more

powerful functions of VirtualDrive® Pro.

ISO Conversion Convert an Image to an ISO image, and

vice versa.

Virtual Hard Drive: Emulate a RAM Disk Drive to store files in

Create a New

Create a new RAM Drive on your system.

RAM Drive Mount Image as Mount a previously created Image file as a

a RAM Drive RAM Drive VCD Manager Launch VCD Manager and enjoy the more

powerful functions of VirtualDrive®.

Utilities: Provides tools to erase all data from a re-writable CD/DVD

disc and displays detailed information about CD/DVD devices and the disc inserted in the device. From this page, you can:

Erase Disc Erase all data from a re-writable CD/DVD

disc (CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM).

Device info View detailed information about your

CD/DVD device, including the CD/DVD recorder and the disc inserted in the recorder

Rapid Cache Set caching configurations and view disc

and CD/DVD device properties.

About: Click the Company logo on the

VirtualDrive® Pro interface to view information about VirtualDrive® Pro and FarStone. You can register your product by clicking Product Registration on this page and you’ll be guided to the corresponding web page at FarStone’s website (www.farstone.com).

3.2 VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu

After installation, the VirtualDrive® Pro icon will be displayed in the Taskbar Notification area.

Double-click the icon to launch the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface.

Right-click the icon to open the VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu. (shown

below) The Start Menu provides a quick entry point to the most commonly used functions of VirtualDrive® Pro.

With VirtualDrive® Pro Start Menu, you can perform the following functions quickly:

VirtualDrive® Pro: Launch the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface. Instant Burning: Click to launch Instant Burning. CD/DVD Burning: Click to launch CD/DVD Burning Manager. VCD Manager: Click to launch VCD Manager. Virtual Hard Drive: Click to launch Virtual Hard Drive Manager. Insert: Click to select a virtual drive, and the Image to be inserted.

(All virtual discs that have been added in VCD Manager will be listed for you to select. You can click Open and choose an Image from the hard drive.)

Eject: Click to select a virtual drive, and eject the Image inserted in it. Browse: Click to select a virtual drive, then view the contents of the

VCD inserted in this drive through Windows Explorer.

Erase Disc: Click to erase the disc inserted in the CD/DVD recorder.

Note：

If the auto-run function of your recorder is enabled, an Auto-run dialog will be displayed. Choosing to disable the auto-run function will log you off Windows. Please save your documents and close all other applications before clicking the

OK button.

¾ Enter New Serial Number: Click to enter a new serial number to

activate VirtualDrive® Pro.

Note：

A serial number can only be used on one computer on a LAN. If a serial number is used to install this program on a second

computer on a LAN, the installed program will not be available. You can purchase another serial number and enter it, to activate VirtualDrive® Pro.

¾ Exit: Click to exit the VirtualDrive® Pro program.

Chapter 4

Baking up Data

to CD/DVD

Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs

4.1 Easy Backup

Easy Backup allows you to search for specifiec file types (extensions)and back them up to a data CD/DVD. If you ever forget the location of the files you want to back up, Easy Backup will search your computer for you and return a list of files for you to back up.

To start using Easy Backup:

Select Easy Backup from the Backup page on the VirtualDrive® Pro main

interface. The window below will be displayed.

Note: Easy Backup will initialize your system to prepare the search engine

when you run Easy Backup for the FIRST TIME. The time it takes to complete this operation may take up to 1 hour, depending on the amount of data and the speed of your system.

4.1.1 Searching for Files to Back up

Follow the steps below to search for files and add them to a Data CD/DVD project.

1. First specify your search options; in the left pane of the program are

your search options. You can specify the following options:

• File name or type: In this box, type in the name or part of name of file you want to search for. You can also specify a type of file to search for. Eg. If you want to search for word document, type in

*.doc.

You can also select a file type for the dropdown list to search for. By default, the program lists Image, Audio and Video file types for you to select. You can include your own file type(s) to search for, as

shown in chapter 4.1.3 Customizing Search Type

• Look in: search for files in the selected directory or folder only.

In the lower part of the search options pane are advanced search options, which include:

• When was it modified? Specify a time range to search in. Only files within the time range you specified will be displayed in the results box.

• What size is it? Specify a size limitation to search in. Only files within the size range you specified will be displayed in the results box.

• More advanced options. Specify to include system files, hidden files and/or subfolders when searching.

2. After you finish defining your options, click one of the three buttons to start searching for files on your system. The three search types are:

•

Click this button to search for new files or files modified

since the last time Easy Backup was used to backup your files.

•

Click this button to search for files that have already

been backed up.

•

Click this button to search all files regardless if they

have been backed up or not. Click one of the three buttons to start the search engine. The progress bar in top of the left pane indicates the status of the search engine. You can click Stop to cancel the search process at any time.

3. When the search process has completed, the search results will be displayed in the results box (the upper right pane in the Easy Backup interface.) You can view the detailed information of each file in the box

by right clicking on the file and selecting Properties from the popup menu. You also can preview a file by selecting Open from the file’s

right-click menu. To add files to the disc project, select All Files, by pressing Ctrl+A or

choosing Select All from the right-click menu in the box). You can

drag and drop the file(s) you want to back up, to the box below. Or you

can right click on a file and select Add to add an individual file.)

Search Files Using the Easy Backup Wizard

The Backup Wizard will automatically launch the first time you use Easy Backup. You can disable the auto-run feature of the wizard as described in step 1 below.

To use the Easy Backup Wizard

1. Click the Wizard button

on the tool bar in the Easy Backup program

interface. The wizard will display as shown below.

2. Select a file type to search for. Please refer back to the beginning of

chapter 4.1.1 for more detailed information on searching for file types.

Clear the box “Auto display wizard at program startup” below to disable the auto-run feature of this wizard each time Easy Backup is run.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. Specify a Search Mode and a Search Scope and click Finish to start

the search engine.

Searching for Files Using Windows Explorer Search

If you are inclined to use the Windows Explorer search engine, select Tools

Æ Windows Search from the Easy Backup menu bar. The Windows

Explorer search program will be launched. To add files from the search results, simply drag and drop the files from Windows Explorer to the Easy Backup program.

4.1.2 Backing up Files

Once you have added a file to the project, you can burn the project to a CD/DVD disc or create an Image file.

To back up files to disc

1. Set the Default Recorder to the physical disc recorder in your computer, by selecting the appropriate drive from the drop-down menu.

2. Click burn

4.5.2 Burning a Project to Disc

to start the burning process. Please refer to chapter

for instructions needed to complete

this operation.

To back up files as an Image

1. Set the recorder to the Image Recorder.

2. Click burn

6.1.1 Making an Image from a Project

to start creating the Image. Please refer to chapter

for instructions needed to

complete this operation.

4.1.3 Customizing Search Types

You can customize your search for a certain file type by following the steps below.

To customize a file type search

1. Select Tools ÆEdit File Type from the Easy Backup menu. The

window below will be displayed.

2. Select a category from the Select a File Type dro pdo wn menu. To ad d

a new file type to this category, enter the suffix of this file type into the textbox located at the bottom of the Custom File Style window and

click Add. You can delete a file type by highlighting it in the list and clicking Delete.

3. After you finish configuring the file types search parameters, click OK.

You’ll now see the newly added file type(s) in the File name and file type dropdown menu in the search options pane.

4.2 Cloning Discs

With VirtualDrive® Pro, you can make an exa ct c opy of a n exi sti ng C D/DV D to another recordable disc, quickly and conveniently.

To clone an existing disc to another disc:

Select one of the following methods to launch the Burning Setup dialog box (shown below).

y Select Clone CD/DVD on the Backup page.

y Click the CD/DVD Clone button

located on the CD/DVD

Burning Manager toolbar.

Note：

If the auto-run function of your recorder is currently enabled,

an Auto-run warning dialog box should pop up before the

dialog box shown above. For instructions on how to deal with

the warning dialog box, please refer to section 4.6 Burning

Settings.

There are two cases of cloning discs, depending on the number of CD/DVD drives connected to your computer. (At lease one drive needs to have CD/DVD burning capabilities.)

Case 1: Cloning a Disc with Two Disc Drives

If you have two CD/DVD drives connected to the computer (at least one of them needs to be a recorder), the setup is explained below:

1 Insert a Blank disc into the CD/DVD recorder, and then insert the

Source disc into your other drive.

2 Select the drive containing the Source Disc in the drop-dow menu at

the top of the dialog box.

Other options in this dialog box include:

y Disc Information: You can view disc type, number of sectors, disc

size, time and sessions, tracks, start sector and end sector of the Source disc.

y Read Speed: Select a read speed from the dropdown menu. It’s

recommended that you choose the Best Speed option.

y Ignore read errors: A read error may occur during the reading

process for certain reasons. Checking this box will ignore read errors when reading from the Source disc.

y On the fly: To quickly clone a disc, make sure this option is

checked.

Note：

y If the On-the-fly option is checked, data will be read from

the Source disc and then burned directly to the Target disc.

y If this is not checked, the data in the Source disc will first

be compressed as an Image and stored in a temporary files folder. The original contents of the Source disc will then be burned to the Target disc. The setup process in this case is

the same as Cloning a Disc with One Disc Drive. Please

refer to the instructions in Case 2.

y This option is not available if there is only one CD or DVD

drive in your computer.

Select options according to your needs and click Next.

3 A Burning Setup dialog box is displayed. Select yourburning settings

and click Record to begin burning.

Note：

For instructions on how to configure the burning settings,

please refer to section 4.6 Burning Settings.

4 Click Cancel to end the burning process.

Case 2: Cloning a Disc with One Disc Drive

If you have only one recordable CD/DVD drive in your computer, disc cloning can also be accomplished with VirtualDrive® Pro.

To clone a disc using one recordable CD/DVD drive:

1 Insert the Source disc into your CD/DVD drive.

2 Select your physical CD/DVD drive in the drop-down menu located at

the top of the dialog box. Set other options according to your needs and

click Next.

(Note: The On-the-fly option is not available if there is only CD/DVD

disc drive on your computer.)

3 A Burning Setup dialog box is displayed. Choose your burning settings

and click Record to continue. (Note: For instructions on how to configure the burning settings,

please refer to section 4.6 Burning Settings

Note: The next two steps are settings for making an Image.

4 Select the CD/DVD read method and use Data Compression if desired.

The default read method “Intelligent Extraction” is successful for most CD formats.

In most cases, you can use the “Intelligent Extraction” read method to make the Image. But if you know that a certain protection type is used on the CD, you can choose to build with that protection by using

Other Protected CD type option.

Using Data Compression will save hard disk space but will also require a longer build time.

5 Enter a description for the Image in the description field.

Optional: If the CD does not have an auto-run file, you can specify a

program to run when the Image is inserted into a virtual drive. You can

use the Browse button

6 Select Next to begin cloning discs or click Back to edit your settings.

7 When the Image of the Source disk has been successfully created, the

disc will eject automatically.

8 Replace the Source disc with a writable disk and click OK to continue. 9 When recording has ended, click OK to close the Burning window.

to locate the executable program file.

4.3 Backing Up Image File

With the “Back up Image” function, you can burn an Image (VCD) or several Images directly to a recordable disc. You can use the Image file(s)

on the disc as you would Image files stored on your hard drive (i.e. inserting it into a virtual drive and using it like a real CD or DVD).

To back up an Image:

1. Do any of the following:

y On the VirtualDrive® Pro main interface, select Back up Image

on the Backup page.

y Click Make Data CD/DVD to launch the CD/DVD Burning

manager , then select File Æ Back up Image.

2. Select the Image files you want to burn and then select Open.

3. All selected Images and their detailed information are displayed in this window.

You can also add new Images or remove selected Images by right

clicking in the window above and selecting Add.

4. After confirming your selection of the Image(s) to be burned, click

Next to proceed to the screen shown below:

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