Ultima 1 (1986 reissue version) woes

[BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com>]

I have the original of Ultima I and it works just fine.  Been playing a while and am interested in copying my player disk into virtual land, but so far I'm having no luck.  :-(

First and foremost, the Dark Logic cracked version tends to freeze up a lot at the title screen though I did get it to go the game start screen once.  However, when I insert my NIB-based player disk it just sits there.  When Dark Logic cracked the RWTS of the game did this affect the way which player disks are saved as well?

Secondly, I tried to do a NIB copy of Ultima I but that was a no-go.  Were there any other cracked copies of the 1986 re-release of Ultima I aside from the Dark Logic one?  For a change I can say I own a legitimate copy and just want to play the darn thing. :-D

Bummed that my originals of Airheart, Tass Times and Test Drive are borked though.  Oh well, at least I have Leisure Suit Larry...

Thanks!
-B