Oh crap!
Sorry for the link- now I really feel like an idiot!
I had a brief thought of asking about making my own exe file but I gather from reading the posts here that this isn't really something a casual game player/modder like me should attempt.
I have toyed with the idea of trying the latest exe available on Game Copy World (for the Extinct Animals expansion, which is the last EP released) just to see if it might work, just haven't had the nerve yet. Technically, the UC is just a re-packaging of all the ZT2 EPs...but as it has it's own distinct splash screen/etc, I'm pretty sure it will require it's own exe file, so I thought I would see if one existed yet.
Doesn't look like it though...
(Thanks for taking the time to "talk" to me though: many boards aren't so nice to dumb newbies like me!)
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Tried using the EA exe and no dice (duh!) so it looks like I am up a creek unless somebody makes a UC exe....which I suppose is rather unlikely given that the game was released in 2008/09 and it's now 210 though.
Any chance there are (legitimate) sites out there that take such requests? (Protection ID says that
Safedisc v4.90.010 is the protection in place, if it matters.)
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On the off chance someone out there will take pity on me (and that
Safedisc v4.90.010 is even able to be worked around at this time) I am attaching all the files needed to get to the "Please Insert Disk" prompt, as per the instructions in the FAQ here.
The RAR contains 3 dlls and 1 exe. I have double checked and yes, they are the necessary files.
Thanks again for anyone who may (eventually) be able to help me out.
(Not sure if it matters or not, but just in case: my OS is 64-Bit W7)