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    disk/game question...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by XxLblinkxX, Nov 24, 2007.

  1. XxLblinkxX

    XxLblinkxX Notebook Deity

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    i have a little question here,

    i get tired of inserting game disk just to play!! is there any way to stop putting in the disk... like getting into a file or exe. or anything to start the game??

    p.s i just lost my halo CE disk :S

    please help me

    thx in adv.
     
    XxLblinkxX, Nov 24, 2007
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  2. someone777

    someone777 Notebook Evangelist

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    well...
    i don;t know if i can talk about it..
    just two words
    cd cracks
     
    someone777, Nov 24, 2007
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  3. XxLblinkxX

    XxLblinkxX Notebook Deity

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    hmmmm

    i got a program called alcohol (its legal alright) and it says it can help me on this...

    i'll google cd crack

    thx
     
    XxLblinkxX, Nov 24, 2007
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  4. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well...if you had your disk you could have made an ISO of the disc and then mounted the ISO with Alcohol 120%. But in your situation you might need to purchase another disk. You should be able to find Halo for pretty cheap.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Nov 24, 2007
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    technically, as far as i know, you only buy the key for the license to use the software. the cd is just a convenient means of distribution. if you legally own it, you can use whatever methods you want to install the software on your machine. that includes borrowing the cd from a friend, or using "other means" to acquire it.

    you can also find a replacement executable file or a disk image to mount with alcohol or daemon to solve the cd in tray annoyance problem.

    you will still need a valid key to play both on and offline.

    if you lost your key but you still have the game installed, you can go to

    http://www.h2vista.net/forums/showthread.php?t=67

    and recover it.

    good luck.
     
    masterchef341, Nov 24, 2007
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  6. metaldeath

    metaldeath Notebook Consultant

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    A lot of games lose online function with the crack...so if your goal is to play single player ok but multi is a bit hard to achieve...
     
    metaldeath, Nov 24, 2007
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  7. XxLblinkxX

    XxLblinkxX Notebook Deity

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    thx, nah i just got angry cuz i cant play something that i bought :S

    so i'll try some stuff
     
    XxLblinkxX, Nov 24, 2007
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  8. Beatsiz

    Beatsiz Life Enthusiast

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    What about iso ?
     
    Beatsiz, Nov 24, 2007
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  9. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    megagames.com and gameburnworld.com are 2 that have the files your looking for, GL! I personally hate having to switch CD's in my laptop and carrying CD's for games that I own.

    Ps. you can talk about no-cd patches, just not how to pirate a game.
     
    Wu Jen, Nov 24, 2007
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  10. saunders73

    saunders73 Notebook Guru

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    yeah just get a no cd patch, shouldnt effect online play at all
     
    saunders73, Nov 24, 2007
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  11. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    It does if there is any form of anti-cheat enabled, like vac or punkbuster
     
    Patrick, Nov 24, 2007
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  12. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Negative Ghostrider, I play BF2 and BF2142 both which use punkbuster. I use No-CD patches on both of these games, never had any online problems.
     
    Wu Jen, Nov 24, 2007
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  13. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Punkbuster always craps out on me with a no-cd patch in.
     
    Patrick, Nov 24, 2007
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  14. MegaBUD

    MegaBUD Notebook Evangelist

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    Make an ISO and mount it in a virtual cdrom (alcohol or daemon tool for exemple) and you wont need the CD... some protection detect the virtual cd... so theres "patch/crack/fix" to make the game bypass this protection or "emulate" the protection (but its not directly on the game so it wont affect the way its played, for the game the cd is inserted in a real cdrom)... just read around, use google...

    google.com is your friend... ask him!
     
    MegaBUD, Nov 24, 2007
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