Does GP2 have silly protection as GP1

Hi all, Like most, I eagerly await GP2 in the UK. In anticipation, I broke out my old G-Force yoke box which came with a free copy of GP1. It was OK, but not up to icr2 IMHO. What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know where to look for a usable copy. Regards. ------------------------------------------------- Neil Charlton -------------------------------------------------

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> Hi all, > Like most, I eagerly await GP2 in the UK. In anticipation, I broke out > my old G-Force yoke box which came with a free copy of GP1. It was OK, > but not up to icr2 IMHO. > What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various > words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too > big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a > single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and > irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? > Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of > sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I > want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly > performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is > registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know > where to look for a usable copy. > Regards. > ------------------------------------------------- > Neil Charlton > -------------------------------------------------

Hi! The only protection in GP2 is that the CD hat to be in the drive. That's all. CU Mikey

[snip] Thanks Mikey. I usually keep Encarta in all the time so that suck just a little bit but not so much as to make me want to look for a cracked copy (if that's the correct expression). I can live with this - roll on Friday, assuming my T2 replacement pedal spring arrives in time :-( Regards ------------------------------------------------- Neil Charlton -------------------------------------------------

There is no protection in GP2. All you need is the CD in your CD-Drive. It's Great! I love this Game! Robin ------------------------------------------------------------------ flux GbR Noelte & Sch?nwald Tel.: (030) 859 32 02 Bennigsenstr. 11a Fax: (030) 859 99 33-1 WWW-SERVER: http://www.flux-online.de ------------------------------------------------------------------

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>> Hi! >> The only protection in GP2 is that the CD hat to be in the drive. >> That's all. >> CU >> Mikey >Not according to what the I read at Sim Racing News ( Article in Work in >Progress or click here >http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/96jul/wip-gp2.htm )when one of there >guys tried out one of latest beta of the game they had a password disk >that comes with the CD (Although you appear to be able to install most >of the game to HD (phew! CD-ROM are just not fast enough) ).

From what i think, the floppy protection was only to add more protection to the betas so that one could not run the game if he got his hand on an illegal beta... just my 2 cents

> Hi! > The only protection in GP2 is that the CD hat to be in the drive. > That's all. > CU > Mikey Not according to what the I read at Sim Racing News ( Article in Work in Progress or click here http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/96jul/wip-gp2.htm )when one of there guys tried out one of latest beta of the game they had a password disk that comes with the CD (Although you appear to be able to install most of the game to HD (phew! CD-ROM are just not fast enough) ). Just my piece said -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Somewhere, deep in the jungle, are living some little men and women. They are your past. Maybe... maybe they are your future." Deep Forest

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> Hi all, > Like most, I eagerly await GP2 in the UK. In anticipation, I broke out > my old G-Force yoke box which came with a free copy of GP1. It was OK, > but not up to icr2 IMHO. > What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various > words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too > big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a > single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and > irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? > Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of > sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I > want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly > performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is > registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know > where to look for a usable copy. > Regards. > ------------------------------------------------- > Neil Charlton > -------------------------------------------------

Hi Neil! GP2 didn't have any copy-protection! kai

[snip] Thanks Kai. Regards. ------------------------------------------------- Neil Charlton -------------------------------------------------

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>Hi all, >Like most, I eagerly await GP2 in the UK. In anticipation, I broke out >my old G-Force yoke box which came with a free copy of GP1. It was OK, >but not up to icr2 IMHO. >What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various >words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too >big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a >single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and >irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? >Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of >sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I >want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly >performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is >registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know >where to look for a usable copy. >Regards. >------------------------------------------------- >Neil Charlton >-------------------------------------------------

Happy to tell you that GP2 is not manual protected. The only protection is that you have to have the original CD in the machine for the game to work. But thats not a problem, is it?? _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ ___ !_ _! |_| | | | | \| | _ \| __| \ | | | _ | !_! | .` | !_) | _!| !! / !_! !_! !_!\___/!_!\_!___ /!___!_!\_\ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Think positive..You can make it happen + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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>Subject: Re: Does GP2 have silly protection as GP1 >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 21:41:21 GMT >>What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various >>words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too >>big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a >>single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and >>irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? >>Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of >>sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I >>want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly >>performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is >>registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know >>where to look for a usable copy. >>Regards. >Happy to tell you that GP2 is not manual protected. The only >protection is that you have to have the original CD in the machine for >the game to work. But thats not a problem, is it??

I'm not too crazy about that. As we all know, CD-rom drivers take up precious memory that could be better used running the program... :( Eldred ________ Eldred Pickett I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

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> > >Subject: Re: Does GP2 have silly protection as GP1 > > >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 21:41:21 GMT > > >Happy to tell you that GP2 is not manual protected. The only > > >protection is that you have to have the original CD in the machine for > > >the game to work. But thats not a problem, is it?? > Can anyone confirm this? I run ICR2 and Nascar on a laptop ( yeah, I > know, but I need it for work and don't have the budget for a home > computer... ). I installed ICR2 and Nascar using a laplink to my work PC > - I don't have a CD-ROM for the laptop. Can anyone tell me if I'm out of > luck? > Thanks, > Keith

P.S. - GPM asks for the CD-ROM when it starts up also, but if I ignore the request, it will play anyway, just without the sound... Can anyone comment on F1GP2? Thanks again, Keith

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> >Subject: Re: Does GP2 have silly protection as GP1 > >Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 21:41:21 GMT > >>What I really hated was the ludicrous requirement to type in various > >>words from the manual. This is pretty stupid as the manual is not too > >>big to photocopy. It is even more ridiculous as they give a > >>single-sheet crib sheet. This strikes me as both ridiculous and > >>irritating. Does anyone know if GP2 also requires this? > >>Here's the controversial question. If it does, does anyone know of > >>sites likely to provide unprotected versions. I _will_ buy a copy - I > >>want CD and manual but I do not want to go through this silly > >>performance every time. Before anyone flames - _all_ my software is > >>registered, including Agent, winzip etc. This is why I wouldn't know > >>where to look for a usable copy. > >>Regards. > >Happy to tell you that GP2 is not manual protected. The only > >protection is that you have to have the original CD in the machine for > >the game to work. But thats not a problem, is it?? > I'm not too crazy about that. As we all know, CD-rom drivers take up precious > memory that could be better used running the program... :( > Eldred > ________ > Eldred Pickett > I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

Can anyone confirm this? I run ICR2 and Nascar on a laptop ( yeah, I know, but I need it for work and don't have the budget for a home computer... ). I installed ICR2 and Nascar using a laplink to my work PC - I don't have a CD-ROM for the laptop. Can anyone tell me if I'm out of luck? Thanks, Keith

> I'm not too crazy about that. As we all know, CD-rom drivers take up precious > memory that could be better used running the program... :( Don't think 20kb or so would make much of a difference in 8MB ( or 32MB in my case :-> )

>P.S. - GPM asks for the CD-ROM when it starts up also, but if I ignore >the request, it will play anyway, just without the sound... Can anyone >comment on F1GP2? Confirmed. GP2 wants the CD. When fully installed to the HDD, when you start the game if the CD isn't in the drive, then sorry....but.. etc... Regards, --- Cogito Ergo Sum --- * * Fidonet: (temporarily unavailable) * Keiron Rado, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *

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> >P.S. - GPM asks for the CD-ROM when it starts up also, but if I ignore > >the request, it will play anyway, just without the sound... Can anyone > >comment on F1GP2? > Confirmed. GP2 wants the CD. > When fully installed to the HDD, when you start the game if the CD isn't > in the drive, then sorry....but.. etc... > Regards, > --- Cogito Ergo Sum --- * > * Fidonet: (temporarily unavailable) * > Keiron Rado, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *

It's not only for protection. The CD has half a GIG on it. The sound files (.WAV) alone eat more than 200 MB !! Pekka

: It's not only for protection. The CD has half a GIG on it. The sound files : (.WAV) alone eat more than 200 MB !! : : Pekka actually it IS just for protection. the bulk of the data on that cd is music files (.wav's) and the mysterious 215mb trackdat.bin. i think it isnt too much to ask to keep your cd in the drive anyhow. at least it doesnt ask for some stupid page,word,line etc. -- ------- Carlos Ribas President MalSoft [link lost in import: /~draconis]