Installing backups of Copy Protected PC Games

[mw4_fan]

I recently bought Mechwarrior 4, which I understand is protected by SafeDisc. I am a newbie to this backup thing, so bear with me if I sound dumb.
When I try to use either CloneCD or Blindread/write, I get errors during the write portion of the transfer. Creating the *.ccd or *.bwt files is no problem, but when it comes time to write I get errors. I checked, and my reader and burner are both supported by both programs.

My questions are:

1. If I do a simple "Copy all Files" to CD-R rather than a perfect 1:1 copy, will the game still install successfully from from the CD-R's?
2. If yes, I realize that the game will unlikely run because of the copy protection. So if I do the unSafeDisc thing after installing from CD-R, then run the No-CD patch available on GameCopyWorld, will the game work from the hard drive. (I ran the patch successfully after installing original game.)
3. What could I be doing wrong with CloneCD? Is it a settings thing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[crispy]

Hi mate.
If your burner is supported by CloneCD then you'll have no need to use a crack or patch, or Unsafedisc for that matter.
Settings for Safedisc :

READ - Sub channel on, fast error skip on

The easiest way is to use one of the protection detector progs out there. (find 'em at GCW). Most of them will detect what PC protection is present and then pass these settings over to CloneCD. I personally use my burner as reader, and then burn from the HD. Not everyone does this so it's not that important, just what works best for me.
Good luck with your burnin'