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CD-Check Removal

This document provides instructions for getting Final Fantasy 8 to run on any operating system using any version of the game. It involves installing the game to a directory, mounting the first game disc, editing the registry to point to the drive where the disc is mounted, and then running the game executable. The key steps are installing the game, noting the disc drive letter, editing the "DataDrive" registry value to match the disc drive letter, and then running the game.

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CD-Check Removal

This document provides instructions for getting Final Fantasy 8 to run on any operating system using any version of the game. It involves installing the game to a directory, mounting the first game disc, editing the registry to point to the drive where the disc is mounted, and then running the game executable. The key steps are installing the game, noting the disc drive letter, editing the "DataDrive" registry value to match the disc drive letter, and then running the game.

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This is a guide to getting FF8 PC to work on any OS with any version.

All this
requires is that you have the 5CDs (or ISO equivalents) and a will to listen and
read carefully.

After installing the game to whatever directory you choose (I will use E:\FF8 in my
example since it is a non-standard installation path), mount/insert the first CD
into your drive.

Take note to what drive (letter) you will be using to mount/insert the first CD (I
will use S:).

After having done so, open up your registry editor. (For those who are new to this:
1. click your start button 2. click run 3. type in regedit and hit enter)

In regedit, find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL


FANTASY VIII\1.00

Again, for those of you new to regedit, simply browse through the following folders
(in this order) until the pane on your right displays several items, of which one
will be "DataDrive".
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
Square Soft, Inc
FINAL FANTASY VIII
1.00

Right click on the string value labelled "DataDrive" (it will have an icon with the
letters ab on it to the left of it) in the right pane of the regedit browser.

Click "Modify"

In the field marked "Value Data" which is the only field you can change, it will
probably display something like "c:"

This is where knowing your installation cd drive letter comes into play

Change the "c:" to whatever drive you installed FF8 with (for example "s:\")

Click OK

Close regedit.

Run ff8.exe or your appropriate shortcut.

That's it - all done. I have tried to make this guide as easy as possible as it
took me about 2 hours to finally find out the no cd crack is even necessary for
this game, just some regeditting fun. So hope you appreciate it and lay on the
feedback/success!

-alucardtepes

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