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Summary: BEWARE INCOMPATIBILITIES
Review: As another reviewer said, the makers of GameDrive do not publish a comprehensive list of compatible games, and this is a big problem. I have found that GameDrive does not work with my three current favorites: Freelancer, Splinter Cell, and Morrowind. However, I have found that it does work with Neverwinter Nights and Warcraft 3. But the point is that you won't know until you try. The manufacturer claims that GameDrive is compatible with the SafeDisc2 protection scheme (used on newer titles), but I have my doubts.Other than the incompatibility problems, the product works as advertised. It's simple, easy to use, and as far as I can tell, solid. Now if only Farstone would become a real company and update their product like they're supposed to.
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Summary: GameDrive is the most stable virtual drive I have tried!
Review: Finally, there is a stable virtual CD and DVD drive that works. I have tried the program on several different computers and laptops and it works flawlessly. There are many advantages to this type of program, especially saving a backup copy of all of your CDs and making it simpler to run programs requiring CDs.
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Summary: I rather someone slapped me for the money I spent on this
Review: 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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Summary: I rather someone slapped me for the money I spent on this
Review: 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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Summary: Useless Product - Don't Waste Your Money
Review: I bought this product last year when it first came out. Like the software advertises, I want to run my games without having to swap my CDs back and forth. Well, guess what? None of my games worked with this product. I can understand that they may not support the newer games, but older games that I owned also doesn't work with it (Ghost Recon, Dunegon Siege, and countless others). I checked their support site and pretty much every game I entered it came back with "Not tested!". I sent an e-mail last year and the support group replied back saying "they will have an update in a few weeks". Well, guess not, six months later and no update is in sight. I finally gave up and threw the disk in the garbage can. Basically, the product does not work as adverties (don't work with a LOT of games), support is horrible, and good luck thinking that this software will keep up with the latest games.
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Summary: Useless Product - Don't Waste Your Money
Review: I bought this product last year when it first came out. Like the software advertises, I want to run my games without having to swap my CDs back and forth. Well, guess what? None of my games worked with this product. I can understand that they may not support the newer games, but older games that I owned also doesn't work with it (Ghost Recon, Dunegon Siege, and countless others). I checked their support site and pretty much every game I entered it came back with "Not tested!". I sent an e-mail last year and the support group replied back saying "they will have an update in a few weeks". Well, guess not, six months later and no update is in sight. I finally gave up and threw the disk in the garbage can. Basically, the product does not work as adverties (don't work with a LOT of games), support is horrible, and good luck thinking that this software will keep up with the latest games.
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Summary: Case CD holders have their limits
Review: I have a kid who plays between 10 to 20 games in any given week. He'll flip CD's like burgers. He can't help but scratch one since handling CD's means fumbling it once in a while. This is a must have product that protects and cleanups around the computer.
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Summary: gamedrive8 a disappointment
Review: 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.
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Summary: Works Just fine!
Review: I'm using XP pro and I have successfully used this with FREELANCER, DUNGEON SIEGE, and NEVERWINTER NIGHTS. I can't understand why others haven't had the same success. Maybe these people just need to READ THE FREAKING DOCUMENTATION!! When making a VCD of freelancer the only change I had to make (as it says in the docs) was to "use intellegent extraction". So far its worked wonderfully... best thing I've bought lately.
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Summary: GameDrive 8 by FarStone
Review: 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!
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