How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW

[saraswati]

I am guessing that if I buy a recently reprinted older ep such as uni, there may well be securom on it?  I suppose there's no way to tell from looking at the box.

Thats a good question I wouldnt be surpsied if it did have it, and no were on the box does it tell you if it would be in there.
The game manuals dont even tell you its going to be installed

This is a question we're trying to work out over at SAS at the moment, so if someone gets a definite answer, let me know...  However we reached the same conclusion because EA's own information says that they're using Securom for their copy protection and doesn't specify just new games, the conclusion we've reached is that if it's a newly printed game, it likely has Securom on it regardless of which Sims game it is.

[tIIsuggas]

This is a question we're trying to work out over at SAS at the moment, so if someone gets a definite answer, let me know...  However we reached the same conclusion because EA's own information says that they're using Securom for their copy protection and doesn't specify just new games, the conclusion we've reached is that if it's a newly printed game, it likely has Securom on it regardless of which Sims game it is.

To add to this:

I have all EPs', SPs' up to an including FreeTime.
I have just replaced my base CD version with a DVD version, as disk two was scratched and wouldn't install.
I have just won a copy of Pets EP over at the official UK site.

My original base game and original Pets don't contain SecuROM.

My new base and Pets have the words 'Sony DADC' (very small printing) printed on the inner circle on the shiny side of the disks.  It's also printed on my Seasons disk.

Sony DADC are the makers of SecuROM and I can't see Sony implementing a competitors copy protection.  This is just my thought though.

[bowrain]

I guess that confirms the suspicion, then

[Tchan]

My new base and Pets have the words 'Sony DADC' (very small printing) printed on the inner circle on the shiny side of the disks.  It's also printed on my Seasons disk.

Sony DADC are the makers of SecuROM and I can't see Sony implementing a competitors copy protection.  This is just my thought though.

My disks say that, too, and I most definitely do not have SecuROM on my PC. Thank you for saying this, though; I'd never have thought to check there.

[saraswati]

Ok, this is the totally innocent, learning on my feet question.. Wouldn't your pc only contain Securom regardless of what you have installed IF you had tried to run your game without the nocd patch?

[Lord Vader]

So is there a no-CD crack yet for the newest version of Free-Time?

[tIIsuggas]

Ok, this is the totally innocent, learning on my feet question.. Wouldn't your pc only contain Securom regardless of what you have installed IF you had tried to run your game without the nocd patch?

If I understand this question correctly, we only get SecuROM infection if we run the game from the .exe that comes with the game, if we put a no-cd in place before actually starting the game, we don't get SecuROM.

I installed mine, but quit after each installation, put in the no-cd then ran the game from my desktop shortcut I made using the fixed exec.  I don't have SecuROM.

[witch]

As long as you are using an admin account, this is true. If not an admin account, then just installing the game will infect you.

[Simsbaby]

Ack. I'm glad this is still around. I got SuckROM by installing Test Drive Unlimited, and I wasn't paying attention when starting it up. When I saw that spinning cd of doom, I knew I had fuxored up. Fell free to point and laugh.  Anyway, my real point with posting this is, does anyone know where I can find a list of games and what copy protection they use? I want to try to stay away from this nasty thing as much as possible.

[J. M. Pescado]

List of games and copy protections can be found here.

[Lord Vader]

Ok but the problem is that I installed the latest patch for Free Time but I can't find the associated crack. I don't wanna get Suckrom again so does anyone know where to get the crack for the latest version of free time?

[toad]

Not yet.  There are other threads where people have posted complaining about it.  Stop asking, I'm sure someone will announce when they finally discover there's a new No-CD. 

[Lord Darcy]

Ok but the problem is that I installed the latest patch for Free Time but I can't find the associated crack. I don't wanna get Suckrom again so does anyone know where to get the crack for the latest version of free time?

Cracks for patched executables are announced in NFOrce PC Game DOX section. After the announcement, it takes a couple of days for them to appear in sites like GCW.

FYI, crack for first BV patch was released after 3 weeks. Check DOX section daily, no point in asking here or any other fora.

[ShortyBoo]

Ok, I have a question. I'm going to be replacing my motherboard and processor in a couple of weeks which means I'm going to have to reinstall Windows and all my programs including TS2. I'm installing Windows on a new hard drive that's bigger than my current one which is about filled up right now. Anyway, when I get my mobo/CPU swapped out and get XP installed, I'd really like to avoid installing SecuROM. So what I'm wondering is, is there a way of installing the game without also installing SecuROM that doesn't involve downloading the games or does it automatically install when the game is installed. Because the removal instructions are too complicated for me to understand and I don't want to be messing with the registry. I have all the EPs and SPs if that makes any difference. I thought I read that SecuROM doesn't install until you start the game, is that the case? If so, would I just need a no CD crack for Free Time?

[jolrei]

...is there a way of installing the game without also installing SecuROM that doesn't involve downloading the games or does it automatically install when the game is installed. Because the removal instructions are too complicated for me to understand and I don't want to be messing with the registry.

Just install the base game and all EPs and any necessary patches that you have in the normal manner.  Install the no-cd crack for the latest EP (if you have FT, install the no-cd crack for that).  Run game from the no-cd crack (your desktop shortcut should point to the no-cd crack and NOT to the original .exe file - it can be called anything you like, such as "FTno-cd.exe").

Do not run the game until after you install the no-cd crack.  This will avoid loading securom (which loads and installs when you first run the game from the original .exe file)

Running the game from the no-cd crack avoids the step of installing securom.

[ShortyBoo]

Thanks. Care to point me in the direction of a working FT no CD crack? Also, does the no CD crack bypass the launcher? Sorry, I've never done this before, but I think it's needed since I don't want to lose another DVD burner or anything else. Oh, and I'm not planning on patching FT at all, so I don't know if that makes a difference in what version I'll need or not.

[Cappuccino]

^ It sure does make a difference. No-cd cracks for unpatched (and for the 1st patch) games can be found here. Can't give you a direct link but it's pretty easy to find.

[ShortyBoo]

Thanks. I found it. Version 1.0 is for the un-patched game, right?

[morriganrant]

Thanks. I found it. Version 1.0 is for the un-patched game, right?

Right, and if you want the first patch, you can search the podium for the link. It's hosted here somewhere.

[toad]

It's here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/patch/, and the crack you'd use for that is 1.1.

[ShortyBoo]

Ok, one more question. I have the digital copies of Glamour Life and the Holiday packs. If I install EA Downloader to install those games, will that put SecuROM on my PC, or would I be ok since those games were before SecuROM and because I wouldn't be running the game through their exes?

[Dea]

I downloaded Freetime No CD Crack Version 1.0 and when I put it in the TSBin it turns into a shortcut even if I put the original .exe on the desktop.  Where can I get a good no cd crack for Freetime unpatched?

[geekgirl]

rightclick your crack, select "cut" or "copy" and paste it into TSBin. then make a shortcut to the desktop.

[lauriej]

you have to move the crack file to the tsbin for it to work.  if you try to copy it copeis as a shortcut and wont work

[geekgirl]

Mine didn't.