Myst 4 DVD Copy Solution

[BeatPirate]

hey Guys

today I have the Myst 4 Game on my PC installed an i used ALcohol in the Latest Version to copy the second DVD to my HD

Than after installing the game i Mount the second DVD to my virtual CD/DVD an
checked the Boxes for SAFEDISK 2/3 Emulation on [simulate Errors]

and..

tataaa
i can play the game without a dvd ... :D :D

any questions ??

[Morpheon]

Yes I need help , and I would give you or anyone else a gmail invite for some (googles free email system, 1gb FREE! not open to general public yet, must be invited...I have 5 invites)

I installed game (complete)

I used the latest version of Alc 120 and made an image of dvd disk 2 (made sure to click the safedisk2 emulation under the "extra emulation" options...it did not mention safedisk 3 at all thought??) THis is the LATEST VERSION ...I got it today

after I imaged DVD2, I mounted it to a virtual drive...

patched the exe

and still it requests dvd2 what did I do wrong can you help me please :) :) ;) :o :o

THanks so much

you can email me at dr.ramon********com or just respond here

[BarryB]

Just sent a NoDVD patch to GCW.

You need more than the MONEY Fixed EXE to make it NoDVD, I managed to find the DVD Check in a DLL file and removed it :)

[Morpheon]

:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

That is just great!!!

MAn if you could email it to me directly that would be great (its not up on GCW yet )

Thanks and I will still offer you a gmail invite if you want...Thanks all!!

[BarryB]

I got your PM, but the patch is already on GCW :)

[titaniumgrain]

Hi,
I'm a reasonably expert programmer, but have had absolutely no experience with reverse engineering compiled code or copy protection, so I it's easier for me to ask you this than to do the research myself ;)

I just bought Myst IV retail, and upon trying to run for the first time, got the "emulator detected" message. I uninstalled CloneCD (some older version) and Nero ImageDrive (although Nero Burning Rom is still installed), and deleted everything with "elby" or "imagedrv" from the registry. I'm still getting the error, and was wondering if you could point me towards the specific blacklist so I can try to find what's still setting off the detection.

Thanks,
T.G.

[GLH]

CloneCD (VirtualDrive)
Daemon Tools
Alcohol 120%

These three programs are mostly blacklisted.
The Nero ImageDrive isn't blacklisted (i think).

[George_K]

:confused: Hmm... I have a120 and nero installed, and use ao7xl drive. I have no problems with myst 4.

[bill73]

Hi all, nice to be here,

Regarding the no-dvd patch for Myst 4, I notice that the patch installs a new “Myst4.exe” as well as the “M4_thor_rd.dll”. The new “Myst4.exe” file is much smaller (80Kb) than the one it replaces (1.19Mb). Over 1 Mb of data is lost (or am I figuring wrong?) So are we losing some of the game by installing the patch?

By the way, I have a new Plextor PX 712A DVD burner installed along with part of Nero 6 Ultra. Myst 4 installed without a problem. I do have to run with Disk 2 in the tray. The No-DVD patch works but I wonder if data is lost with the patch (see the question above).

Thanks to all who choose to reply, Bill

[Grumpy]

No, no data is lost! As its protected with Safedisc I would say its smaller because the protection has been removed! ;) But only 'Barry' would really be able to confirm this!

[bill73]

Thank you, grumpy person, I'll put the patch back in. Bill

[BarryB]

Being the fixed EXE from MONEY, Grumpy is 100% correct. It's been stripped of the Safedisc protection hence it's much smaller size! The ammount of data that gets removed is all the Safedisc bloatware crap :)

[BarryB]

Just sent a new NoDVD for the Myst v1.01 patch to GCW.

I found out the original MONEY crack from v1.0 works with the patch :D After removing the DVD check from an updated DLL the game ran perfectly with the MONEY EXE and let me load my old save game :) I think only the copy protection must have been updated in the EXE!!

Hope it works for everyone else!

P.S. Please don't ask me to mail you the patch, wait for it to appear on GCW thanks!

[Lucky_Lee_one]

I fixed it manually using code from first m4_thor_rd.dll.
Address is little different.
Just backup new m4_thor_rd.dll and change value on address 0EB51B from 75 to EB.

[BarryB]

Cheapskate :p Reverse it properly next time :D

[Lucky_Lee_one]

It's working for me. :confused:

[BarryB]

Well, no sooner has Patch v1.01 been sorted, Patch v1.02 has been released!

And the good news is you can still use the original v1.0 crack from MONEY and the DVD check is still at the same address in the m4_thor_rd.dll file :)

[Moongirl]

Hi I'm a dutch girl and I have installed Myst IV. But I need a no dvd patch, alright I download it but now I don't know what to do......
Could somone please help me out to installed it? I need very clear instructions to do it because my Englisch is very bad. :confused: :confused:

[krondike]

alright I download it
Thought girls is smarter than boys.... you know READ THE GOD DAM STICKEYS! :mad:

[Grumpy]

Do you have your original disc handy as well?

[Grumpy]

@Krondike
I took it as she had downloaded the NoDVD crack! and now wanted to know what to do with the crack. We obviously posted at the same time! I was about to do some fishing with her. ;)

[cabaer]

I am in the same situation as moongirl above (speak English well but am generation from before computers) :o
I downloaded the patches and now? A patient instruction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[George_K]

:D copy disc 2 to hd, delete all languages (2 directories) except the one of your choice. this reduces the 6+gig to about 4.3 gig, so burn it back with same lable. now drag disc one to hd and replace the original myst4.exe and the dll with the fixed ones. burn back to dvd with original lable. do a full install (7+ gig), then put your discs away. start and play the game!

[cabaer]

Thanx George K
'same lable' means give the DVD a lable like the original had? :confused:
'replace the original myst4.exe and the dll with the fixed ones' is from the crack? :confused:
Do I uninstall the original game before installing my version? :confused:
Cabaer

[cabaer]

George K
It worked, thank you!
CaBaer