Anomaly 2 PC for Windows XP (crack) torrent

This is dedicated to all of us who still linger in XP and haven't joined the Windows 7 bandwagon.

All credit goes to the following:

*** the no-steam community (http://www.nosteam.ro/) for finding ways to allow us without steam accounts to play so many games which require steam.
*** extremezone (http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/8477532/Anomaly_2-RELOADED) for sharing the installer program and the crack which works perfectly for Windows 7 users.
*** the guys in the discussion under extremezone's download page, where it was cited that the crack involved the steam_api.dll which doesn't work in Windows XP.

I tried using the steam crack file which comes with the Resident Evil 6 game from the nosteam site. By the way, Resident Evil 6 ROCKS!!! My OS is Windows XP sp3.

Directions:
1) Disable your antivirus program
2) Download and install the version from extremezone. You may try other versions but this one worked for me.
3) Unrar the crack (password = gmc)
4) Overwrite the Steam files in the game folder with those in CRACK.RAR.
4) Exclude the game folder from your antivirus program, and enable it.
5) Run the game.
6) Defeat the alien towers.
7) Enjoy!


Additional Notes:
* The steam_api.dll file gets a false positive flag from your antivirus program, so be sure it is disabled when you overwrite the files from my crack folder to the game folder.
* Also, exclude in your antivirus program the folder where the game gets installed.
* The settings and save files are stored in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Steam\Anomaly2. (Be sure your Windows Explorer settings are set so these folders are not hidden)