EvilDead BITPOOL-Protected ??

[Monty Burns]

Recently I bought EvilDead-Hail to the king.

As always I tried to make a backup. First of all, let's detect the copy-protection with some analysers. The most interesting result was from cdpd: BITPOOL. What kind of protection is it, never heard of it before ??
Well allright, cdpd isn't the best tool to detect a copy-protection, but:

1) I tried copying it the normal way (without clone, writer
isn't supported) with nero -> no chance (which I expected)
2) Trying to get a patch from gcw -> found!
3) Copying Cd1 to hd -> failed !!

The problem is that we are talking about the install-disc (the playdisc isn't protected!).
Well I hear you say: "So what Shithead, go and install the game from the original and backup the playdisc. You are surely not going to install the game twice a day ??

Well you are right !! But I always want to know how to backup protected cds, whether it is necessary or not.

So here is what I did:

- Save the System stats
- Install game from original
- Take a look at which modifications have been made
to system

Setup only modifies registry

Save the desired branches of the registry to one reg-file, save this file to the InstallDir of the game and then burn the contents of the InstallDir to a CDR.

Whenever I have to install the game again, I will copy the contents of the CDR to any folder, modify the regfile, import it and play the game. (Tested, works fine).

Is there any other way to make a backup of a "BITPOOL"-protected game (without clone of course !!) and which games also use this protection.

(A boring and far too long post ?? Maybe you are right!)

[BOT]

Bitpool?
I think I would prefer to just say "NOT PROTECTED"
This is copyable with even the most crappy software there is.

[Monty Burns]

Well, maybe you are right, but then my almost new plextor cd-rom as well as my writer are both damaged, because I am not even able to copy the contents of the the original CD (tried one of a friend, too) to the HD.

Of course, we are only talking about the install-disc (no#1), as disc no#2 isn't protected at all.

Any further clues anybody ??

[BOT]

If you cannot copy the contents of the cd to your hard drive then that tells me that your cd is damaged.

[Monty Burns]

Okay, I'll ##### this out, even though I have already tried the original of a friend with the same success.

I am going to try a third cd, tell you the result and then maybe I am satisfied (finally).
(But I hope you are right, as I don't need another copy-prot, nor would I be pleased to buy new cd/-r)

CU

[BOT]

I had a perfect example of bad pressings.
Tried 7 copies of Wheel Of Time before I discovered they belonged to a batch run of 15000 that were bad pressings.

[Monty Burns]

You got it dude.
After trying 11(!!) cds I have finally found one which seems to work okay.
So my cd and cd/r still seem to work, but this foolish tool (cdpd) still insists on a bitpool-protection, whatever it may be !!