Utilities and WinXP

[RkShaRkz]

ok, here's the deal..... i tried ripping SafeDisc from a file, only to find that there is no SafeDisc remover that works on XP (or any NT), then i sought refuge in extracting the EXE from the ICD file, those apps didn't work either....
i tried using emulators, only to find out that the ones i need don't work on NT... safedisc 2 removers work fine tho, but i need a SD1 remover for this one.... so, here's the main question :
Does anything work on XP ?
or i'll just have to start doing things the hard way (manually) ?
also, i tried reaching some of the tutorials you mentioned, but more than half of them were dead.... i did find some tho.....
oh yeah, and one more thing (this is gonna sound stupid) how hard it actually is to crack a file (game) ?
i'm a programmer and i know my way around code(not very advanced stuff, im only 18, but i'm willing to learn), i even tried pulling some of the files thru the C++ debugger, only to find a bunch of memory bytes that just mention EAX and things like that.... i don't really get it (yet) so that's why i need one of the following :
- either the tools to do the job for me (like the safecast remover that works on XP)
- or the proper reading material..... somehow i have a feeling that i'll have to find that SOFTiCE thing, and do the things the hard way, but that's the way the cookie crumbles

anywayz, any help/support/information is appreciated....
P.S. i would like to become a member of the GCW team, and i would submit all of my work to them (but i guess they already have most of the things i would be making, maybe with better quality), so plzzz help me learn, or even better - TEACH ME )

P.P.S. since the rules are strict, if anyone is afraid of getting banned, he can email me @ [email protected] or rksharkz**********com or find me at ICQ# 79525508
tnx