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crazygamelover 25-09-2004 13:53

You do have a valid point but one mishap doesnt mean that everyone is out to get you. The likeliness that there is foul play involved in this instance is almost inconceivable. I hardly doubt there is need for parnoia, however I do agree that one should always be prepared for the unexpected. In this regard I do see your point but none the less it is just a game. ;)

Your thoughts are duely noted and all are advised to proceed at your own risk, when dealing with homebrew software. I do feel that we do not need to fear eachother though cause we are all on the same team here. Everyone here works together to help eachother not maliciously hurt one another. If that was the case this site would suk and I can assure you this site does not suk. As a matter of fact it is the best and the formost authority on every kind of backup known. It is the best website on the net in my book.

If we could spread mass parnoia throughout the entire gamer society, we would surely cut down the piracy rate though. :D :p
I know alot of companies that would love it if we had the power to stop piracy all together but there are those who do break the rules and when caught they face the conciquences. :cool:

Gaming is always at the risk of the end user and a certain trust must be enstilled otherwise we are all doomed to our own creativity. Leave the lil buggers alone and they will leave you alone (most of the time)! As for the more aggressive worms/virus', we have to deal with them as they present themselves. Meanwhile back on the Ranch, the rest of us can relax and play the original if it becomes to paranoid to play a backup. Either way No Worries there m8! :D ;) Btw Cheeers on the good point you made and I hope you see mine as well. Good day Miss!~ :)

Dimensio 25-09-2004 14:55

I'm actually less paranoid about the homebrew community than I am about developers screwing up in a way that massively screws with my system.

For example, Thief III has a little in-game check to make sure that the user playing is running with full Administrative rights, even beyond the CD check. If a non-Admin player tries to run the game, it deletes its own system files, rendering the install useless. This is an act of pure malice. It is easily circumvented by disabling write-access to the files (after which the game runs without problem), but it's a clear case of the devs sabotaging their own game to enforce an arbitrary and technically stupid requirement.

What happens if they screw up the 'delete the system files' code so that it is activated even when an Admin runs the executable? What happens if it goes from 'delete the game's system files' to 'delete arbitrary files on the machine'? When developers are pulling that kind of ****, I don't want to run their software under my Admin account.

Finally, my ultimate point is that while some people don't care about recommended security measures, I do. I do not run things under my Administrator account unless it is specifically an administrative task. I don't appreciate companies like EA/Maxis deciding that they know better than security experts, and when game companies pull this kind of crap I have to rely on the crack community to provide a proper workaround. Unfortunately, thus far, nothing has come out for this particular game.

bluescreen 26-09-2004 03:38

HI!

I would really apreciate if someone could send me original sims2.exe
I don't have original game. If anyone would like to do that please leave a PM and i will give my e-mail address.

Thnx.

crazygamelover 26-09-2004 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluescreen
HI!

I would really apreciate if someone could send me original sims2.exe
I don't have original game. If anyone would like to do that please leave a PM and i will give my e-mail address.

Thnx.

Read the rules! Go buy the game.... No piracy supported here!

bibimba 26-09-2004 22:35

Talk | Complain
 
Finally I can play the TS2!!!

thx, guys.

bibimba 26-09-2004 22:50

Should I ?
 
Just a little complain...

I'm in Thailand so as we know, the local distributor is ........ THAILAND INC. (guess it!!) . It's good to have a local one coz the price is so damned low. But I dont understand why they have to make the game in THAI :mad: . That's not meaing I'm not loving to my country but it's mean I CANT MARRY THE GIVEN SIMS COZ THERE LASTNAMES ARE IN ENGLISH BUT MINE ARE IN THAI!!!. The installing option for english version is also not available. What da hell those 'Game Localizer' is thinkin'!!

Some of my friends cant bear this so guess what
They bought a legal one. Disappointed. And bought another copy...
yes, pirate version... which is english.
just to get fully into the game :eek:

Really, I think we should have more options. For playin' in the preferred language :o

That's All. Sorry for inconvenience.

P.S. Plz dont tell me I have to get the imported version... coz it's too much for just a game. :(

jimscreechy 26-09-2004 23:34

Your boyfriend! Oooooo! Heh heh

Well, Mr Dimensio who is actually Miss Dimensio or Mizzz Dimensio in the interests of political correctness. Thank you for the insight into the dark side of your psyche. I suppose there really is not answer to personal opinion, howerver perhaps you may want to extend your knowledge in this area. Although it is certainly a good idea not to allow administrative privilages 'willy nilly' there is more to it than that. Remember the system account is used to run the operating system and programs such as IE so the protection you think you may be getting by not logging on as Admin may be erroneous. Still I suppose it is a fairly good practice to follow.

Ah but for the diversity of the human mind, thank god for logic.

Dimensio 27-09-2004 20:12

My specialty is Linux. I know better than to run with the most privledged account at all times under there. It wasn't a stretch for me to believe that it's also good practice not to do that in Windows.

I also know from my boyfriend (and it is Mr. Dimensio) that IE has its own security problems no matter who runs it. That's why I use FireFox.

jimscreechy 27-09-2004 23:11

My most humble appologies Mr Dimensio. Being somewhat 'old school' I didn't make allowances for sexual orientation. At any rate I believe your concern is unwarranted... or at the very least inflated.

Luci 28-09-2004 01:16

firefox is godd i have it too but...what does the whole conversation has to do with sims?thread will be closed if bountywarrior sees it(don't think so cause he'll never click on this thread right?)

gav_69 28-09-2004 07:18

hi can someone tell how to mount the image of the sims gamecopyworld on to alcohol 120% please

seolpo 28-09-2004 07:57

help me
 
hello, my english is not very well, but i have a problem with de game the sims 2.

my problem is:

i download for this web the crack no cd for this game, the no cd works perfectly but I have a problem, in the way to construct of the game, it does not work to me well, it cannot do nothing.

i would like who somebody helped me and like being able to construct houses to me in this game.

waiting for yours help, and thank you very much.

bimbam 28-09-2004 08:26

However, it is being reported that if you use either of the 2 mini images available from GCW, you will be able to fully enjoy the game. That is all[/QUOTE]

Excuse me, but what_the_hell_is known for the mini images????

:confused:

seolpo 28-09-2004 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by bimbam
However, it is being reported that if you use either of the 2 mini images available from GCW, you will be able to fully enjoy the game. That is all

Excuse me, but what_the_hell_is known for the mini images????

:confused:[/QUOTE]


where I can be lowered those two mini images and as they work.

nErD 28-09-2004 10:16

Download from Gamecopyworld, use alcohol or demon tools to mount the image. Think it's been written severals of time in this 9 pages topic!


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