I have a program called Virtual CD that will allow you to run a program dependant upon the CD to run from the hard drive. I still have the lowly R/C Pilot which is CD dependant and it loads much quicker than running from the CD. Be aware that you must have a large amount of memory. I also am running Simon and Schuster Dictionary and Thesaurus and Microsoft Golf 99. It can be done but it's not for the inexperienced computer user.