Neverwinter Nights 2 - DVD drive unhook

[LordHalbert2]

I noticed that in the instructions for the NWN2 mini image that we have to physically unhook or disable our DVD drives

Is it possible to make an image/fix that does not require disabling our optical drives?

I remember Splinter Cell Chaos Theory required this run around untill much later (2 years after the release?) some smart person figured out how to do the fix correctly.

I'm hoping a proper fix wont require 2 years

[sylvio]

The Poseden Maxi-Image working perfectly! Mount it DaemonTools v4.06
(maybe need DT SPTD updated to v1.35, I tried with 'em!).
Set EMULATION All Options ON. You set ONLY 1 VirtualDrive on your PC (!!).
Start YASU.EXE and make the Mounted drive hidden.
Run new Securom loader (ASR/PROCY/ALKI) and select NWN2LAUNCHER.EXE.
When you exit the game, start again YASU to Unhide (it is important).
I tested my Original Boxed US DVD5 and DVD9 version installed game.
Not needed my Original Media anymore (if an update come out, try again).

[DABhand]

DVD5 and DVD9 version???

All DVD's bought from stores are DVD9

[Grumpy]

DVD5 and DVD9 version???

All DVD's bought from stores are DVD9

He obviously converted his DVD9 to a DVD5.

Read his post in the CD2DVD Forum. (It's post #9)

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

He obviously converted his DVD9 to a DVD5.

Read his post in the CD2DVD Forum. (It's post #9)

Hehehe yeah, just looked weird when he said he tried both DVD5 and DVD9 as if there was 2 types.

[tet666]

only yasu.exe is needed forget the rest just mount it in newest daemon tools and run yasu , works perfectly here.

[LordHalbert2]

Originally Posted by sylvio

The Poseden Maxi-Image working perfectly! Mount it DaemonTools v4.06
(maybe need DT SPTD updated to v1.35, I tried with 'em!).
Set EMULATION All Options ON. You set ONLY 1 VirtualDrive on your PC (!!).
Start YASU.EXE and make the Mounted drive hidden.
Run new Securom loader (ASR/PROCY/ALKI) and select NWN2LAUNCHER.EXE.
When you exit the game, start again YASU to Unhide (it is important).
I tested my Original Boxed US DVD5 and DVD9 version installed game.
Not needed my Original Media anymore (if an update come out, try again).

So what does this YASU tool do?

Is that like SF Nightmare that hides your DVD drives?

What version of Securom loader are you using?
I have CureROM v2.0.3.1 installed currently - i think that's what you mean by "Securom loader".

[leezer3]

With Nforce motherboards, it should only be necessary to disable the DVD drive from device manager. Its working perfectly here in conjunction with a randomly renamed proxycon.exe (My own maxi image, not the one from GCW)

-Leezer-

[Ascendant]

Does this method work on the 1.01 version? 1.00 was easy enough to bypass, but 1.01 is giving me problems, and I can't find a no-cd crack for it.

I managed to get by 1.01 using the drive disable method, but then it stopped working, lol. Go figure.

[SixSatori]

No mechanical actions are required whatsoever.

Mount the image in DT 4.06, sptd.sys 1.35.
Other software with low-lvl drivers on my rig: AnyDVD, Nero, Alcohol *without* virtual drives and the vaxscsi.sys driver.

Disable or if disabling doesn't help - delete (uninstall) your physical optical disk drivers from device manager (will be restored after reboot).

Using regedit.exe, mercilessly delete the HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\Scsi
key in its entirety (will also be restored and rebuilt upon next reboot).

Now you need no emulators/loaders/hiders and so on. Just play the game from the launcher.

Guess it is a temporary solution, but it works fine with full image every time, haven't checked with the mini/maxi ones.

this way work on my comp i unistalled the optic driver and it worked
BE SURE to not load any procyone.exe or yasu.exe or else it wont work

tnx much Chuck U. Farlie

[maltiryan]

Can someone run NWN 2 with the new patch 1.02 using the image? I tried everything here.

[tet666]

Originally Posted by maltiryan

Can someone run NWN 2 with the new patch 1.02 using the image? I tried everthing here.

well i just deinstelled my dvd drives from the devicemanager andthe game starts with 1.02, i didnt delete the scsi key from the registry or anything else.

[TippeX]

those are seriously drastic steps.. disabling the stuff on board, or deleting it all together SHOULD have a disclaimer attached to it..

sometimes it amazes me what measures people are actually willing to go...

[tet666]

lol i just tried to start the game without disabling dvd drives or anything elese and the game starts! i just mounted the maxi image nothing else.

[dibdib]

I have the game running currently with the steps described above by lowkee and two2deep. Very much appreciated.