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- Unprotection for Microsoft "WORD" Version 1.1 using the
- Ultra-utilities (U-Format and U-Zap). June 22, 1984
-
- The following information is presented for those legitimate
- owners who feel somewhat insecure when the availability of an
- important program is dependent on the survival of a single floppy
- disk.
-
- Microsoft's WORD uses a very good protection method. This
- consists of a track (Side 1, Track 39) which is formatted with
- twelve sectors. Sectors 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 & 11 are all 256 byte
- sectors. Sector 5 is formatted as a 1024 byte sector with a
- inherent CRC error. The sectors on this track have an ASCII text
- on the subjects of not stealing software and the names of the
- people who worked on the development of the WORD package.
-
- Sectors 1,2,3 & 4, while presenting an interesting message, do
- not directly affect the copy protection scheme. They would
- appear to be a "red herring", to divert attention from the actual
- protection area.
-
- Earlier versions of WORD were supplied with a program called
- MWCOPY.COM which permitted a single floppy disk copy and a single
- hard disk copy. If you have these versions use WORD.UNP or
- WORDNEW.UNP which can be found on many BBS's.
-
- Version 1.1 is furnished with a single back-up floppy and the
- utility programs furnished are MWCOPY1.COM, MWCOPY.BAT, and
- MWCOPY2.BAT. These programs only permit a one-time copy to a hard
- disk. No provision is included for a floppy copy.
-
-
-
- To make a floppy copy you will need the Ultra-Utilities, a
- userware set of programs available on many BBS's. Of this set you
- specifically need U-FORMAT.EXE and U-ZAP.EXE.
-
- 1) Place a write protect tab on your copy of WORD.
-
- 2) Make a copy of WORD with the standard DOS DISKCOPY command.
- (NOTE: There are hidden files, so the use of COPY will
- not work.
-
- DISKCOPY will report "Unrecoverable read errors on source
- Track 39 Side 1". Just ignore this.
-
- 3) Start the U-FORMAT.EXE program. This can be done by removing
- the WORD disk and inserting your Ultra-Utilities disk. Once
- U-Format is started you can remove the Ultra-utilities disk
- and return the WORD disk to the drive.
-
- 4) Select #5 (Display Radix) from the U-Format menu and change to
- decimal display.
-
- 5) Select #4 (Display/Modify Disk Parameter Table) and set the
- following:
-
- #4 Bytes per sector = 001
- #5 Highest sector number per track = 012
- #8 Formatting gap length = 010
-
- All other values remain at the default settings.
-
- Quit to the main menu.
-
- 6) Select menu item #3 (Format a Non-Standard Track)
-
- The program will ask if you intend to format a track with 12
- sectors. Answer = YES
-
- The program will then ask for the following information:
-
- SIDE = 1
- DRIVE = (enter letter of the drive with the COPY disk)
- TRACK = 39
-
- The program will then prompt for the following information:
-
- Physical Sector # Logical Sector # Sector Size
- 1 1 1
- 2 2 1
- 3 3 1
- 4 4 1
- 5 5 3
- 6 6 1
- 7 7 1
- 8 8 1
- 9 9 1
- 10 10 1
- 11 11 1
- 12 12 1
-
- After pressing "enter" in response to the prompt, you may exit
- U-Format.
-
- 7) Start the U-ZAP.EXE program. This can be done by removing
- the WORD disk and inserting your Ultra-Utilities disk. Once
- U-Zap is started you can remove the Ultra-utilities disk
- and return the WORD disk to the drive.
-
- 8) Select #8 (Display Radix) from the U-Format menu and change to
- decimal display.
-
- 9) Select #11 (Display/Modify Disk Parameter Table) and set the
- following:
-
- #4 Bytes per sector = 001
- #5 Highest sector number per track = 012
-
- All other values remain at the default settings.
-
- Quit to the main menu.
-
- 10) Select #3 (Copy Disk Sectors) and use the following
- information:
-
- SOURCE DISK DESTINATION DISK
-
- SIDE = 1 SIDE = 1
- DRIVE = (enter drive letter DRIVE = (enter drive letter
- for WORD disk) for COPY disk)
- TRACK = 39 TRACK = 39
- SECTOR = 6 SECTOR = 6
-
- NUMBER OF SECTORS TO COPY = 7
-
- The program will report "Sector Not Found"... "Re-Try (Y/N)"
- Answer = NO
-
- The program will then ask how many sides for the disk.
- Answer = 2
-
- The program will then show the copy process.
-
- (NOTE: DO NOT copy the information from sectors 1,2,3,4,
- or 5.)
-
- You may then quit from U-zap to DOS.
-
-
- YOUR' DONE.
-
-
- The copy disk should worktors 1,2,3,4,
- or 5.)
-
- You may then quit from U-zap to DOS.
-
-
- YOUR' DONE.
-
-
- The copy disk should work