Step by step guide to load FM2006 without your CD in drive
(only for the first step you need the original CD)
No need of anti-blaxx, virtual hide, MINI_IMG, etc. you only need Alcohol (trail) or Demon Tools (freeware)
Worked on Windows XP Home SP2 without any problems
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Step 1.
Make an image of your original CD by following
step 1 of
franksmule guide.
click here
Step 2.
Disable the real DVD & CD Drives.-> Right click on My Computer and select Properties.
-> Under Hardware tab click on Device Manager
-> In the Device Manager window click on the + sign near DVD/CD-ROM drives to expand it.
-> Right-click on each of the real (not virtual) drives and select Disable and click OK.
Step 3.
Change compatibility mode of
fm.exe to Windows NT 4.0 (SP 5).
-> Follow step 3 of franksmule guide if you don't know how. click here
Step 4.
Mount the full image that was made in
Step 1 by using Acohol or Daemon Tools
Step 5. Double-click on the
Football Manager 2006 shortcut on the desktop and
have fun playing without the CD in drive.
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Note: To re-anable the DVD/CD-ROMs you need to follow Step 2, but instead of selecting Disable, select Enable.