What makes you all think that copy protection is the reason the game wont work?

I dont have N4 yet, but from all the posts i've read, i've never seen a reason why you think copy protection is the reason the game wont work. Did i miss something?

I know this will sound controversial but it is perfectly legal to download the warez of N4 if you have the full copy at least you should be able to play it then. "drinklime" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iNJg6.552$[email hidden]... > I dont have N4 yet, but from all the posts i've read, i've never seen a > reason why you think copy protection is the reason the game wont work. Didi > miss something? > >

>>I dont have N4 yet, but from all the posts i've read, i've never seen a >>reason why you think copy protection is the reason the game wont work.Did i >>miss something? >> > >It happens all the time with certain copy protection schemes. >It usually happens on certain CD burners, or CD/DVD drives. > Happened to me with GPL, returned the cd two times but still couldn't install. Kept displaying messages I had to put the cd in the player while it was already there. Bought a new cdromplayer and it worked. Put the old player in another pc and it still works troublefree except for gpl. Can't think of any other reason than that it must be how Papy/Sierra burns/protect their cd's. I didn't even have a cd-burner. Luckely the price of GPL+cdplayer was well worth it in the end. But I still think it's a stupid way of trying to protect something. Hans

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** There are very well known issues with SafeDisc and several other protection methods. Some won't work with DVD drives. Some won't work with CDR drives. Some require the Install/Play CD drive to be the lowest lettered drive. Some have all the above problems, and are truly a pain in the ass. NONE of this will deter the dishonest, and only inconveniences the honest user. It's BS. -Larry "drinklime" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iNJg6.552$[email hidden]... > I dont have N4 yet, but from all the posts i've read, i've never seen a > reason why you think copy protection is the reason the game wont work. Didi > miss something? > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

>I know this will sound controversial but it is perfectly legal to download >the warez of N4 if you have the full copy at least you should be able to >play it then. Ummm. What a waste of time and effort. Really. A crack will work just as well and one has already been mentioned here. The crack is probably less that 3megs in size. The full game is probably 200+ megs in size. Even with a high speed connection, what a waste of time. Of course, the real solution is for Papy/Sierra to make games that don't cripple themselves. -Tim

>Some have all the above problems, and are truly a pain in the ass. > >NONE of this will deter the dishonest, and only inconveniences the honest >user. How does it deter an honest user? Get a crack. Perfectly fine. >It's BS. Yup. Sure is. -Tim

**** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** I said it doesn't deter the dishonest, and it is an inconvenience to the honest user. I don't understand the question :) -Larry "The Enigmatic One" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_5Xg6.2101$[email hidden]...

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> > >Some have all the above problems, and are truly a pain in the ass. > > > >NONE of this will deter the dishonest, and only inconveniences the honest > >user. > > How does it deter an honest user? Get a crack. Perfectly fine. > > >It's BS. > > Yup. Sure is. > > > -Tim >

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James <[email hidden]> wrote on 09 Feb 2001: >I know this will sound controversial but it is perfectly legal to >download the warez of N4 if you have the full copy at least you >should be able to play it then.<snip> I'm (fairly) sure that it is *not* legal in the UK, however. I stand to be corrected, though, if anyone can quote a bit of law (*not* just their own hunch) at me, though. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com Earn (not very much) cash with "Ciao!" reviews - http://uk.ciao.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

I believe that copy protection is culprit because mine would not run until i installed nocd crack... drinklime <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iNJg6.552$[email hidden]... > I dont have N4 yet, but from all the posts i've read, i've never seen a > reason why you think copy protection is the reason the game wont work. Didi > miss something? > >

Same for me, but I have an OLD CD drive not a new DVD or burner. Problem is I can't race online with the cracked exc. At least I can run offline while (hopefully) Papy develops a fix.