Myst Iv Problems - Please Help

[Oztrexx]

Hello, I am so sorry if this type of thread has been used on here before but I do need your help. I have MYST IV PC game but am having trouble playing it. I do know that if you have a DVD-RW, the disc has anti-coping software on it and this conflicts with the loading process and does not allow you to play the game. I have quite a good knowledge of computing, but find most advice hard to follow. Is there anyone out there that can give me some simple advice on how I might go about getting around this problem. The game itself loads fine, but once it states to "start new game", when I press that button, my screen goes black. I'd really like to get this game up and running. Also, does the games "URU" & "MYST V" act in the same way? or has the company done away with the measures that they placed on MYST IV, allowing the user to simply load & play?
I would be most grateful if you could give me some clear, simple advice and thank you in advance.

[noscript]

Does it work with the original dvd?

[Oztrexx]

NO I can load the game but when it asks me if I want to start the game and press "New Game", the screen goes black!! It is not a copy and I am not trying to back up the game, I have the original game and just want to play it. I have read that if you do not have a DVD-RW on your computer system it will work fine, but alas, I do

[BarryB]

Sounds more like a problem with Video/Sound Drivers if you can actually load the game and pass the Copy Protection check! However, if you download any of the Myst IV v1.03 cracks from here: http://m0004.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_myst_4.shtml

it should solve the problem, update the game to v1.03 first though

As for Myst V, that uses SecuROM for it's protection and may still cause problems if run from a CD-RW/DVD-RW burner, so use the crack found here: http://m0004.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_myst_5.shtml to solve that problem!

URU uses Safedisc v3, so if you do run into problems running from a CD-RW/DVD-RW then you can grab the crack here: http://gf.wiretarget.com/uru.htm Unfortunately that's for v1.0 I think, but I have a crack for v1.2 if needed, and also for the Addon: Path of the Shell if needed also. I can upload to Rapidshare if you need them?

Hope that helps