Using Games X Copy, trying to get around Securom - Club CDFreaks

gsmith83 · 03-05-2004

Please help! I am using Games X Copy to backup my games, but a few (Manhunt and Hitman Contracts, so far) have a problem with "copy protection emulation". I believe they both use Securom, but am not sure. I am able to install them both, but I cannot play them.

Is there any way I can get around this issue? I PAID FOR THESE DAMN GAMES for chrissakes! I am a COMPLETE newbie to this sort of thing, so you man need to talk to me like I am in 3rd grade.

**xtacydima** · 03-05-2004

start by reading here and also get a protection scanner to make sure its Securom.

*merther02* · 03-05-2004

Yes, they are both securom 5.
Do you have a cd-rw unit called 'plex premium'? If you do, you can do these titles easily with Blindwrite 5, where you can find at www.vso-software.fr.

If you dont have it, You will need a .bwa file for each game, make a image with CloneCD and use twinpeaks to insert the bwa file into the ccd file.

The ccd file is the output of CloneCD. You get clonecd from www.slysoft.com .

HTH

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 03-05-2004

Games X Copy is not very good in my opinion. Alcohol 120%, CloneCD or BlindWrite are both better and more reliable.

*merther02* · 03-05-2004

Gotta admit GameXcopy totally SUCKS. It is blacklisted (emulation), and the developers have made no effort to resolve this. I think is it is built around GameJack technology, (no not Game Jackal)

Also GameJack sucks as well.

WRFan · 08-05-2004

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Gotta admit GameXcopy totally SUCKS. It is blacklisted (emulation), and the developers have made no effort to resolve this

so what. alcohol is blacklisted everywhere too and the developers have made no effort to resolve this either, although a new version is out

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 08-05-2004

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Originally posted by WRFan
so what. alcohol is blacklisted everywhere too and the developers have made no effort to resolve this either, although a new version is out

The blacklisting is fixed for me

pentium · 08-05-2004

You can download a good .bwa file from here:

http://www.makeabackup.com/downcat1.html

That will probably be better than the .bwa file you try to make yourself and it will save you some time and headache.

*merther02* · 10-05-2004

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Originally Posted by WRFan

so what. alcohol is blacklisted everywhere too and the developers have made no effort to resolve this either, although a new version is out

blacklisting has been sorted in version 1.9.2...

*kamikazee* · 13-05-2004

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Gotta admit GameXcopy totally SUCKS. It is blacklisted (emulation), and the developers have made no effort to resolve this. I think is it is built around GameJack technology, (no not Game Jackal)

Also GameJack sucks as well.

First off it is using Daemon tools for it's virtual drives and their burning engine is built around this company. So any time daemon tools is blacklisted, Games X Copy is also..so...the daemon tools update has to come first.

Secondly it will not copy SecuRom at all, after you've completed the image made with DPM, you go to write the image to cdr, you will get a pop-up warning window "DPM will not be copied to disk" we all know what this means, no DPM no working back-up.

*merther02* · 13-05-2004

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Originally Posted by kamikazee

First off it is using Daemon tools for it's virtual drives and their burning engine is built around this company. So any time daemon tools is blacklisted, Games X Copy is also..so...the daemon tools update has to come first.

Secondly it will not copy SecuRom at all, after you've completed the image made with DPM, you go to write the image to cdr, you will get a pop-up warning window "DPM will not be copied to disk" we all know what this means, no DPM no working back-up.

I am dissapointed with a company that produces an excellent product ' DVDxCopy', and then gets technology from a 3rd party company, that nobodys ever heard of!!

Its just best to stick to the twin-peaks method for now.

Hulse88 · 15-05-2004

In my opinion GamesXcopy is garbage!! I have only burned one successful copy and that was BF Vietnam. I have tryied to burn Hitman Contracts,FarCry and Chaser all were coasters. It is a waste of money!

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 16-05-2004

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Originally Posted by Hulse88

In my opinion GamesXcopy is garbage!! I have only burned one successful copy and that was BF Vietnam. I have tryied to burn Hitman Contracts,FarCry and Chaser all were coasters. It is a waste of money!

I'm suprised you successfully copied Battlefield Vietnam...

*merther02* · 16-05-2004

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Originally Posted by Hulse88

In my opinion GamesXcopy is garbage!! I have only burned one successful copy and that was BF Vietnam. I have tryied to burn Hitman Contracts,FarCry and Chaser all were coasters. It is a waste of money!

So totally agreed. I hope someone from the team listens to this and acknowledges it.

DarkFate · 25-05-2004

i am using for all securom games my plex premium and i never had any problems.. and i dont need to install emulation shit on my gaming computer.

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 25-05-2004

well for most of us we dont need that (I won't quote) using the TwinPeaks method. Please research and use our search function before posting.

03-05-2004	#1 (permalink)
gsmith83 New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1	Using Games X Copy, trying to get around Securom <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Please help! I am using Games X Copy to backup my games, but a few (Manhunt and Hitman Contracts, so far) have a problem with "copy protection emulation". I believe they both use Securom, but am not sure. I am able to install them both, but I cannot play them. Is there any way I can get around this issue? I PAID FOR THESE DAMN GAMES for chrissakes! I am a COMPLETE newbie to this sort of thing, so you man need to talk to me like I am in 3rd grade.

03-05-2004	#2 (permalink)
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03-05-2004	#3 (permalink)
merther02 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Your moms bed - UK Posts: 1,371	Yes, they are both securom 5. Do you have a cd-rw unit called 'plex premium'? If you do, you can do these titles easily with Blindwrite 5, where you can find at www.vso-software.fr. If you dont have it, You will need a .bwa file for each game, make a image with CloneCD and use twinpeaks to insert the bwa file into the ccd file. The ccd file is the output of CloneCD. You get clonecd from www.slysoft.com . HTH __________________ Specs: 2000mb ddr2 ram, 19" TFT Monitor, Amd Athlon XP 3500+ X2 Creative Labs 7.1 THX Gigaworks S570, GeforceFX 7900 GT 512mb DDR3 RAM, Creative Audigy 2 7.1 ZS, Toshiba DVD-ROM, Plextor Premium 52x32x52 nForce something-or-other, 2 HDD 300gb RAID click here to join cdfreaks Never forget your ABCD, Alcohol 120%, BlindWrite, CloneCD, Daemon Tools

03-05-2004	#4 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	Games X Copy is not very good in my opinion. Alcohol 120%, CloneCD or BlindWrite are both better and more reliable. __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

03-05-2004	#5 (permalink)
merther02 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Your moms bed - UK Posts: 1,371	Gotta admit GameXcopy totally SUCKS. It is blacklisted (emulation), and the developers have made no effort to resolve this. I think is it is built around GameJack technology, (no not Game Jackal) Also GameJack sucks as well. __________________ Specs: 2000mb ddr2 ram, 19" TFT Monitor, Amd Athlon XP 3500+ X2 Creative Labs 7.1 THX Gigaworks S570, GeforceFX 7900 GT 512mb DDR3 RAM, Creative Audigy 2 7.1 ZS, Toshiba DVD-ROM, Plextor Premium 52x32x52 nForce something-or-other, 2 HDD 300gb RAID click here to join cdfreaks Never forget your ABCD, Alcohol 120%, BlindWrite, CloneCD, Daemon Tools

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08-05-2004	#8 (permalink)
pentium New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: usa Posts: 16	You can download a good .bwa file from here: http://www.makeabackup.com/downcat1.html That will probably be better than the .bwa file you try to make yourself and it will save you some time and headache.

15-05-2004	#12 (permalink)
Hulse88 New on Forum Join Date: May 2004 Location: New York,USA Posts: 4	Re: Using Games X Copy, trying to get around Securom In my opinion GamesXcopy is garbage!! I have only burned one successful copy and that was BF Vietnam. I have tryied to burn Hitman Contracts,FarCry and Chaser all were coasters. It is a waste of money! __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2600+ ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe 1 Gig Corsair-CMXLLpro pc3200 ATI Radeon 128 9800Pro Oc'd @ Core421,Mem367 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony dvdRW DRU-510A Sony Cdr CRX-215A1 1 80Gig Maxtor ATA 7200Rpm,2X 80Gig Maxtor Sata 7200Rpm Hdds in a raid 0 Array Windows 2000 Pro

25-05-2004	#15 (permalink)
DarkFate New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12	Re: Using Games X Copy, trying to get around Securom i am using for all securom games my plex premium and i never had any problems.. and i dont need to install emulation shit on my gaming computer. __________________ Toshiba 1802 - 1030 Plextor DVR-708a - 1.04 Yamaha CRW-F1E - 1.0g Plextor 1210 - 1.10 Plextor Premium - 1.05 LiteON 52327S - S0C

25-05-2004	#16 (permalink)
$CyBeRwIz$ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: True Blue, aka Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,254	Re: Using Games X Copy, trying to get around Securom well for most of us we dont need that (I won't quote) using the TwinPeaks method. Please research and use our search function before posting. __________________ Author of The CD Freaks Offline Help doing version 2 code rewrites. Enjoy version 1. Version 1 is now released! You can get it here. In it you can learn about SafeDisc, SecuROM and heaps of other protections and learn on how to defeat them. Also you can take a look at some of my various tutorials in it and some frequently asked questions asked. Plus heaps more! Enjoy!

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