Charlie I got a quick question for you..

####://www.megagames.com/ps2/ps2_patches_w.shtml for the patch (the one with the 100% handle).

Use CDRWin to copy the game from CD to HDD.
Use PPF-O-MATIC (downloaded from the megagames site) to patch
Use CDRWin to burn back to CD-R

Tutorials are at ####://www.psxcopyworld.co.uk - follow them and it'll work.