Anyone kn ow anything about this?

[KILLER_K]

I am trying to remove the protection off these files, they are from 1999.
Wouldn't see they would be that hard too crack. Here are the file names , maybe someone has ran into this provblem or know's a easy way too bypass it.It is a total of 7 disc and i really like to not have too use all 7 disc each time i use it.
1. autoplay.exe
( AUTOPLAY.EXE
File Type : Exe, Size : 53248 (0D000h) Bytes
[!] Possible CD/DVD-Check String -> InsertCdTitle
- Scan Took : 0.969 Seconds)
2. cdpath.dll
(cdpath.dll File Type : Dll, Size : 57392 (0E030h) Bytes
-> File has 48 (030h) bytes of appended data starting at offset 0E000h
[!] Possible CD/DVD-Check String -> CD-ROM drive
- Scan Took : 0.969 Seconds)
3. cnm.cfg
[Cdpath Strings]
InsertCdClassName=
InsertCdTitle=Change CD?
InsertCdX=

and this in there
[Directories]
BIN=cd:\BIN\
MediaHeaders=cd:\MEDIA\
Media1=c1:\
Media2=c2:\
Media3=c3:\
Media4=c4:\
Media5=c5:\
Media6=c6:\
Media7=c7:\
NMS=cd:\NMS\
PLS=cd:\PLS\

Thanx

[Joe Forster/STA]

I can try to hack this game for you. Please, read FAQ entry III/4 and contact me via E-mail.

[DABhand]

Star Trek Game?

[Joe Forster/STA]

No, an electronic collection of Totally MAD magazines.

I got some files from KILLER_K and I don't think it's protected. It rather simply wants the appropriate CD inserted when you want to view another magazine. The problem is that it's not the usual stuff so I can't do it blindly... :( So I suggested him to mount images of his original CD's in Daemon Tools.

[kosmiq]

Shouldn't some kind of redirect be possible? So instead of the .exe file pointing to a drive letter it could be pointed to a folder containing the necessary files...?

Not that I am to good with things like this but I know it worked for Deus Ex (1). Changing the .ini file there so it pointed to a folder with all files from the CD copied into it made it work without the actual CD in it.

[caki]

Wouldn't it just be better to make an image than copying the files on the HD and cracking???

[DABhand]

Since its not a large checking routine, why not just do a 1on1 copy of the media?


Anyways I know your bored about using the cd's, but I guess the program reads the data from the discs rather than store them on HD.


So techincally, you will have to remove the check and change the disc paths to a folder path on your HD where you store the contents of each cd.

[Joe Forster/STA]

I'm sure it's very simple to hack but my problem is that, without the software itself - only a few files that don't even expose the problem -, it's quite problematic... :o