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Software Pirates Inc.
presents
Unprotect KING'S QUEST II by Sierra Online
This document, along with the associated files,
will allow you to make runable copies of your
original KING'S QUEST II game disks.
REQUIRMENTS
1. Original King's Quest II game disks.
2. DOS' DISKCOPY.COM program (not included)
3. DOS' DEBUG.COM program (not included)
4. ALTER.EXE to change file attributes (included)
5. KQ2.EXE runs the unprotected game (included)
Step 1:
Use DOS' diskcopy program to make copies of both
of KING'S QUEST II's original game disks. Note:
Disk #1 should report problems trying to copy track
6. Don't be alarmed at this, it is merely part of
the protection scheme, that we don't want copied.
When copies are made, put the originals away to
collect dust, you won't be needing them anymore.
Step 2:
The author has put illegal filenames in the
directory so that you can't list all the files on
the disk. We must make one file name legal before
we can see what else is on the disk. To "legalize"
this file name we need to use DOS's DEBUG program.
Once inside DEBUG you will see the '-' prompt. Put
KQ2's disk #1 into drive A. From the DEBUG prompt
do the following:
-L 100 0 5 1 ;load in 1st part of directory
-E 120 'N' ;change illegal character to an N
-W 100 0 5 1 ;write changes back to disk
-Q ;end debug program
Step 3:
Using the ALTER.EXE program, we want to change
the attribute of file MAIN.EXE from HSRA to normal.
To do this type the following:
A>B:ALTER A:MAIN.EXE
At this point ALTER.EXE will ask you for the
attribute you want to change MAIN.EXE to. Type in
an 'N' for normal attribute. The attribute will
then be normal. You can see the file when you do a
DIR.
Step 4:
You now want to rename the file MAIN.EXE to
KQ2.EXE. This will allow you to copy KQ2.EXE over
the space formaly used by MAIN.EXE program. This
way no game data will be destroyed.
Step 5:
Copy KQ2.EXE to King's Quest II's disk #1. That's
all there is to it. You now have a working copy of
King's Quest II that can be copied with DISKCOPY.
NOTE: This game will no longer be self-booting as
it originally was. You must boot up to DOS and then
put KQ2's disk #1 into drive A. To start simply
type A:KQ2, once the game begins it will play just
as the original does. Ok now sit back and enjoy the
game.
2/86 ETS This UNP might not work with all versions (eg.:1.0W).