README.TXT for Virtual Drive(tm) V2.00 for Windows 95               4-3-98
Release Notes
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Thank you for purchasing Virtual Drive V2.0 for Windows 95. This Version
of Virtual Drive is designed to run only under Windows 95. This Version 
is not compatible with Windows NT, Windows 3.x, Windows for OS/2, or
Windows emulators such as SoftWindows.

Please review this document in its entirety before you installng Virtual 
Drive, as it contains late-breaking information not contained in the 
User's Guide and the online help.
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  From this version, Virtual Drive supports audio-protected CD titles. 

  ***** Special Notes for the protected CD titles: ******

   1. Some of the CD titles run on the FIRST CD drive only. You should 
      change the Virtual Drive letter to the first one, that is, before
      the physical CD drive letter.
 
   2. Even with a CD-R recorder, you may still not be able to copy a 
      protected CD-ROM disc. Virtual Drive supports most of them perfectly.
      The only difference is that you may not hear the background music.  
      (The title runs without any other difference)

   (Please refer to the user guide for details.)
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FAQ:

1. Can we use Virtual Drive on a network?
   Yes, the personal edition of Virtual Drive supports limited network 
       features. The NETWORK version supports full functions for corporate
       networking and educational networking systems. It provides, "click 
       and play on clients", full security control for VCD images. Special
       monitor program for admin. Auto VCD images update and version 
       upgrades on clients. Easy clients' configurations...

2. Does Virtual Drive support command interface program?
   Yes, with VDRIVE.EXE you can:
      (1) Insert a VCD file into Virtual Drive (by drive letter or 
          ordinary number 1-9).
      (2) On a networking environment, the administrator can setup each CD 
          titles with a VDRIVE command batch file and double-click it from
          clients to start the CD-ROM.

3. Does Virtual Drive supports CD-titles with audio tracks?
   Yes, Virtual Drive reads data tracks but not audio tracks. You have
   all functions and sound, but not the background music(audio) when you
   are playing the CD-title on a Virtual Drive. 
   (The CD-titles will work fine.)

4. After Virtual Drive installed, system can't find the real CD-ROM drive?
   The number of drives installed on your system is larger than the
   available drive letters. Add next statement to the C:\CONFIG.SYS file 
   and then reboot your system.

   lastdrive=z

5. The setup program failed after I click on "Continue" for the welcome
   screen?
   You are using old MS-DOS compatible mode driver (16-bit) for CD-ROM 
   drive. Remove the CD-ROM driver command from CONFIG.SYS file, and then
   use the "Add new hardware" from the "Control Panel", let Windows find
   the 32-bit driver for your CD-ROM drive. If you still failed to upgrade
   to a new 32-bit driver, you may need to contact your hardware dealer 
   for the Windows 95 driver.

6. My CD-ROM drive letter was changed?
   You can assign a specific drive letter to a CD-ROM drive by the following
   steps:
   (1) Click on "System" in "Control Panel" Window.
   (2) Select "Device Manager" in "System" Window.
   (3) Click on "CD-ROM" item, then double click the physical CD-ROM drive
   (4) Select "Settings", and then set the drive letter.

   Note: Please assign drive letters for all of your CD-ROMs, include 
         physical CD drive and Virtual Drive.

7. Uninstall?
   The Virtual Drive uninstallation program will purge all of the files
   created by Virtual Drive except the .VCD files. You can "import" them
   into Virtual Drive again or delete them by using the "explorer".

8. The CD-ROM application still asks me to insert the CD-ROM into the real
   CD-ROM drive?
   You had installed the CD-ROM application from the physical drive. Some
   CD-ROM application will run from the CD-ROM drive that it was installed.
   Please uninstall the CD-ROM application, and then install the CD-ROM 
   application from the Virtual Drive again.

9. Compression?
   Virtual Drive provides with a very good compression for the un-compressed
   CD titles(about 50% save). The compression rate will be 10%-30% (save)
   for those CD titles with compressed data.

10. Audio CD not supported?
   Most CD-ROM drives can't read Audio data into system, except SCSI
   and some advanced drives.

11. CDI/Video CD?
   We suggest that you play CDI/Video CD on the CD-ROM drive. Most
   Video CDs are very large, we do not recommend you to use much hard
   drive space for Video CD-ROMs. However, you can copy the VCD, MPG,
   or DAT Video files from Video CD-ROM onto you hard drive directly,
   and then use Video CD software to open these files and play them
   on hard drive.