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OK this will only work if you have the right hardware. You will need...

Daemon Tools 4
IDE Raid Controller (Tested on SIS 180/181. Didn't work on my ITE 8212 card)

The way it works is that normally a CD/DVD ROM plugged into your motherboards is classed as an IDE device. Most protection systems read the IDE ports to check for your CD and give you an error message.

If you plug your CD/DVD into an IDE raid controller Windows recognises it as a SCSI device and SCSI devices aren't checked by current protection systems.

So if you have and IDE raid port turn off your computer. Plug your CD/DVD into the IDE raid port on you motherboard or card. You'll know if your card works if when the Raid config screen comes up you see your CD/DVD.

Load up your computer. Your CD/DVD will still be in My Computer and work normally. Install Daemon Tools 4.00 and mount the image of the game you want to play.

I've tested it on Matrix: Path of Neo (with 1.1 patch) (Securom 7), Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Safedisk 4.3), F.E.A.R 1.1 and X3: Reunion (Starforce 3). All ran without problems