FM 2006 Mini image

[theguy]

Step by step guide to run Football Manager 2006 without CD in drive
Updated and Revised
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Step 1. Install Football Manager 2006

Step 2. Make an image of your original CD

-> Insert the FM2006 CD in your drive (obvious ).
-> Run Alcohol (if you have it).
-> On the left-hand panel click on Image Making Wizard and the wizad opens.
-> Select the drive where there is FM2006 and select your prefered Read Speed (by default Maximum).
-> Tick Skip reading errors and leave the others unticked.
-> Click Next>.
-> Name the image, select where you want to save it and Start making the image.

Step 3. (Optional) 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 4. Change compatibility mode of fm.exe to Windows NT 4.0 (SP 5).

-> Right-click on the shortcut of Football Manager 2006 in the desktop and select Properties.
-> Under Compatibility tab tick in the box near Run this program in compatibility mode for:
-> Form the Drop-down menu select Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5).
-> Click OK

Step 5. Mount the full image (not the MINI_IMG) by using Acohol or Daemon Tools.

-> Make sure that no emulation is on when using Daemon Tools (System Tray Icon is RED not GREEN)

Step 6. Double-click on the Football Manager 2006 shortcut on the desktop and play.

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Note: To re-enable the DVD/CD-ROMs you need to follow Step 3, but instead of selecting Disable, select Enable.