Thread: Photoshop help

ISOs can generally be opened with archivers like WinRAR but that basically requires you to waste double the space. And considering that disk images (especially of DVDs) can be quite large, it's a better idea to use emulators.

maybe... for my photoshop though, it didn't take up a lot of space. Right click, unzilp, crack, and go! No extra program download required.

Well, emulators are mostly used by gamers. You don't want to extract the data from a game disk considering all the copy protection nowadays. Let alone if you don't have a crack and the protection isn't enough to detect the virtual drive for what it is, that way you can keep the image mounted in the virtual drive and it's the same as having the game disk inserted.

Can someone explain cracking?

Bumpity bump bump.

It means that you replace the original binary file (or various authentication files) of the application with "cracked" equivalents that have been edited (through hex editing, decompiled or otherwise...I'm no expert) and the verification mechanisms subdued or removed.

Hence, a "crack" for a downloaded game would imply that you use it to be able to play the game without the original CD in the disk drive. Or a crack for a piece of software like Photoshop usually entails the removal of whatever embedded authentication mechanisms.

Id recommend daemon tools also, once you've installed photoshop you can unmap the image and forget about it.

As far as the cracking is concerned its probably already done, or there might be a keygen in the iso image.