Hex edit Descent2.exe with the following, if you intend to apply the
1.1 patch, do it before performing the following, as the patch will
not apply to a modified Descent2.exe file.

Instructions for the novice user...
<Version 1.1.>
after you have selected Descent2.exe
hit the Alt+F5 and enter the code (ie. C69E4) 
highlight the said string (ie. 53)
and then you right click your mouse and select fill
and change it to the new code (ie. C3)

now do the same for the rest of the codes

save it and you are done.


 Version 1.0 (the out of the box version)
 
 Location                     change  from       to
 C27EC                                      53        C3
 EE045                                      75        EB
 F3F8C                                      53        C3
 F51B8                                      53        C3
 
 Version 1.1 (after patch)
 
 C69E4                                      53         C3
 F3C5F                                      75         EB
 F9C6C                                      53         C3
 FAEA4                                      53         C3

These operations will remove the CD check *AND* the movies, so a
medium install to hard disk will do nicely. :)  If you want the
movies, but not the CD check, just change the 75<->EB values.  I
suppose you could experiment with the other three movie values, if you
wanted to disable some movies, but not others, or even all the movies.
Try it and see, I guess.  Important: as with all modifications of this
type, always make backup copies of the file before tinkering.

This is for registered owners who think that the CD is an utter PITA.
Don't remember who originally posted these values, but many thanks to
them.


you can download hex editor from this site.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/breakpoint