How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW

[bowrain]

What version is your daemon? Maybe you should try a newer version that isn't blacklisted by SecuROM.

[SassyFrass]

ya real wonderful. I getting my next pc built from Micron (I live in Idaho) OK I tried the groups cache, still didn't work. Just get a gray box with a red X

Did you try the Wiki? http://www.sims2wiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Game_Problem

You put your No-cd, here? C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 FreeTime\TSBin ?
Where did you get your no-cd? You may want to try another, maybe the file is bad or the download went wrong.

I got the no cd crack from your siggy. I also tried the one from gamecopyworld. I get the same thing. My path looks like this C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2. Free Time is installed: D:\The Sims 2 Free Time. The short cut pointed to this particular folder, so I put the crack in D:\The Sims 2 Free Time\TS Bin. I get nothing. Honestly I think when I was following the steps to remove Securom I did something wrong. I followed it closely but I must have done something wonky to the registry because now I can't even uninstall/reinstall FT without my pc freezing. I am really regretting buying this game.

[morriganrant]

What version is your daemon? Maybe you should try a newer version that isn't blacklisted by SecuROM.

My Deamon is the newest. I had 4.0 went I started this. I have 4.12 now. Go read the deamon forums, I'm not the only one. One person had a way around it and that was to use 4.0, which is what I used in the first place that didn't work. Anyway, now my Freetime with a crack will not work, getting something to work with deamon is the least of my worries. Boyfriend decides he wants the computer last night so I didn't get a chance to try to remove securom to see if that works.

[SassyFrass]

Good News! The no cd patch worked this time, I'm at a loss as to why, but it works now. Yay, now i'm just down to the problem of not being able to burn discs. I did notice an error saying something about calibration...I don't know how to go about fixing that.

[morriganrant]

Good News! The no cd patch worked this time, I'm at a loss as to why, but it works now. Yay, now i'm just down to the problem of not being able to burn discs. I did notice an error saying something about calibration...I don't know how to go about fixing that.

Calibration? I assume it means your cd drive. Sometimes lasers mess up a bit and loose the "sweet spot". I do not know how to reset them. Google is your friend. Another cause is just bad software, Nero will pull up a "Power Calibration" error some times, I don't know the cause, I don't burn discs like I used to. Google "Power Calibration Nero" and see what you get, you may find something useful.

[SassyFrass]

I have the no cd patch now for FT. It loads properly, but it is so weird. The butterflies are boxes in the yard (you know when sims "catch" them) I am missing several Maxis objects. Some have a square in the buy catalog but say "no image". All of my BV seem to be affected by this. Also the seasons icons in the UI are just black boxes.

[morriganrant]

Reinstall the eps, that's not a no-cd problem, thats corrupt core files, and maybe a graphics issue.
Did you ever mark your seasons files (or any other eps core files) as read only?

[SassyFrass]

no I never marked them read only. That stinks. Thanks again Mor, you are awesome. I was hoping to not have to reinstall but oh well.

[morriganrant]

Which no-cd did you use? The one in my sig is fine. A no-cd wouldn't cause those problems though. With a bad no-cd you generally get missing features like a missing build and buy mode. I would have said that it was possibly a  graphics card issue only, but you said there were missing maxis objects as well with the no-image icon. That sounds like some files had a problem on install or corrupted, with more then BV if it effects seasons stuff.

[SassyFrass]

Ok FT will not uninstall. I need to do it manually but I don't know the registry entries. Anyone know? Thanks

[dragonarts]

Yay! Thank you to all who helped with instructions and links in this thread. I am now Securom free. Eaxis has no one but themselves to blame for it either because all I really wanted to do was play from an image of my own disk instead of using the CD, and it wouldn't play nice. (Freetime) Now I'm using the no-crack because I couldn't get it to load from the image. It kept whining about the original disk needing to be in drive F, even though I installed the game from the image (virtual drive G)

So there, Securom. You're toast. By the way, I found the instructions at the beginning of the thread quite easy to follow.


Also, (quite off topic so you're welcome to poke me with sticks ;P) I read with interest the discussion of age and who remembers which dinosaur computers. Who remembers the Radio Shack 2k thingy? That was the first one I ever tried to use. It was concurrent with the first Apple computer, I believe. No one misses it. The first one I actually owned was a Commodore 64, which I poked around on. It didn't actually make me computer literate, unfortunately. I am NOT a programmer by nature. It was fun though.

[dotty]

Hi! I just got BV (a bit late I know) today. I installed and patched it, and then remembered about the whole securom-thing. Ouch! I havn't actually started the game yet though, does that mean I'm still securom-free?

I thought I'd jump right to Zazazu's step 4, but I'm a complete no-cd noob and there are 3 versions to dl at the place where the link leads to. Is it the v1.10.0.130 I should go for?

(Oh, and I did a search before I asked, I just wasn't sure how up-to-date the info I got was, since it was mostly from back when BV came out.)

[bowrain]

You are still securom free if you installed the game from an administrator account. For the crack, look for the game version. If you installed the latest patch, then yes the 1.10.0.130 is the right one.

[dotty]

Yes, I just dl:ed the patch today. For future reference though, where do I find out what game version I have?

Well, I guess I'll try it out then, and see how it works... Thanks!

[jsalemi]

For future reference though, where do I find out what game version I have?

Turn on the testing cheats -- the version number will appear in the upper right corner, at least on the neighborhood screen (and maybe everywhere -- I don't really notice it anymore ).

[Skye]

Okay, so when they come out with the patches, what do you do to insert those? Do you temporarily remove the no cd patch, then put in the patch, then put the no cd patch back in?

I have bought the games. I just refused to allow any more securom in my pcs!  I also gave my pc guru a link to your site so he can figure out how to remove the stupid securom outta my machine!  LOL
Thanks for all your help in this! You folks ROCK!!!
hugs,
Skye

[morriganrant]

Yes, remove the no-cd, patch and then find an updated no-cd for the updated game.

[Skye]

There is a patch for freetime on this site http://www.diesims2.de/files.list.asp?id=583  and on our ea site there is one for bon voyage here http://thesims2.ea.com/update/

Thank you for the help!!!
 
Skye

Update: Uh....what if they don't have an update for the no cd crack yet? Do I just use the one I have already?

[Kyna]

If there isn't a NoCD crack for the patched version, then don't patch.  I didn't patch BV until half an hour before I installed FT, as I couldn't be bothered to download a crack for the patched version.

[dragonarts]

This is probably a stupid question so you are welcome to poke me with sticks as you like, but I still want an answer. When a no-CD crack for FT with the patch is released, will there be an announcement in this thread? Will there possibly also be a link?

[bowrain]

Why don't you just bookmark gamecopyworld.com and check for yourself everyday?

[Skye]

Surprise surprise, the bbs announced that the newest FT patch has some bugs in it, so they have pulled the patch. To be fixed and updated next week. Something about making clothing with the sewing machine and the skin.....wonderful. After I just got everything patched! I guess will have to uninstall and scoop up the former patch again. What a bummer! But now you all know the score!

[jsalemi]

No, you shouldn't have to re-install -- if the patch installed for you ok, just keep playing the game.  Just avoid having your sims make custom clothing on a sewing machine until they get the next version of the patch out.

[Jemina]

It's malware. I don't like rootkits on my computer so I removed it when I realized it had been installed on my system (to which I never agreed, another thing that makes me dislike it intensely).

[Gus Smedstad]

The side effects of SecurRom can be pretty severe, such as preventing you from using you from using your CD/DVD burner for perfectly legitimate purposes.  It depends on your setup.

 - Gus