MINZEZ

Ok. I have just registered to tell all of you how i got Kotor 2 working on my laptop (vista 64 ultimate) so that it runs without the disk. (Hope this helps some people. I don't condone using this if you don't own the origional game) 1. I installed the game like you would normally do. (Meaning no compatibility mode, No running in windowed mode, ect. Just install.) 2. I applied the official international update patch that can be found on the lucasarts website here http://www.lucasarts.com/support/. Just scroll down until you find it. (The us patch is available from here too.) 3. After the patch had updated the game i copied the Mss32.dll into the kotor 2 game directory and replaced the origional. 4. I then downloaded the nocd crack from a well known crack website. First word starts with G, middle word starts with C and it ends with world. It is the second link from the top. 5. I copied the exe into the kotor 2 directory. 6. I then restarted the computer. (must do!!!!) 7. I then ran the game and set the screen rez to 1024/768 Note : When the game starts on my laptop (my rez is 1400/900) so it starts in a windowed mode. To get full screen (if running higher than 1024/768), all you need to do is right click on the window in the taskbar and select maximise. (strange thing is, the first time it ran in full screen mode without doing this . While playing the game, when it switches to and from the videos (as I have not updated them to the hi rez yet) the screen filckers and i get a flash of my desktop. This is fine, as once it has done this it goes back to the game.) The first time i tried to install and play this it did not work. I got the same errors as many people here like the nvidia driver is out of date, there is no cd in the drive. All that kind of crap. I even tried the mini image which came to no avail. But ever scince I reinstalled it, I have not got any problems. This is the way that worked for me and I hope it helps some people get it runnig on their computers and laptops. (Not sure if this method works with the us patch) So far i have had 1 problem with it running. The only problem was my character started running in circles when i wanted to move forward. But getting to a new area sorted that problem. Apart from that everything is runnig fine. Specs Alienware Laptop Vista 64 bit ultimate Intel dual core 2.4ghz processor 2Gb ram + 500Mb turbo cache Nvidia 8600m gt I have also turned the user acount control off (don't know if it make a difference, just peronally annoying) I only registered to post this as it took me all day to get it to work, trying various methods, including using deamon tools. I know how annoying it is, knowing it works with the cd, but you dont want to have to put it in all the time just to play it. That is why I have posted here as I know there are people like me here who dont want to damage their disks. If all attempts fail at the nocd crack....... Use the disk. I know that people have mentioned that the game does not run on itergrated graphics. But if you try this method (or others) and get it working and you have intergrated graphics. Please post and tell the good people here, how you done it and what you are running. After all. It is only courteous to do so. I DON'T CONDONE PIRACY. DO NOT USE UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ORIGIONAL DISK! Sorry its so long.