Ut 2003

[JohnMc™]

As i do with all the software i buy i make a backup copy to use for every day.i copied the first or the play cd ut 2003 with the newest clone cd the cd came out the same size all the files are there but the game wont start with the copy in any ideas .

[Monty Burns]

It cannot be copied. Try a search on this board, I think ghosthacker posted a link to cdfreaks, where a backup solution was discussed, but only the hard way.

So far you are not able to copy securom VERY new in any way (ut uses that).

Your only chance is a fixed exe / no-cd.

[JohnMc™]

Thank you i have the cracked exe but this is the first time i have run into the no copy thing

[JoyBoy]

Originally posted by JohnMc™
Thank you i have the cracked exe but this is the first time i have run into the no copy thing

The recent BIG releases have all shipped with this copy protection.

[dude]

dudes
i am not yanking your chains but i made a backup of ut2003
using nero. don't ask me for settings as i just did a copy using the wizzard. it took approx two and a half houres to read the disc
and then burn i installed the game using the backed up discs and every thing appears ok including the play disc.
i used a hp dvd100i which also burns cd-r's and nero 5.5.9.14

again i am not lying i realy did it ok

[gh0sth@cker]

Were the original cd's you used as your source real original games or just copies you got off your mate?

[emptyeighty]

Originally posted by dude
dudes
i am not yanking your chains but i made a backup of ut2003
using nero. don't ask me for settings as i just did a copy using the wizzard. it took approx two and a half houres to read the disc
and then burn i installed the game using the backed up discs and every thing appears ok including the play disc.
i used a hp dvd100i which also burns cd-r's and nero 5.5.9.14

again i am not lying i realy did it ok

It probably works because of a bug in SecuROM.

[J-Ray]

Well i always make backup copies of my games and UT2k3 was done the day i got it.
I used nero on normal settings just made a `data` cd changed the name from `new` to the same as my UT disk and dragged all files over to it

This worked fine for all 3 disks !!!!

Simple.........

Johnny....

[RincewindTheWiz]

If you did this the way you say, J-Ray, then there was NO copy protection present on your UT discs. Where did you buy them ? Has anyone else encountered unprotected originals or is there something fishy here ?

Don't take this the wrong way, J-Ray, but the current protection on UT2003 is very, very difficult to copy exactly and when someone waltzes in and claims to have done it with a slapped together nero job, we're getting mighty suspicious. Although I HAVE to admit that together with 'dude' there are now two of you who claim this, so who knows ?

[dude]

dude

gh0sth@cker.
the discs i made my backup from were the original ones. as i said it took nero over 2 houres to read and burn with numberous read error warnings. i just perseveared and let it do it's job. all the backups appear ok and work. i did the same for bf1942 / operation desert storm / gta 3 and soldier of fortune 2 all took houres to read and burn and to be honest i havent a clue about the copyrite protection i just gave it a try and it worked. i can't say any thing more it may have just been a fluke who knowes ?

[J-Ray]

Yes my disks are all originals !!!

I did try to copy the disks in the usual way doing a straight disk to disk copy `on the fly` and `to hard drive` both of these ways failed to work so i presume i have copy protection on my disks. It was then i tried the `data disk` option which worked fine read the disks ok and copied each in around 5 mins at x16 speed

This is a method i have used before as to backup my Medal of Honour AA, i made a data disk also

The disks still auto boot as originals and work fine...


J Ray

[JohnMc™]

I have tried a few diffrent things to copy this cd i found that clony xxl used with clone cd will find the securcd protection and then set clone up to write it seems to work very wellhttp://www.clonecd.net/protection.htm