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Forum: PC Games 02-12-2004, 03:03

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio Anyone tried hijack's fix with the latest... Anyone tried hijack's fix with the latest Steam/Hl2 updates? The hl2.exe executable might need to be replaced, but you should be able to extract an unprotected exe from source engine.gcf

Forum: PC Games 01-12-2004, 15:41

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio A Valve employee said that the patch does violate... A Valve employee said that the patch does violate the Steam EULA (because it modifies the program during run-time), however I'm not sure that they have any current means of detecting it, and thus far...

Forum: PC Games 29-11-2004, 14:52

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio You could set up hijack_hl2.exe to launch by... You could set up hijack_hl2.exe to launch by putting a shortcut in your startup directory, and making sure that the "working directory" of the shortcut actually points to the correct location where...

Forum: PC Games 25-11-2004, 18:14

Replies: 34 Info on Sid Meier's Pirates!? Views: 20,655 Posted By Dimensio Thanks. I'll run it through a virus scan just to... Thanks. I'll run it through a virus scan just to be sure, though. I'm a little paranoid :)

Forum: PC Games 25-11-2004, 18:13

Replies: 34 Info on Sid Meier's Pirates!? Views: 20,655 Posted By Dimensio Er, okay, changing registry entries isn't a... Er, okay, changing registry entries isn't a problem for me...but... With what do I rip the DVD image so that the SecuROM sectors are preserved?

Forum: PC Games 25-11-2004, 18:07

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio I guess you didn't need your forum account anyway. I guess you didn't need your forum account anyway.

Forum: PC Games 25-11-2004, 11:06

Replies: 34 Info on Sid Meier's Pirates!? Views: 20,655 Posted By Dimensio Info on Sid Meier's Pirates!? I know that I'm supposed to wait two weeks before asking for a crack. I'm not asking for a crack right now. I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has information about the protection used on this...

Forum: PC Games 24-11-2004, 23:22

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio hijack, a thought occured to me. The hl2.exe... hijack, a thought occured to me. The hl2.exe included in your noCD archive is Valve's copyright. You don't have a license to distribute it. You might get into legal trouble for it. If you...

Forum: PC Games 24-11-2004, 20:51

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio Neither the Steam update nor the Half-Life 2... Neither the Steam update nor the Half-Life 2 update affected my ability to use hijack's fix.

Forum: PC Games 24-11-2004, 16:16

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio I don't know what the deal is on your end, but I... I don't know what the deal is on your end, but I just let Steam update itself, then tested hijack's 1.0 fix, and it worked without incident.

Forum: PC Games 23-11-2004, 20:58

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio I've not heard about anyone complaining that they... I've not heard about anyone complaining that they were banned simply for using hijack's noCD fix. I looked through Half-Life 2's EULA, and I could not find any statement that would seem to...

Forum: PC Games 23-11-2004, 16:29

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio I don't know what the latest crack on the torrent... I don't know what the latest crack on the torrent is, but I snagged it last night in the mid-afternoon (EST) and it worked on my WinXP machine then. Since it works, I won't be switching to a new one...

Forum: PC Games 22-11-2004, 20:47

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio The instructions said to put it where steam.exe... The instructions said to put it where steam.exe is located. I put all three files in steam.exe, then -- as instructed -- I ran hijack_hl2.exe, which launched steam, from where I could launch...

Forum: PC Games 22-11-2004, 10:49

Replies: 286 The ONLY Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads Views: 370,042 Posted By Dimensio hijack, what has changed since the original... hijack, what has changed since the original release and the torrent link release? I'm attempting to grab the torrent now.

Forum: PC Games 20-11-2004, 19:13

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio I would also like to note that this is the first... I would also like to note that this is the first noCD crack that I have ever seen that has been released under the GPL. Nice going! :)

Forum: PC Games 20-11-2004, 15:11

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio I ran hijack's fix through a virus scanner, and... I ran hijack's fix through a virus scanner, and it came out clean. Tested it, and it works. Thanks, hijack! EDIT: Hijack's fix works for offline mode, also. I unplugged my Cat-5, launched...

Forum: PC Games 19-11-2004, 15:32

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio The .ini file linked at the forum is just for... The .ini file linked at the forum is just for SecuROM on DVD. If you could find a similar .ini file for CD-ROM, you could probably use it for the first disc. I'm still trying to figure out how to...

Forum: PC Games 19-11-2004, 12:44

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio I had to do it for "Everyone", because my main... I had to do it for "Everyone", because my main playing account is not an Administrator-level account (because only an idiot runs as Admin all the time :p ) I did not change it for "RESTRICTED" or...

Forum: PC Games 19-11-2004, 12:05

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio I already deciphered the BlindWrite instructions.... I already deciphered the BlindWrite instructions. My problem is that, for some inexplicable reason, BlindWrite refuses to extract the DVD image. It gives me the error "Can't find a method to read...

Forum: PC Games 18-11-2004, 19:44

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio Hmm. Apparently there is a way to get around the... Hmm. Apparently there is a way to get around the CD check by ripping an image via BlindWrite, with a SecuROM 5 ini file. Unfortuntely, for some reason BlindWrite does not like my DVD-ROM drive, and...

Forum: PC Games 18-11-2004, 16:55

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio Presumably a "fix" for the broken EMPiRO release,... Presumably a "fix" for the broken EMPiRO release, though apparently that 'fix' is also broken, hence the byte-patcher fix. Or maybe there are two fixes for the broken release, and that's a drop-in...

Forum: PC Games 18-11-2004, 15:07

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio What does it matter? The "no-CD" dll doesn't... What does it matter? The "no-CD" dll doesn't work. It's total crap. Seems the crackers are working on bypassing the authentication by releasing the steam-download files, but totally ignoring the...

Forum: PC Games 17-11-2004, 11:15

Replies: 194 'Official' Half-Life 2 Thread. Do Not Create New Threads (NO SPOILERS) Views: 126,613 Posted By Dimensio As I have already managed to actvate the game, my... As I have already managed to actvate the game, my only interest right now is in a noCD/DVD patch. Whoever made the decision to use SecuROM protection on a game that already requires activation...

Forum: PC Games 21-10-2004, 11:20

Replies: 229 Official Sims 2 Thread Views: 204,694 Posted By Dimensio I did buy the game. Mind telling me how I can... I did buy the game. Mind telling me how I can make it run without giving it full Administrator rights?

Forum: PC Games 08-10-2004, 12:57

Replies: 229 Official Sims 2 Thread Views: 204,694 Posted By Dimensio There's more to it than that, though. There's an... There's more to it than that, though. There's an internal check done by the game itself -- not SafeDisc 3 -- that verifies the environment under which it is running. If it doesn't have full...

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