I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First let me tell to every one, that in the most of the cases DON'T USE A CRACK "NO-CD" ON THE FFVIII. because you don't need it!
In many forums, they say that you only need to change
in te registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESquare Soft, IncFINAL FANTASY VIII1.00
Change the Data drive (that usually is c: or d
to the correct drive that you insert the disc of FFVIII (wathever of number of disc) well i try it in this way but at the first time it doesn't work for me because it is incomplete or it doesn't have some details that are important!!!!.... But then after read in many forums, and search for my old disc's of FFVIII(english version but the disc 3 is damaged
) and I try it in this way:
What you need? well of course the Five Disc of FFVIII or all the files of the 5 Disc (It doesn't care if you have the files in a DVD like me) and the patchs like the 1.2v (this patch fix many bugs).
1.- Intall the FFVIII with the intall disc or whatever you have.
2.- Now Intall the patch if you want (rememeber that it fix many bugs like the video for nvidia users)
3.- Run FFVIII, but don't start to play... just Go to the screen where it says: "New game" or "Continue". and now in you're keyboard push "CTRL + ALT + SUPR" (the three at the same time). It activates the windows task manager" (yeah i know that many guys just use the ALT + TAB, but for some reason it don't work for me in that way).
4.- Close the manager of windows, go to START button (of windows), then to RUN and type: "regedit" the pres enter.
5.- Then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Square Soft Inc, FINAL FANTASY VIII, 1.00
6.- Now check the "data drive" reg It should be represent by a leter of you drive, check if that leter is the correct drive where you insert your FF8_CD1 or wathever of number of disc.
--- If the letter is the same of your drive where you insert the disc, just close the manager, return to the FF8 and try play, and if you can play you're lucky and you didn't read this Text.
--- If the letter is diferent of the one that has your unit (Where you insert your disc of FF8), then replace the letter with the correct, just press right click on "Data drive" then left click in the firts option and change that letter for the correct letter of you drive where you insert the disc of FF8. then click ok, close the regedit and return to the Game. Try to play. If you can play, you did it! (For many guys this way works, but not for me, i need it to do more steps yeah the next steps) If not works, well go to the next step.
7.- (THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT I MAKE WORK THIS GAME IN MY PC WTHOUT THE ORIGINAL DISC DAMM THAT THIRD DISC...) Well now we need two tools for made runs the game, I hate the words "INCORRECT DISC". We need a Image record like nero burning or other program that makes ISO'S IMAGES, and the other tool is an Image emulation program like daemon tools or alcohol.
++First we are going to made a folder where we are going to copy all the files of the Disc that we want to play (like the disc 1) the files are: disc1.pak , Disk1 , field.fi , field.fl ,and field.fs
++ Then we are going to create an image. I don't know if we need to create a image with the same label of the original disc, I suggest you that you make it with the original label. For Pal version i used this one "FF8_CD2_PC_SPANISH" OR "FF8_CD2_PC_ENGLISH" then Burn that image.
++ Already with the image, Run your daemon tools or alcohol and Mount that image, and check what letter have the drive where you mount the image.
++ Repeat the steps of the number 3 at the 6, But in the 6 step you must to change the letter that apperars for the corretc where the image was mount.
++ Now click ok, close the regedit of windows, return to the game and try to play.
This way works for me, I hope i can hel to all the people that have the same problem than me.
