Aliens v's Predator 2

[Gra76]

Hi all, I'm a total noob to the scene and having recently had a wireless network installed I'd like to play Aliens v's Predator 2 on the LAN.... I've done a little bit of research into how to do this and it appears I need to have a backup of disc 1 to play it on LAN. I bought the originals so it's legal to back up disc 1 and use that in one of my pc's with the original being used in the other isn't it?

I've already backed disc 1 onto the HD and scanned it to find out what protection it has (which IIRC is SecureROM2) but this is where I come unstuck.... I have Nero 6 burning ROM software to burn the backup onto CD-R but I assume I need to remove the protection first? If this is the case what do I have to use in order to do this, or is there a far simpler solution I've overlooked?

Thanks in advance