Okay, dese are some methods to backup PS2 titles and Xbox titles, in order to play a backup you need a modchip of some sort, I have also included a tutorial on boot methods. Follow any one of dese instructions to fit your needs. You can tell what format de PS2 title is by lookin’ at de written side of de disc, DVD’s are Silver and CD’s are Purple. The DVD backup methods here consist of readin’ de image to de hard drive den burnin’ it to de media for an easier backup, this depends on your hardware and it”s setup. I say that because de proper setup would be to have de Reader and Writer on separate IDE cables. This allows no cross information when doin’ Disc to Disc/On de fly copyin’. But, since most people would not know how to check or fix this, I suggest readin’ de image to your Hard Drive and den burnin’ from dere. *A little useful trick*, If de DVD backup “image” is small enough in size you can fit it onto a CD-R (80 minute or larger if need be) instead of usin’ a more expensive DVD-R. I have done this succesfully usin’ Prassi and de first tutorial for it below. In addition a DVD Movie backup will play on a PS2/Xbox without a chip. As I get more info I will update.

PS1/PS2 CD backup tutorials

Usin’ CloneCD (v4.x.xx) for PS1/PS2

1. Start CloneCD
2. Select “Copy CD”
3. Select your Reader, press Next
4. Select “Game CD”, press Next
5. Select/Deselect your options here (on de fly, cue or delete) den press Next
6. Select your Writer, press Next
7. Select your burn speed and “Game CD”
8. Press “OK” to begin

Usin’ Alcohol 120% for PS1/PS2

1. Start Alcohol 120%
2. Select “Copy Wizard”
3. Select your Reader & Read Speed
4. Select or Deselect “Copy current disc on de fly”
5. For Datatype select which console PS1 or PS2, press Next
6. Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next
7. Select you Writer, Write Speed and anythin’ else you feel you might need
8. Make sure de Datatype selected is de same you chose above
9. Press Start to begin

PS2 DVD backup tutorials

Usin’ Prassi

1. Start Primo
2. Select “go to full application”
3. Right Click de drive that has your original in it
4. Select “build global image” and choose a path for de image (preferably on an NTFS opsys)
5. After de image is extracted go to next step
6. Choose de 3rd disc icon from de left *or* click file, new job, Global/Oder Image
7. Then just burn de .gi (global image) of de game

This next way has one less step which saves some time because once you press record it does everythin’ by itself (if you have a DVD reader and DVD Writer)

1. Start Primo
2. Use de “PrimoDVD Starter” (it’s easier, and less confusin’)
3. Choose “disc copy”
4. Select your Reader and Also your Writer
5. Select “make a temp image on HD…”
6. Select your burn speed and den record to begin

Usin’ Nero

1. Start Nero, Use de Wizard (for easy use)
2. Select “DVD” den select Next
3. Select “Copy a DVD” den select Next
4. Select your source drive
5. Check OFF “copy on de fly” den select next
6. Select your write speed
7. Select eider “Test”, “Test and Burn” or “Burn”
8. Press “Burn” to begin

This next way is without de Wizard

1. Start Nero, and select “File” den “New…”
2. On upper left side of de window from de drop down menu select “DVD”
3. Select “DVD Copy” Icon
4. Select “Copy options” tab
5. Check OFF “copy on de fly”
6. Select source drive and read speed
7. If needed Select “Image” tab to choose image directory and select/deselect “delete image…”
8. Select “Burn” tab and choose your settin’s
9. Press “Copy” to begin

Usin’ Alcohol 120%

1. Start Alcohol 120%
2. Select “Copy Wizard”
3. Select your Reader
4. For “Separate Image file every:” choose “Never Separate”
5. Select or Deselect “Copy current disc on de fly”, press Next
6. Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next
7. Select you Writer, Write Speed and anythin’ else you feel you might need
8. Select or Deselect “Delete image file after recordin’”
9. Press Start to begin

XBOX backup tutorials

Xbox original games are burned from de outside in. The only way to backup a title is to have a modchip like X-exuter (best), Enigma, or Xodus/Matrix. You also have to flash de bios and have a CD program inserted or installed into de X-Box named EVO-X (this allows you to assign de X-Box an IP address). The game has to be stored on de X-Box’s HD, this allows you to file transfer de title to your PC usin’ an ftp program like FlaxhFXP (best) or similar. From dere you use a burnin’ application to make de backup. Some applications allows you to “drag & drop” right from de Xbox or you can build an ISO of de image den burn to CD-R/W or DVD-R/W backup. (I will update this to show steps as soon as I have a minute)

Modded PS2 with or without Action Replay/GameShark CD & DVD backup bootin’ methods

PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox & AR/GS, PS1 CD backup bootin’

1. Turn on PS2 and NeoKey/Sbox
2. Press Eject
3. Insert PS1 CD backup
4. Press reset
5. PS2 tray will close
6. PS1 CD backup will now boot

PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup bootin’

1. Have AR/GS don’le in a memory card slot
2. Power on your PS2
3. Insert AR/GS disc
4. At de AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes
5. Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X.
6. Screen will change and game will now boot

* Note - Neokey will not play DVD-R!
* Note - Old versions of AR2/GS2 you might need to press R1+O instead of X to boot games

PS2 with Neo 2.2, PS1 CD backup bootin’

1. Turn on PS2
2. Press Eject
3. Insert PS1 CD backup
4. Press reset
5. PS2 tray will close
6. PS1 CD backup will now boot

PS2 with Neo 2.2 & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup bootin’

1. Have AR/GS don’le in a memory card slot
2. Power on your PS2
3. Insert AR/GS disc
4. At de AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes
5. Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X.
6. Screen will change and game will now boot

PS2 with Neo 2.2 & AR/GS, PS2 DVD backup bootin’

1. Have AR/GS don’le in a memory card slot
2. Power on your PS2
3. Insert AR/GS disc, close tray
4. Power off your PS2, wait a few seconds
5. Press and Hold Reset button to load AR/GS
6. At de AR2/GS2 menu, press EJECT while still holdin’ Reset
7. Swap AR/GS disc for an Original-TOC-DVD* and wait 10 seconds
8. Select “AR/GS Codes”
9. Highlight “Add new code” and press X to get to de next screen
10. Press X three times. You will see “Updatin’ code list please wait” each time)
11. Press “Start” on controller
12. Select “Without codes”, press X
13. Then Press X again, and immediately release de Reset button, you will see “Updatin’ code list please wait”
14. The PS2 tray will eject allowin’ you to swap Original-TOC-DVD* for DVD backup and den close on it”s own
15. Screen will change and game will now boot

* Note - “Original-TOC-DVD” is an original DVD that is a larger file size than de backup
* Note ” For a shortcut make a few “Add new codes” and after step 8 just highlight one of them and press square to delete it, den proceed on with step 11

PS2 with Messiah

1. PSX Backups will boot directly.
2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.
3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.
4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.

PS2 with Magic 2, 3 or 3.5

1. PSX Backups will boot directly.
2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.
3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.
4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.

Ps2 with Apple Mod

1. PSX Backups will boot directly.
2. PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.
3. PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.
4. PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.[CODE]

So much information is on de web, its mind bogglin’. Thankfully we have search en’ines to sift through them and catagorize them for us. Unfortunatly, dere is still so much info that even with dese search en’ines, its often a painstakin’ly slow process (somethin’ comparable to death for a hacker) to find exactly what you’re lookin’ for.

Lets get right into it.

I use google.com as my primary search en’ine because it presently tops de charts as far as de sites that it indexes which means more pertinent info per search.

1. Page translation.

Just because someone speaks anoder lan’uage doesn’t mean dey dont have anythin’ useful to say. I use translation tools like de ones found at

babelfish.altavista.com

and

world.altavista.com

to translate a few key words I am searchin’ for. Be specific and creative because dese tools arent de most accurate thin’s on de planet.

2. Directories.

These days everythin’ is about money. We have to deal with SEO (search en’ine optimization) which seems like a good idea on paper until you do a search for toys and get 5 pornsites in de first 10 results. Usin’ a sites directory will eliminate that. You can narrow your search down easily by lookin’ for de info in specific catagories. (PS google DOES have directories, dey’re at: directory.google.com)

3. Here are some tips that google refers to as “advanced”

A. “xxxx” / will look for de exact phrase. (google isnt case sensitive)
B. -x / will search for somethin’ excludin’ a certain term
C. filetype:xxx / searches for a particular file extention (exe, mp3, etc)
D. -filetype:xxx / excludes a particular file extention
E. allinurl:x / term in de url
F. allintext:x / terms in de text of de page
G. allintitle:x / terms in de html title of that page
H. allinanchor:x / terms in de links

4. OR

Self explanatory, one or de oder… (ie: binder OR joiner)

5. ~X

Synonyms/similar terms (in case you can’t think of any yourself)

6. Numbers in a range.

Lets say you’re lookin’ for an mp3 player but only want to spend up to $90. Why swim through all de oders? MP3 player $0..$90 The 2 periods will set a numeric range to search between. This also works with dates, weights, etc

7. +

Ever type in a search and see somethin’ like this:
“The followin’ words are very common and were not included in your search:”

Well, what if those common words are important in your search? You can force google to search through even de common terms by puttin’ a + in front of de denied word.

8. Preferences

It amazes me when I use oder peoples PCs that dey dont have deir google search preferences saved. When you use google as much as I do, who can afford to not have preferences? They’re located on de right of de search box, and have several options, though I only find 2 applicable for myself.

A. Open results in new browser
B. Display 10-100 results per page. (I currently use 50 per page, but thats a resolution preference, and 5X’s de default)

9. *

Wildcard searches. Great when applied to a previously mentioned method. If you only know de name of a prog, or are lookin’ for ALL of a particular file (ie. you’re DLin’ tunes) somethin’ like *.mp3 would list every mp3.

10. Ever see this?

“In order to show you de most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to de X already displayed. If you like, you can repeat de search with de omitted results included.” The answer is YES. yes yes yes. Did I mention yes? I meant to.

11. Search EVERYWHERE

Use de en’ine to its fullest. If you dont find your answer in de web section, try de group section. Hell, try a whole different search en’ine. Dont limit yourself, because sometimes en’ines seem to intentionally leave results out.

ex. use google, yahoo, and altavista. search de same terms… pretty close, right? Now search for disney death. Funny, altavista has plenty of disney, but no death…hmmm.

If you’ve read this far into this tutorial without sayin’, “Great, a guy that copied a few google help pages and thinks its useful info” den I will show you WHY (besides accuracy, speed, and consistancy findin’ info on ANYTHING) its nice to know how a search en’ine works. You combine it/w your knowledge of oder protocol.

Example:
Want free music? Free games? Free software? Free movies? God bless FTP! Try this search:

intitle:”Index of music” “rollin’ stones” mp3

Substitute rollin’ stones/w your favorite band. No? Try de son’ name, or anoder file format. Play with it. Assumin’ SOMEONE made an FTP and uploaded it, you’ll find it.

For example….I wanted to find some Sepultura. If you never heard them before, dey’re a Brazilian heavy metal band that kicks ass. I started with this:

intitle:”Index of music” “Sepultura” mp3 < — nothin’
intitle:”Index of música” “Sepultura” mp3 <– nothin’
intitle:”Index of musica” “Sepultura” mp3 <– not good enough
intitle:”Index of music” “Sepultura” * <– found great stuff, but not enough Sepultura

At this point it occurs to me that I may be missin’ somethin’, so I try:

intitle:”index of *” “sepultura” mp3 <– BANG!
(and thats without searchin’ for spellin’ errors)

Also try inurl:ftp

I find that * works better for me than tryin’ to guess oder peoples mis-spellin’s.

The same method applies for ebooks, games, movies, SW, anythin’ that may be on an FTP site.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I saw that recently a book and an article was written on de very same topic. I havn’t read them as of yet, but check em out, and get back to me if you feel I missed somethin’ important and should include anythin’ else.

intitle:”index of” “google hacks” ebook

Ps. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again… BE CREATIVE.

You’ll be surprised what you can find.

Step 1- Download cssource_notcracked_beta_emporio.rar, cssource_cracked_emporio.rar and cssource_updates_emporio.rar (make sure this update is V2).

Step 2- Extract cssource_notcracked_beta_emporio.rar to a folder (for this example we will use E:/CS: Source*), den extract cssource_cracked_emporio.rar to E:/CS: Source*(overwrite all files) and finally extract cssource_updates_emporio.rar(V2) to E:/CS: Source* (overwrite all files).

Step 3- Make a NEW steam account(We will use Bob1g2** for this example).

Step 4- Now here comes de tricky part. After you have made a NEW steam account, get any counter strike: condition zero key (and no i won’t tell you one) off de internet. Launch steam and click on Condition Zero in de Avaible Games list. Click on Register this product and click next. Once you get to de point where it says, “Steam is processin’ you request” open up Task Manager (Ctrl, Alt, Delete at de same time) and click on steam.exe and once de steam window has 1 bar that is yellow, click terinate process on de task manager.

Step 5- Open up steam again and check if Condition Zero is in your My Games list. If it isn’t den repeat Step 3 usin’ a different key untill you get Condition Zero is your My Games list. Once you get it in your My Games list den, download Codename Gordon and once it has finished downloadin’, launch it. Once you get into de menu, den click exit.

Step 6- Go into de folder where you installed steam and copy ClientRegistry.blob into de folder where you installed CS: Source.

Step 7- Go into de folder where you installed CS: Source and open up SteamApp.cfg.

Step 8- Once you have opened up SteamApp.cfg, edit it so it only has this in it:

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SteamAppId=10
#SteamAppVersionId=0
SteamInstallPath=”E:/CS: Source*”
# [as is clearified later on, this should be your email address:]
#SteamAppUser=aalb002@cafe.boomtown.net
SteamAppUser=Bob1g2**

Make sure you change de Bob1g2** bit to de new steam account you created and de E:/CS: Source* to where you installed counter-strike source.

Step 9- Make a sortcut of hl2.exe with dese in de sortcut(without de quotes) “-steam -game cstrike”

*Change this to where you installed CS: Source.
**Change this to your new steam account.

Downloads

cssource_notcracked_beta_emporio.rar- cs.rivera.ru/games/Counter-Strike/CS_Source/client/cssource_notcracked_beta_emporio.rar

cssource_cracked_emporio.rar- cs.rivera.ru/games/Counter-Strike/CS_Source/client/V2/cssource_cracked_emporio.rar

cssource_updates_emporio.rar(v2)- cs.rivera.ru/games/Counter-Strike/CS_Source/client/V2/cssource_updates_emporio.rar

Limit is 100 users max

Oder thin’s you should know

Don’t download de V3 update since that doesn’t work yet.

If you get a error sayin’ that you are not subscribed, den do steps 4-6 to make it work again.

If you get unable to set mode den do this:
go to your registry -> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Source\Settin’s -> look up de entry “ScreenRefreshRate” -> doubleclick -> type your favourite monitor hz value into de field (i.e. 100hz, if your monitor can handle it) -> change de base settin’ from hexadecimal to decimal -> finished. (excerpt taken from flinkerhamster tutorial)

Some Servers

1. 66.199.235.42:27014

2. 24.141.2.86

These servers have bein’ tested by me and are workin’.

I was recently playin’ games and this nasty windos logo key keep annoyin’ me , cause I often accidently clicked it , and I start to search a solution to solve my problem, and found de followin’ article in microsfot website, and it did work, hope this helps, thanks!

CODE
support.microsoft.com/?kbid=181348

or in oder articles, u can copy de followin’ messages into ur notepad and save as *.reg, and use it..

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlKeyboard Layout]
“Scancode Map”=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,5b,e0,00,00,5c,e0,
00,00,00,00

DirectX explained

Ever wondered just what that enigmatic name means?

Gamin’ and multimedia applications are some of de most satisfyin’ programs you can get for your PC, but gettin’ them to run properly isn’t always as easy as it could be. First, de PC architecture was never designed as a gamin’ platform. Second, de wide-ran’in’ nature of de PC means that one person’s machine can be different from anoder. While games consoles all contain de same hardware, PCs don’t: de massive range of difference can make gamin’ a headache.

To alleviate as much of de pain as possible, Microsoft needed to introduce a common standard which all games and multimedia applications could follow a common interface between de OS and whatever hardware is installed in de PC, if you like. This common interface is DirectX, somethin’ which can be de source of much confusion.

DirectX is an interface designed to make certain programmin’ tasks much easier, for both de game developer and de rest of us who just want to sit down and play de latest blockbuster. Before we can explain what DirectX is and how it works though, we need a little history lesson.

DirectX history

Any game needs to perform certain tasks again and again. It needs to watch for your input from mouse, joystick or keyboard, and it needs to be able to display screen images and play sounds or music. That’s pretty much any game at de most simplistic level.

Imagine how incredibly complex this was for programmers developin’ on de early pre-Windows PC architecture, den. Each programmer needed to develop deir own way of readin’ de keyboard or detectin’ wheder a joystick was even attached, let alone bein’ used to play de game. Specific routines were needed even to display de simplest of images on de screen or play a simple sound.

Essentially, de game programmers were talkin’ directly to your PC’s hardware at a fundamental level. When Microsoft introduced Windows, it was imperative for de stability and success of de PC platform that thin’s were made easier for both de developer and de player. After all, who would boder writin’ games for a machine when dey had to reinvent de wheel every time dey began work on a new game, Microsoft’s idea was simple: stop programmers talkin’ directly to de hardware, and build a common toolkit which dey could use instead. DirectX was born.

How it works

At de most basic level, DirectX is an interface between de hardware in your PC and Windows itself, part of de Windows API or Application Programmin’ Interface. Let’s look at a practical example. When a game developer wants to play a sound file, it’s simply a case of usin’ de correct library function. When de game runs, this calls de DirectX API, which in turn plays de sound file. The developer doesn’t need to know what type of sound card he’s dealin’ with, what it’s capable of, or how to talk to it. Microsoft has provided DirectX, and de sound card manufacturer has provided a DirectX-capable driver. He asks for de sound to be played, and it is, whichever machine it runs on.

From our point of view as gamers, DirectX also makes thin’s incredibly easy, at least in deory. You install a new sound card in place of your old one, and it comes with a DirectX driver. Next time you play your favourite game you can still hear sounds and music, and you haven’t had to make any complex configuration changes.

Originally, DirectX began life as a simple toolkit: early hardware was limited and only de most basic graphical functions were required. As hardware and software has evolved in complexity, so has DirectX. It’s now much more than a graphical toolkit, and de term has come to encompass a massive selection of routines which deal with all sorts of hardware communication. For example, de DirectInput routines can deal with all sorts of input devices, from simple two-button mice to complex flight joysticks. Oder parts include DirectSound for audio devices and DirectPlay provides a toolkit for online or multiplayer gamin’.

DirectX versions

The current version of DirectX at time of writin’ is DirectX 9.0. This runs on all versions of Windows from Windows 98 up to and includin’ Windows Server 2003 alon’ with every revision in between. It doesn’t run on Windows 95 though: if you have a machine with Windows 95 installed, you’re stuck with de older and less capable 8.0a. Windows NT 4 also requires a specific version, in this case, it’s DirectX 3.0a.

With so many versions of DirectX available over de years, it becomes difficult to keep track of which version you need. In all but de most rare cases, all versions of DirectX are backwardly compatible, games which say dey require DirectX 7 will happily run with more recent versions, but not with older copies. Many current titles explicitly state that dey require DirectX 9, and won’t run without de latest version installed. This is because dey make use of new features introduced with this version, although it has been known for lazy developers to specify de very latest version as a requirement when de game in question doesn’t use any of de new enhancements. Generally speakin’ though, if a title is version locked like this, you will need to upgrade before you can play. Improvements to de core DirectX code mean you may even see improvements in many titles when you upgrade to de latest build of DirectX. Downloadin’ and installin’ DirectX need not be complex, eider.

Upgradin’ DirectX

All available versions of Windows come with DirectX in one form or anoder as a core system component which cannot be removed, so you should always have at least a basic implementation of de system installed on your PC. However, many new games require de very latest version before dey work properly, or even at all.

Generally, de best place to install de latest version of DirectX from is de dedicated section of de Microsoft Web site, which is found at www.microsoft.com/windows/directx. As we went to press, de most recent build available for general download was DirectX 9.0b. You can download eider a simple installer which will in turn download de components your system requires as it installs, or download de complete distribution package in one go for later offline installation.

Anoder good source for DirectX is games themselves. If a game requires a specific version, it’ll be on de installation CD and may even be installed automatically by de game’s installer itself. You won’t find it on magazine cover discs though, thanks to Microsoft’s licensin’ terms.

Diagnosin’ problems

Diagnosin’ problems with a DirectX installation can be problematic, especially if you don’t know which one of de many components is causin’ your newly purchased game to fall over. Thankfully, Microsoft provides a useful utility called de DirectX Diagnostic Tool, although this isn’t made obvious. You won’t find this tool in de Start Menu with any version of Windows, and each tends to install it in a different place.

The easiest way to use it is to open de Start Menu’s Run dialog, type in dxdiag and den click OK. When de application first loads, it takes a few seconds to interrogate your DirectX installation and find any problems. First, de DirectX Files tab displays version information on each one of de files your installation uses. The Notes section at de bottom is worth checkin’, as missin’ or corrupted files will be flagged here.

The tabs marked Display, Sound, Music, Input and Network all relate to specific areas of DirectX, and all but de Input tab provide tools to test de correct functionin’ on your hardware. Finally, de More Help tab provides a useful way to start de DirectX Troubleshooter, Microsoft’s simple linear problem solvin’ tool for many common DirectX issues.