Confused about which copy protection is being used?

[Sara2]

Cossacks - European Wars is the game and GCW states that the protection is:

VOB & SafeDisc v2 [AoW AddOn] (from http://t3.gcwasia.com/games/pc_cossacks.shtml)

But then *** says it's something different again (from http://*************.com/gp/gamefixes/cossackseuropeanwars.htm).

So my questions are:

How do I know which it is for sure?
What is the best program to use for identifying copy protections - is it Protection-ID or is there something better?
Do I have to install the game before using Protection-ID?

Thank you kindly ;)

[Monty Burns]

Maybe you can find help here (http://www.makeabackup.com/database-C.html).

Get Protection ID or/and A-Ray Scanner to scan.

If the protected files on the disc are wrapped in an installation package, sometimes the game has to be installed to identify the protection correctly.

[viperspit01]

regional protection. different countries have different protections for this game.

[cdkiller]

VOB is prolly used in the .de version of the game because it´s a german developer who´s working on VOB.
english version should be safedisc.

[viperspit01]

VOB is prolly used in the .de version of the game because it´s a german developer who´s working on VOB.
english version should be safedisc.

Ja, das ist korrekt. cossacks ist ein Russe gemacht spiel....ja es ist publizierte von deutschland.

[Luciel]

English only please (rules).

[Sara2]

Thanks everyone for that :)

...and as for that makeabackup d/base, it states that Cossacks: EW uses Laserlock, while G-B-W says it's ProtectCD & CD Checks, while Protection-ID detects it as being Codelok. So that's 6 different types for the one game :eek:

Anyhow, I'll figure it out..thanks again.