Hi there
I've tried to get the german nocd-crack to work at Win2k and i got it *jippie*

It's a combination of several solutions i've read in this thread:
Do like follows:
1. Download the CZECH !!! version (Sacred v1.8.2.126 (v1.8.26) [CZECH] Fixed EXE) from GCW
2. Install Sacred from your original CD and patch it to version 1.8.26
3. Save the original, patched Sacred.exe (e.g. for further updates)
4. Rename the original, patched Sacred.exe to Sacred.org (not Sacred.org.exe)
5. Extract the Sacred.exe and the CaF.dll from the downloaded Czech nocd (do not extract the Sacred.org... you still have one

... and only this one works)
6. Open the chkfiles.txt in your texteditor and remove the complete line including the Sacret.exe (c73b3130f18951c60505fe72bc7bf0e8 = Sacred.exe)
7. Download the "RestoreLastError Fixer" from SnD (simpy google for: restorelasterror fixer snd)
8. Start the Fixer and fix the Sacred.exe (the one you extracted from the nocd-patch during 5.
9. Start the Game and H4v3 fUn !
It's quite complicated but it works

This should work on 9x/ME, too... but i didn't test it.
cya, Quix