Here you can find general help and help for beginners or for people who are new to all this:

- For the .ace, .rar files you will need WinAce to extract the files, To get WinAce go to http://www.winace.com. You also need the latest most up-to date version of WinAce to extract the files otherwise it will report that the file is corrupted or a similar error message. You can also use WinRAR to extract .rar files. To get WinRAR go to http://www.rarsoft.com. Make sure WinRAR is the most up to date version as well.

- Just because the language version of the No-CD fix is different from your game, say its an English version and you need German version, chances are that it will still work anyway. Any language version can work on any other language version if you try it.

- If the games release version (e.g. v1.0) matches the No-CD, No-CD/Fixed Exe or Fixed Exe version then the game fixes will almost always work.

- The difference between a No-CD, No-CD/Fixed Exe and a Fixed Exe file is that a No-CD file is just a stand-alone No-CD patch that when run will change the byte patterns in the games original exe file and therefore patching it, enabling you to play the game without the CD in the drive. A No-CD/Fixed Exe file is an Exe file which will over-right the games original exe file and enable you to play the game without the CD in the drive and also to copy the game bypassing the CD Checks protection . They can be applied after the installation  (to bypass the CD Checks) or if they are already burnt on the game, then will be installed with the game meaning the CD won't be needed but you can still use it if you want.  A Fixed Exe file is the games exe file with the protection removed/debugged from it. It allows you to make a copy of the game bypassing the protection from the original game. A Fixed Exe file is not a No-CD file. Once you have burnt the game with the Fixed Exe file you will still need the backup CD in the drive (the one you burnt with the Fixed Exe file). All the Fixed Exe file is doing is bypassing the protection on the game. A Fixed Exe defeats the protection being used on the game, the back-up CD is still required to play the game.

- To use a No-CD Game Fix just extract the files to the games directory/folder (where you installed the game) If it is a No-CD Fix then you will need to patch the games original exe file, to do this double click the No-CD Fix (after you extracted it to the games directory) and it will patch the games exe file. If its a No-CD/Fixed Exe file you are using, when you extract it to the games directory it will say "do you wish to replace the existing file?" Click yes. Then you can play the game without the CD.

-To use a Fixed Exe (there are two different ways) you need to create a temporary folder on your hard drive, name it temp or what ever you like, it doesn't really matter. Now copy the full contents of the original CD to the temp folder. Now replace the original main/games exe file with the Fixed Exe one. Now burn the entire contents of the temp folder to a blank CD and make sure you name it the same name as the original CD (Nero Burning Software works best). Now you can delete/clear the contents of the temp folder on your hard drive as it is no longer needed. Install the game as usual from your original CD or backup CD, play the game!

Another way to use a Fixed Exe is to burn the game with a good burning software program making a 1:1 copy of the game (I recommend CloneCD). Now install the game from the backup copy you just made. Now extract the Fixed Exe to the games directory/folder (where you installed the game), replacing the games original exe with the Fixed Exe one. Now you can play the game from the backup copy! Note: A Fixed Exe defeats the protection being used on the game, the back-up CD is still required to play the game.

- If you use a No-CD file then sometimes the games Sound or Music won't play; because the sound and music files are usually on the CD, and because the CD is not in the CD drive then the sound or music files obviously won't work. To fix this problem just simply copy the sound and music files from the games CD and put them on your hard drive in the games directory/folder (where you installed the game). Usually you will just have to copy the sound/music folder to the games directory/folder (where you installed the game) or create a folder that was the same name where the sound/music files were found on the CD unless there is already a folder where sound files are on your hard drive. e.g. Sound, Music etc. Most sound/music files are media related e.g. .mp3 .wav etc. but sometimes also .mix. An example of all this can be The Sims: On the CD there is a folder Called Music, copy the entire Music folder from the CD then paste it into the games directory/folder (where you installed the game) normally its: C:\Program Files\Maxis\The Sims. Now the music and sound will play even without the CD in the drive!

- A Blood Patch is a patch which removes the censor from the game and therefore increases the blood visuals, example: When you shoot someone, more blood will come out than normal. A Censor Fix is similar in that it will remove any censors which may have been placed on the game, this can also include blood visuals, and can also include swearing, language etc.

-The easiest way to back-up/burn your games is to use this method:

There is a very simple method of detecting what protection is being used on your games and how to successfully back them up (burn them), Just go to the CD Protection Identifying Tools page  and get Clony, Then go to the CD Burning Software page and get CloneCD. Now use Clony and scan your original game and it will tell you what protection is being used on it and it will give you the correct settings to use in CloneCD to successfully back-up that game. *Remember, if you experience problems with burning the game at high speeds, (2 speed +) (both the read and write process), then burn the game at lower speeds such as 2 speed and under (both read and write process). A lot of the time burning the game at slow speeds will solve problems of the install not working, or the burner not bypassing the CD's protection.

-You can also use Alcohol 120% burning software and Alcoholer protection scanner to backup your games. Use Alcoholer to scan the game. It will then report the protection being used on the game and the correct settings to use in Alcohol 120% burning software to successfully burn a working backup copy. *Remember, if you experience problems with burning the game at high speeds, (2 speed +) (both the read and write process), then burn the game at lower speeds such as 2 speed and under (both read and write process). A lot of the time burning the game at slow speeds will solve problems of the install not working, or the burner not bypassing the CD's protection.

- Another method to back-up your games and bypass the CD Checks protection is by using this method:

2) Now copy the full contents of the original CD to the temp folder. 

3) Now replace the original main/games exe file with the No-CD/Fixed Exe or the Fixed Exe file. 

4) Now burn the entire contents of the temp folder to a blank CD and make sure you name it the same name as the original CD (Nero Burning Software works best). 

5) Now you can delete/clear the contents of the temp folder on your hard drive as it is no longer needed.

6) Install the game as usual from your original CD or backup CD, play the game!

-If the above methods don't work, (Usually SecuRom *New* and later versions of SafeDisc 2 protections) then you can try and mount and/or emulate the game using Daemon Tools, this method usually does work. Click here to download the latest version of Daemon Tools. *Remember, if you experience problems with burning the game at high speeds, (2 speed +) (both the read and write process), then burn the game at lower speeds such as 2 speed and under (both read and write process). A lot of the time burning the game at slow speeds will solve problems of the install not working, or the burner not bypassing the CD's protection.

- To use a trainer just simply extract the files and launch the trainer and then launch the game, now just Alt + Tab out of the game and push the buttons which the trainer tells you to. Now you will have access to all the cheats the trainer has. Some trainers require that you launch the game first and then launch the trainer, to do this launch the game then just Alt + Tab out of the game and then launch the trainer. The trainer will almost always work if the games version matches that of the trainer. *Note that some trainers need to be extracted the the games directory/folder (where you installed the game). The trainer will state whether this needs to be done or not.

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