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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).