[ArsenalFc]

Right, the FM2006CD3 one you don't need. Whatsoever.

What size is the ind-fm2006.mds file?

Is this one you made yourself or has someone done the Alcohol work for you?

If you made it yourself did you choose that name or was it automatic?

I only ask because my ones called just FM 2006.mds, which is what the label of the original CD said.

Bob_geldof, i'll try to explain this ok.

The 6-8mb files you have obtained before are NO CD FIXES. They are replacements of the .exe file that has the whole section about checking for the CD removed, so the PC doesn't even think it has to do this at all. No CD files are generally warez, I don't know if they are frowned upon here or not, but generally I don't use them as they are a great way for people to transport viruses etc.

The way we're doing it now is different. We're taking an IMAGE of a CD. An Image being a single file containing ALL the information of the original CD so that when written to disc it's a clone of the original. Now the CD protection companies don't like this being possible, so they created a blacklist of programs used to run these images (Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%, Clony etc). Now when you run the game it not only checks for the CD, but checks to make sure you don't have one of these programs installed. If you do it stops the process and demands the original CD again.

So we take our image file, and we "mount" it (that is loading it into a virtual CD drive so it acts like the original disc) then using Antiblaxx to HIDE the fact that Daemon Tools is installed. So now the game does it's checks.

Is Daemon Tools running?............No (we exited it already)
Is Daemon Tools installed?...........No (Antiblaxx is hiding it)
Is there a cd in any of the drives.......Yes (it sees your virtual drive, thinks it's a normal CD Drive, sees the "image" there, thinks it's the CD)
Is it the Football Manager 2006 CD?....Yes (your image is an exact replica)

and when that all comes back hunky dory it runs.

Hope that cleared things up for you.