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GameDrive | 
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Category: Software
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $3.80
You Save: $16.15 (81%)
New (1) Used (2) from $3.67
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 11242
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows ME
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.3
UPC: 763807004175
EAN: 0763807004175
ASIN: B00007GDHH
Release Date: November 14, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand new CD in sleeve. FREE upgrade to first class shipping. We ship daily
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
A revolutionary software that builds a virtual library of CD/DVD-ROMs on your hard drive so you do not have to insert the actual CDs in order to play your games. Run games from your hard drive at 200X without the actual CD/DVD-ROM -- Turbo charge your game speed!
Amazon.com Product Description
GameDrive is revolutionary software that builds a virtual library of CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs on your hard drive so you do not have to insert the actual discs in order to play your games. GameDrive is No. 1 in CD-ROM and DVD-ROM game support. Run your game at hard drive speed, and reduce disc-access time by 75 percent with FarStone's RapidCache technology. No disc or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive is needed to run your games. Create up to 23 virtual CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives. GameDrive's Live Update feature provides the latest GameDrive updates.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 gamedrive8 a disappointment April 17, 2004
Russ (Philadelphia PA)
i spent $30 for gamedrive 8.0 (farstone). i wish i could take it back. it messed up my desktop, the quick-launch toolbar had a black background, and all the icons shifted to the right, over by the clock, instead of being near the start button. also the bar accross the top of the favorites folder turned black. i tried installing it on another computer and got the same results, so i know it wasn't the computer. i tried reinstalling video drivers, changing desktop color schemes, nothing would fix the problem until i reinstalled internet explorer. that got rid of the black background, but the icons are still over to the right. i reinstalled internet explorer on the other computer, and got the same results, no more black background but icons still to the right. i tried reinstalling gamedrive8, and sure enough, the problem was back. i had to reinstall explorer again to fix it. beyond that, i've only been able to get it to work with one old game, need for speed 3. i couldn't get it to work with railroad tycoon 3, or max payne. i think i'll try http://www.alcohol-software.com/ next time as suggested by someone else in this forum.
 No Upgrade Options (VirtualDrive/GameDrive) March 16, 2004
Fred Anonymous Smith (Central Europe)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a review of Farstone's VirtualDrive (identical to Farstone's GameDrive). I have two key complaints about this product.First, the company doesn't offer any reasonable upgrade options. I purchased version 7 almost exactly five months ago and the only option available to upgrade to version 8 is to purchase the product again at full price. Second, the product is not compatible with the copy protection used with the Hoyle 2004 games. Farstone says they're working on a fix, which will be available using Live Update. Of course, the version I have doesn't support Live Update - I'll need to upgrade to version 8 to get this feature (see paragraph above). On the plus side, this product does work with SimCity 3000, Crazy Taxi, Warcraft BNE, and older Hoyle games. However, the problems above pretty much kill this product as far as I'm concerned. I'll look for an alternative product instead of purchasing version 8.
GameDrive 8 by FarStone March 7, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I travel quite a lot, I purchased GameDrive8 to avoid the burden and risk of carrying a dozen+ CDs. I consider myself a savvy computer user---Ph.D. in engineering from MIT---still, after reading the manual and online information, I finally gave up getting this program to run. There is no product support for GameDrive: all of my 14 emails were answered by the same form response. What a joke! Please save yourself the frustration and $35, and try Alcohol 52%. It has done everything I needed it to do, easily and flawlessly.
 GameDrive...Simply Awesome...Gamers must have! February 9, 2004
It just works every time ...breaks game security code and copies to a virtual harddrive. I dont need to install the play disc anymore. Saves my Cds from damage and loads several at one time. WOW! I also use it for other software titles.
You must have this if your a gamer or simply smart!
I rather someone slapped me for the money I spent on this February 3, 2004
Frankie (Denver, CO)
First off this program is not what it says. The program only backs up old games that have been out for months and even then they're far and few between. Then I had to contact Farstone (the program's company) to get a better serial code because it wanted me to pay and additional amount of money so I could use their shotty update system to back up new games (which doesn't matter because they update it every other month with not so impressive games anyways). But the kicker was that while I was updating their patches, the file got corrupted and crashed my computer. I tried to contact Farstone to at least find out what was in the update and they would not even talk to me! Steer clear of any program with Farstone.
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