Cannot play POPTT
 

I have a PC laptop.
I've disabled my D: drive.
Run deamon and run virtual D:
Mounted .mds file on this drive.
And it still askes me to insert the POPT2T_PLAY in another drive.
WTF?:eek:

Setup (what I got):

Windows XP Pro x64, with all current updates
nForce4 motherboard
1x SATA HDD
1x IDE DVD-Burner (connected to primary IDE controller)

Steps (what I did):

1. Mount DVD Image with Daemon Tools 4 (x64-edition)
2. Install Game
3. In Device Manager: Disable "Primary IDE Channel" and "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller", as well 2x Card Readers (just in case, even though they're connected via USB). Bascially, I disabled everything IDE, and everything storage related with the exception of the SATA controller and hard drive. Probably overkill, but at least it worked.
4. Play

Notes:

- For whatever reason, disabling the primary IDE controller in BIOS didn't work. Even though Windows didn't find the DVD-burner at all, the protection system still complained.
- Doesn't matter what Emulation options you disable or enable in DT4. The game with load fine regardless.
- No other tools used. Not that there are a whole lot, beyond DT4, for x64.
- This worked for me. It might not work for you.

I think everything mentioned in this mini guide (and more) is covered by the FAQ...

I would like to know if there is any no dvd crack for POP:The two thrones beacause I can not do nothing with daemon tools and game jackal!!!!

If we knew of one, it'd be up on GCW.

Hi I have my CD/DVD drive unplugged and I have the mds inside daemon tools 4. Once I start the game it gets to the checking for CD and then freezes. What can I do?

I see people din't start a new thread! I think i need to just use my cd cos dis in't working..

Well atleast for me, that's not quite accurate. I play the US version with my image and it's working 100%:D (still have to manually unplug the whole IDE optical drive though:( )
For you who need the mds file for the us version of the game, I uploaded for you. Eventhough it's working for me, I can't guarantee it also work for you.
FYI I play with these spec on my computer :

- WinXP SP1 (fat 32)
- GeForce FX 5200 128Mb
- 256Mb DDR sdram pc 3200
- MB Shuttle AN35 (nForce2)
- 120Gb IDE ATA Harddisk
- AMD Athlon XP 1800+

I know it's minimum requirement, but hey... it's work right :p

F*uckin game.
 

Hi everybody,

This starforce protection is a pain in the ass... But I have one doubt... If I burn the DVD image in a dvd media, what message will I receive? Invalid media or something? 'Cause I won't disconnect my IDE cd/dvd rom drives to run this piece of sh!t called Prince of Persia... Anyone of you guys have any ideas how to run without the ide disconnect? Cracks, sumthing?

My computer specs:
CPU Athlon64 3200+ Clawhammer
MB K8V SE Deluxe
WIN XP SP2
And the other things I think they won't make any difference...

Thanks in advance

@s0ckz
If you dont want to diconnect the IDE drives then simply use your original disc to play!!

You could at least upload the .mdf also coz the .mds alone is useless

It isn't useless. Create an .MDF + .MDS pair from your original CD and then replace the .MDS with the one in the package. There you have a full image that fools the copy protection.

Still is uselss. That wont be different from the original image I have and which is about 4GB. So whats the use of that he uploaded without a mini .MDF

You didn't state your goal exactly... A full image is not useless - it's just "non-optimal", so to say - as it does relieve you from having to use your original CD. That is the primary purpose of using backups; the (low) image size is only secondary.

Im looking for a working mini-image