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- NAG-BUSTER version 1.2d, Copyright (c) 1992-1994 Erik Famm
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-
- If you are uncertain of what some patches in NAG-BUSTER do, please
- read the information in this file. There will normally be a one-
- word hint of what all patches do in the DOS and Windows menus inside
- NAG-BUSTER. But they may be a bit inconclusive. If you do not see any
- difference in your program after running NAG-BUSTER, then try
- to find out if there is a way to register your program from
- within your program or from the command line. If there is, then
- it might just work after the patch has finished, since this may be
- what NAG-BUSTER fixed!
-
- Otherwise, take a look at the important hints below.
-
-
-
- D O S - P R O G R A M S
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-
- Blaster Master 6.1:
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- I haven't found any time limitation in this version, although there
- was a 25 second record-limit in the previous version, and the intro
- window says that a 25 second record-limit exists. Let me know if you
- find any limitations. Meanwhile, use version 5.9. The patch for this
- version takes care of the limitation.
-
-
- CDS - Catalog Search 2.2:
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- The patch will make registering of CDS.EXE possible. An undocumented
- feature in CDS lets the user register by loading CDS.EXE with
- the parameter /REGISTER. Before running the patch in NAG-BUSTER, the
- program will not be registered. You will not see a message telling
- you that CDS.KEY is created. But if you run NAG-BUSTER's patch
- first, and then load CDS /REGISTER (and enter some dummy values of
- your choise), then CDS will be like the registered program.
- In case you try to load CDS after running NAG-BUSTER, and notice the
- "Please register" text on the statusline - don't be confused! There
- are no errors in the patch - I have removed the nag windows in CDS
- anyway - but left the text on the statusline, since it disappears when
- you run CDS /REGISTER!
-
-
- PCopy v.9.3
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- Apparently the patch does nothing since you won't notice any differences
- when running PCopy after patching. But look again! Start PCOPY with
- the parameter /RE (for REgister) and insert any values in the fields -
- PCOPY will then be like the registered edition!
-
-
- PSearch 5.2b
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- This program is written by the same people that wrote PCopy and has a
- similar inteface to the user. After the patch has been run, you must
- enter the Register-routine inside PSearch, but you are now able to
- enter whatever name and number you wish, thus emulating a registered
- PSearch.
-
-
- Thedraw 5.00
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- The asterisk in the DOS menu indicates that this 5.00 version is
- probably a non-existing version, meaning somebody has hacked
- an earlier version. The program is supported by NAG-BUSTER, though.
-
-
- The Shez programs (versions 8.0, 8.9, 9.5, 9.6):
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- These programs will, after running NAG-BUSTER, also emulate the
- registered version. As you can see, the nag window is gone, the
- text "UNREGISTERED COPY" has changed to "REGISTERED COPY" and
- pressing # or / + M + D gives you the serial number. Exit and enter
- the configuration program SHEZCFG to change the text
- "REGISTERED COPY" to your name or whatever.
-
-
- Telix 3.21 programs:
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- The EXE= in parentheses indicates that I have seen two editions of
- 3.21 EXE-files with different filesizes. Since NAG-BUSTER uses the
- filesize to check for program validity, the filesize is used as a
- reference and must be exact. Hence, two different patches are written.
-
-
- The Blue Wave programs:
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- Almost as with the Shez programs: after running NAG-BUSTER, you must
- enter BWAVE.EXE and live through the nag and delay once more. You can
- enter your name and a dummyr serial code value (BWAVE will accept any
- value you enter now!) and BWAVE will behave like the registered program!
-
-
- FFF - File and Directory finder:
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- The configuration file FFFCFG.COM is patched, to let you enter
- the registration code, thus turning FFF into a registered program.
-
-
- VGA-COPY PRO 3.2
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- This program is strange itself, but the compression method is even more
- so. This program has been compressed with TINYPROG 3.8, but the byte
- pattern has been shifted forward slightly to confuse decompressors
- (such as COMPBUST.EXE). Then a bogus PKLITE header has been entered
- into the file to confuse decompressors even more.
- I've found out that the author of VGA-COPY PRO has written a program
- called PKTINY that does this trick. The code entered into the file
- by PKTINY modifies itself to be able to decompress the program to
- memory once loaded. Neat, but not too clever, though.
- NAG-BUSTER and COMPBUST can go around this trick by first patching
- the file, then decompress it and finally patch it again. Therefore,
- this patch would seem a bit strange at first, but it works OK.
-
- The author of VGACOPY has obiously put a lot of effort in trying to confuse
- compression reckognizers. I had to add another procedure to reckognize
- programs compressed this way, but c'est la vie! I suppose there will be
- a lot of this in the future...
-
- (If the author of VGA-Copy Pro reads this, I use this opportunity to point
- out the fact that computers first and foremost were invented to help us
- become more productive both in our jobs and in everyday life. With this in
- mind, VGA-Copy Pro is a huge set-back in progress. Who wants (and needs)
- sampled yells when they exit a program and quiet schocking ding-dongs
- now and again along with the extensive graphic interface in DOS? And why
- on earth did you put so much effort into but a copy program anyway? There
- are hundreds of copy programs with similar features already on the market!)
-
-
- ZIP'R Pro for DOS 1.25
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- The package consists of two different programs (.EXE-files), but they
- are used together. So when you patch ZIPRPRO.EXE, the exit screen (nag)
- will still be present, because it resides in ZIFPRO.EXE. Run the patch
- on both .EXE-files to complete the nag-removal.
-
-
-
-
- W I N D O W S - P R O G R A M S:
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-
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- Complete Works 1.6 (Lite):
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-
- NAG-BUSTER won't regain time used in Complete Works, it will only halt
- the time routine. So if you have used up all your time and Complete
- Works won't save messages or print - NAG-BUSTER will not change this.
- You have to start out with a fresh edition of COMPLETE.EXE. Copy it
- from you backup diskette and patch this edition - not the used one!
-
-
- IconMaster 1.2 c/d.
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- Both the slash in the version number and the asterisk in the Windows
- menu indicates that the author of IconMaster uses both c and d inside
- the program, so I'm not sure what he means...
-
-
- Paint Shop v.1.31 (by R. Voit)
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- The program name, version number and .EXE-filesize is identical to
- Paint Shop 1.31 by JASC, Inc., so one of them is probably a hacked
- edition of the other. I think you should go for the JASC-version.
-
-
- Unicom v.3.0d
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- The patch for this program fixes the two (actually three) intro
- screens + one of these which is shown on exit, too. In addition,
- the patch removes the apparent 15 minute online limit, plus a lot
- of text popping up in the header and on the status line begging you
- to order and pay (these messages seem to pop up randomly).
- Let me know if this patch isn't complete!
-
-
- Winzip 5.0
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- Earlier, an error occured in Winzip 5.0 after the patch saying that
- the program was damaged. I thought this was fixed, and it was when
- it comes to the routine for unpacking .ZIP-files. I never tested
- the patched program on .ARJ (I rearly meet this format). The
- error message was still there when .ARJ-files were to be processed.
- This has been taken care of now, but I'm not sure about other
- compressed formats (like .LZH and .ZOO for instance) as these formats
- aren't tested.