Yeah, I run win98se and I did get it to load the game fine with the no-cd crack. Problem was when I actually tried to play the game, all the graphics for the characters (pc's) and monsters (npc's) were all messed up. They looked really cool, like wireframe robotic things. The game functioned normally but the graphics were just messed up.
The game was intended for the XP operating system after all. Can't complain too much, my original cd hasnt broken yet and I've been using it without no-cd cracks since august 2004.
Hopefully, there will be a good no-cd crack for win98se users. But I'll gladly switch over to the xp operating system if someone wants to give a new computer.