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Chapter 4
Building a Virtual CD (VCD)
Chapter 4 Building Virtual CDs (VCDs)
4.1 Building VCDs from the CD Drive
To use GameDrive®, first create an image of a CD on your hard drive. This image is known as a Virtual
To use GameDrive®, first create an image of a CD on your hard drive. This image is known as a Virtual
CD or VCD. You can build a VCD from almost all types of Game CD.
To begin building a VCD, using one of the following methods:
To begin building a VCD, using one of the following methods:
1. Select Make Image
on the toolbar.
2. Select File from the menu bar and select Make Image.
3. Right-click the GameDrive® icon in the system tray and select Make Image.
3. Right-click the GameDrive® icon in the system tray and select Make Image.
4. Use the shortcut key Ctrl+B.
5. Open Windows Explorer and right-click the inserted physical drive and select Make Image
5. Open Windows Explorer and right-click the inserted physical drive and select Make Image
/GameDrive®.
Follow the steps below:
Step 1 Select the physical CD drive and then select Next.
Step 2 GameDrive® will verify that the selected hard drive has enough free space to store the new VCD.
Use the file browser button
to select a location in which to save the new VCD file and give the new file
a name. (If no new name is entered, the new VCD will use the name of the folder in which it is to be stored
as the VCD file name.)
Step 3 Select the CD read method and use data compression if desired. The default read method
Step 3 Select the CD 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 Intelligent Extraction to build your Game VCDs. However, due to the nature of
In most cases, you can use Intelligent Extraction to build your Game VCDs. However, due to the nature of
encryption, some of the Game CDs require that they be built using the Other Protected CD Type. If
you know which protection is on the CD, you can choose to build with that protection by using Other
Protected CD type.
you know which protection is on the CD, you can choose to build with that protection by using Other
Protected CD type.
Using data compression will save hard disk space but will also require a longer VCD build time.
Step 4 Enter a description of the new VCD in the description box.
Step 4 Enter a description of the new VCD in the description box.
Step 5 (optional) If the CD does not have an auto-run file, then you can specify a program to run when the
VCD is inserted. You can use the file browse button
to locate the executable program.
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