TORN@DO's Cracking
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Tools you need: For tools you need
W32DASM and a Hex-Editor. My recommendation on a Hex-Editor is Hacker's View. If you can't
get these tools yourself, ask for it in a Cracker-Channel.. Warning: You can't use WinIce and place a breakpoint on GetDriveTypeA - your computer will crash! This time you'll have to use W32DASM. |
Age of Empires is a game like some others. You
can install it complete, but you can't run it without the CD inserted in your
CD-ROM-Drive. Windows-Games with CD-Checks are normally easy to crack - if you know what
calls CD Checks. After you've read my "Cracker's Notes" you should be able to
remove CD-Checks from Windows-Games, because in Windows it's easy to do that :-). Step 1 Install the full version of Age of Empires and run the game. Have you seen the error message, that you haven't inserted your CD in the CD-ROM-drive? Ok. Exit Age of Empires and QuickView EMPIRES.EXE. Look at the imports: Have you seen this GetDriveType?? Very interesting :-). Ok now let's go! Step 2 Disassemble EMPIRES.EXE and look at it's imports. Scroll down until you see KERNEL32.GetDriveTypeA. Double click on it. Now have a look at the code: * Reference To: KERNEL32.GetDriveTypeA, Ord:00DEh I recommend, that you read my Cracker's Notes! |