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Change game from accessing CD?

  • 18-05-2012 2:50pm
    #1
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    Just wondering if the following is possible. I have a game installed on my laptop and every time you want to play you have to have the CD in the drive. Is there anyway to transfer the contents of the CD onto the laptop and then have the game directed to look for the contents there rather than from the CD?


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  • #2
    dyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭dyer


    you might be able to get a no-cd/dvd crack from <SNIP>


  • #3
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    dyer wrote: »
    you might be able to get a no-cd/dvd crack from <SNIP>

    Okay,
    I'll check that out when I get home.


  • #4
    dyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭dyer


    just make sure to backup the original files (move or rename them) before applying.


  • #5
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    dyer wrote: »
    just make sure to backup the original files (move or rename them) before applying.

    I just chekced the site there and it does have the game in question but I can't see where the download the 'File Archive' which replaces the exe file


  • #6
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    No crack/Warez links please folks.

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  • #7
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    yoyo wrote: »
    No crack/Warez links please folks.

    I was thinking you might have an issue with this alright. Apologies.
    Does anyone know of any other way to do it, like a registry entry or something? The game is legally bought and installed.


  • #8
    johnnybmac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭johnnybmac


    You could create a disc image on your Hard Drive using imgburn:
    http://www.imgburn.com/

    And then mount your image in a virtual cd drive using something like Daemon tools Lite:
    http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads


  • #9
    dyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭dyer


    as far as i'm aware no-cd cracks are legal to use if you own an original copy of the game.


  • #10
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    johnnybmac wrote: »
    You could create a disc image on your Hard Drive using imgburn:
    http://www.imgburn.com/

    And then mount your image in a virtual cd drive using something like Daemon tools Lite:
    http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads

    Would that force to game to look for the ISO in the virtual drive? I would imagine that it is locked in the C: drive during the install as that is where it was installed from. I suppose using your suggestion above I could just reinstall the whole thing from the ISO and it would use the virtual drive from then on??


  • #11
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    dyer wrote: »
    as far as i'm aware no-cd cracks are legal to use if you own an original copy of the game.

    Did you mean illegal


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  • #12
    dyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭dyer


    nope :)
    No-CD cracks have legal uses, such as creating backups of legally owned software (a user right by law in many countries) or avoiding the inconvenience of placing a CD or DVD-ROM in the drive every time the software is being used


  • #13
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    dyer wrote: »
    nope :)

    Fair enough Ted


  • #14
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    mordeith wrote: »
    I was thinking you might have an issue with this alright. Apologies.
    Does anyone know of any other way to do it, like a registry entry or something? The game is legally bought and installed.

    I appreciate that, and the fair use factors however I think its dodgy posting links like that, keep it for the PM ;)

    Nick

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  • #15
    johnnybmac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭johnnybmac


    mordeith wrote: »
    Would that force to game to look for the ISO in the virtual drive? I would imagine that it is locked in the C: drive during the install as that is where it was installed from. I suppose using your suggestion above I could just reinstall the whole thing from the ISO and it would use the virtual drive from then on??

    I've used this method before without any issues. I don't think you would need to re-install TBH...


  • #16
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    johnnybmac wrote: »
    I've used this method before without any issues. I don't think you would need to re-install TBH...

    Just used your method there and it works a charm. Cheers man :D


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