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Originally Posted by jwest
As I believe to use the original disk will most certainly reinstall SecuROM and this is why I need the no-cd, right! I am unable to play without the disk and this is what I want to do otherwise I wouldn't have downloaded the no cd.
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erm securom isn't installed, securom is 'with' the game executable, its not seperately installed (this is the common misconception i was talking about), when you run the game, at that point, and at that point only is securom active.. once you exit the game, securom isn't active anymore..
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Are you saying that SecuROM does not get put back on your PC if you use the original CD? I doubt very much if that's hype as that's how it got there in the first place. Maybe you just didn't understand what I wrote.
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securom is only 'on' your pc in the executable, you have believed the hype and fallen for it, securom is not malware etc either (another misconception on the forums)... and i fully understood what you wrote, and your beliefs have clouded your judgement, when running the securom game, the only thing left on your pc is the license information (the activation stuff).. thats it
if you hate a protection, thats fair enough, but please don't jump on the anti-* bandwagon, especially if you haven't done any research into the claims made on various sites..
I'm not good on spec, I'm in multimedia not hardware, so not good on this.
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P.S. My problem with SecuROM was that it made my DVD drive pop in and out on it's own free will. Yes, I have virus checked with Norton 360, I have also scanned with spybot and adaware SE. Clean PC.
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unfortunately, thats total nonsense, do you think if securom actually did that, you would be the only person reporting it? it would be wide spread over the inet.. it seriously sounds like you have some trojan/mallware on your machine. scanning with norton 360 isn't actually a good thing either (1. its crap, 2. it false positives a lot).. try using an online virus scanner (google for 'free online virus scan' and you'll find a lot.. panda, trendmicro, kaspersky etc) and scan with one of them...
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*Additional info* SecuROM also messed with my Nero and I'm finding it hard to burn video's. No, I don't burn illegal stuff. Like I said multimedia here.
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again, i find this hard to believe.. something else is messing about on your system... if you can prove any of the claims 100% (ie: can reproduce it flawlessly) then i'll happly look into it for you, but believe me, i've analysed pretty much every protection out there and your claims contradict what i see...
i firmly believe your machine is trojaned (or similar) and that is the cause for your problems.. which then in turn makes me question your source...
you said the game asks for the original.. so what happens when you put in the original disk?