The whole thing is becoming a big pain in the $%%
jolrei:
I saw reference to it somewhere here. *runs search again*
Okay, search shows that Delphi did one, but the Jfadetool (3viewer - http://forum.jfade.com/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=466 ) is supposed to be better. I have that and will be using it in future.
sewinglady:
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A lot of people use their DVD players to burn family photos on to DVDs so that they're not taking up room on their computer's HD or their camera's memory card. It's not always about the piracy.
I have whole separate from my c drive drives for photos. So that's not an issue. I take photos a 'batch' at a time, remove them from the memory card, clean them up, then load them up to my website...then use them to sell my stuff.
As I said, it's not that I don't have issues with it, and I will tell you that dirty words were said in my household and it WAS removed from my husband's computer when it was discovered there (and not from any sims CD). I will also tell you that other types of anti-piracy software have given me complete fits - on music CD company was so hellbent on keeping everyone from copying their music onto their computer it also kept me from being able to play the music cd in my car or in my home stereo. I, too, understand the need to protect copyright, but making things worthless and unusable doesn't generally do the trick and that is what securom seems to do on some peoples computers - others not so much (and that's a whole other discussion about Microsoft and PCs and I don't have a headache this morning and let's keep it that way, okay?).
Anyway...didn't realize the sims were different (I really pay as little attention to the ones that come with the game as possible) and I had forgotten about the saloon swinging doors and overalls, etc. So yeah, there might be a want for it. But if it's a bugaboo for the OP because of the way she's got the game installed...if the OP could use JFadetool and install it, that would be cool.
edited so the grammar police don't get me.
snowbawl:
Quote from: jolrei on 2009 June 10, 13:16:49
IIRC, the Launcher does not carry securom. Securom does not seem to be a major them in the "Why you should hate the launcher" thread (although there are other reasons to hate it). The launcher also seems to have managed to install Riverview without glitches in my game, which I gather is something of a surprise. That said, I am not making a habit of using it and will be getting the multi-installer. The real bother with TS3, in my view, is the Download Manager, which does sit in startup, constantly phones home, installs useless registry entries that fry your system performance, etc.
I can confirm that the EADM is a huge DNW. I am convinced it was causing major issues (including crashes) until uninstalled, because I am <SURPRISE!> no longer having these issues. You mentioned, jolrei, that you cleaned your registry of the remaining EADM filth. What am I looking for? I need targets for my deletion rampage of rage.
I used the launcher to install everything from The Store. But will be using jfade's program from now on.
jolrei:
Quote from: snowbawl on 2009 June 10, 14:29:37
I can confirm that the EADM is a huge DNW. I am convinced it was causing major issues (including crashes) until uninstalled, because I am <SURPRISE!> no longer having these issues. You mentioned, jolrei, that you cleaned your registry of the remaining EADM filth. What am I looking for? I need targets for my deletion rampage of rage.
I found the information around here somewhere (not being vague on purpose - just can't seem to immediately recreate my search).
I am across town from my game computer at the moment, and can probably provide more specific registry location info later today, but in a nutshell, if you're in the registry using the "regedit" command, hunt for the "Electronic Arts" section (in one of the SOFTWARE subdirectories) If you see keys related to Core and EAL, those would be the suckers to delete. My registry had three sub-folders under Electronic Arts: Core, TS3, and EAL. I left only the TS3 one, for reasonably obvious reasons.
I would, of course, advocate strongly that you make a backup of your registry prior to deleting anything.
As you say, zorching the EADM solved all manner of problems.
MaryH:
Over at RYG and Prism we've tested the game for any trace of DRM. This is our statement on the issues:
Sims 3 Testing Results
The staff of RYG are still very bothered at the fact that EA did not choose to be honest about disclosing who designed the copy protection for Sims 3. However as a site we have a responsibility to honestly report on the effect of that copy protection.
The Reclaim Your Game/Prism Staff have spent most of the last few days exhaustively testing the DRM for Sims 3 on the Disc Version.
These are the results:
-The copy protection does not appear to leave any files on your PC
-All of the files are digitally signed by EA (as opposed to Sony DADC)
-This new copy protection is not blocking any legal software-for example, it doesn't disallow the game from operating if Nero is on your pc
-The new copy protection for Sims 3 appears to be well coded and contained on the .exe file (on the Disc)
-All free items from the Sims 3 store are stable and free of SecuROM. (we have not tested the paid items at this time, but will keep you updated)
-Gamers are able to install Riverview via the EADM and then remove the EADM and continue playing with that neighborhood.
However, we are not able to test for all possible issues. For example, if the new SecuROM causes hard drives to crash, it will likely take at least a few weeks for that issue to show up. At this stage, based on the available evidence, we are 90 percent certain that the copy protection is relatively safe.
The available evidence suggests that many of the issues experienced by gamers on the Sims3 forums are due to the following:
-Gamers who had previously installed the leaked copy of the Sims 3 and had not properly removed Securom, the registry files and any other files left behind from the leaked copy before installing the legal game on their PC
-Gamers with out of date drivers (Graphics Cards and Optical drives) and corrupted or out of date Direct X.
-Gamers who have not defragmented their PCs or done a System/Registry clean up recently.
-Gamers with specific older models of DVD drives
We suggest before installing Sims 3, that you:
-defrag your pc. If you do not have a defrag program at the moment, Auslogics is free, quick and excellent
-Clean out your Registry. We recommend Midfingr's tune and clean program which can be downloaded from here.
-Update your drivers, especially your graphics drivers.
We have quite a few people on the forum who have followed the above steps, including those with older PCs. They have had few if any issues with their game.
-Ensure you clean out all SecuROM and Safedisc files from your PC (including the Registry). To remove all SecuROM you can use Midfingr's *NEW* Automated SecuROM Removal Tool.
-Once all of that is done, you should then restart your PC.
Then once you've installed your game and done your registration and gotten all the downloads you want from the TS3 site through the EADM, then it's good to do another restart before you play your game, which stops the EADM from continually running in the background.
http://reclaimyourgame.com/
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