No-CD-Crack

A No- CD crack or No- DVD Crack is a crack, which switches off the copy protection check for optical storage media. These cracks are almost always tailored to the specific program version and language and do not work with other versions or different language editions of the Software.

As the prefix no- CD suggests, this is usually not only off the copy protection, but prevented any access to the CD. For some programs, it is therefore also be restrictions because optional data can not be loaded, in games, for example, the speech or background music are missing. It can also appear graphic error or maintenance problems. Most, however, described in a supplied with the No- CD Crack guide which folders need to be copied from the DVD to avoid such problems.

In practice, it is in a no- CD crack usually an executable file that is copied in place of the original file and the program starts. These files are similar to the original complete, lacking only the audit query at the start of the program.

Use reasons

Aside from the piracy infected for lawful owner of the cracked software often one of the following reasons behind the use of these aces:

Extend the life of optical drives

Copy tests cause by their mechanics often noisy and possibly unusual operating noise when accessing files from the optical drive. Furthermore, the current load in the power supply or battery of the computer increases significantly upon rotation of the DVD or CD as well as the movement of the reading head.

Consequently, it is argued that this is actually unnecessary for the game of hits at least mechanically damage the drive and the NoCD crack increases the life of the drive and reduces the current load.

Time savings

The change CDs or DVDs to launch other programs is unnecessary. The owner saves time. In addition, the loading times by No- CD crack because of the long access time of optical drives are in some cases considerably shortened.

Incompatibilities

In some cases, it may happen that the copy is not compatible with the hardware or other software of the owner. To reach the manufacturer of the program or of the copy protection, can take days and the contact even be paid for, due to the variety of software and hardware configuration, this may not help much. Download a crack and install, but takes a few minutes and is also mostly free.

Under some circumstances only, the change (upgrade ) to a more modern operating system, is an incompatibility with it: this is the finished originally for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT -developed game Heavy Metal FAKK2 under the operating system 's successor, Windows XP when you start with only one obscure error message, due to the manner in which it performs the hardware access for checking the copy protection. Since the last patch does not help and the manufacturer has discontinued support long a No- CD Crack is the only way to start the game under Windows XP in this case.

Piracy

No- CD cracks will also be used to spread black copies of the software, the CD is simply copied without copy or a backup of the installed game is redistributed. More frequently, but have since systems in use that work with special copies of the CD or DVD and simulate an optical drive, thereby, a normal disk faked with a working copy and tailored to the Software Cracks are unnecessary.

Creation

No- CD cracks are usually developed by using disassembler and hex editors, with extensive knowledge required on assembler. During the development of assembly code contained in the executable file is reconstructed and changed, so it is nothing new programmed. The most common method to bypass the CD verification is a jmp instruction before the review to the first contained by the test command. The change to be carried out requires only basic knowledge of using hex editors, whereas the determination of the positions for the goto command and the jump destination requires costly reverse engineering. Experienced crackers make it often from the executable file to remove the copy protection completely, so that they may end up having less than one-tenth of its original size and still be fully functional.

Another way to create no- CD crack the executable file of the game is installed in a small virtual machine, which simulates the game an existing CD. This executable file is larger than the original, and at least in games, power loss is recognized. Such no- CD cracks are relatively easy to program and are therefore mostly available very early. In the scene, however, they are mainly due to the power loss, less popular.

There is also the possibility of so-called mini - images. Only the required data of the original CD to copy an ISO image into a CD image ( for example, which is then mounted with a CD / DVD emulation software. Such a mini- image is usually only a few MB in size.

Installation Methods

There are cracks to be installed with an installer and cracks that are inserted into the program to be cracked, which may occur in the latter method is that it is a harmful virus, trojan or dropper with the alleged crack. Those cracks that need to be inserted, have the same name as the original. Exe file and replace it.

Legal

Whether legal owner of a software may use a matching Crack is controversial, because there are inconsistencies in the case law on copyright.

It is prohibited under German and Austrian copyright law to circumvent " effective technological " copy protection measures or to make or disseminate this bypass serving programs. This provision shall not be applied to computer programs. The decompilation without the consent of the copyright owner for the sole purpose of achieving interoperability is legal owners of the software allows explicit.