How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
lordrichter:
If using a SecuROM free version of Sims 2, yes.
morriganrant:
That's the thing, the method she's referring to turns securom off leaving in on the computer in a way but keeping it from turning itself back on or replacing the file you've modified. She wants to be able to play BV and other SecuRom games, those are not securom free, she does not want to use any kind of nocd method.
lordrichter:
If she wants to play games protected by SecuROM and not use a no-CD crack, then she needs to forget that SecuROM is installed and simply play the game.
If she is having no technical problems due to SecuROM, there is really no need to worry about it. If she is having problems, she needs to determine whether she wants to play games protected by SecuROM.
In Sims 2, SecuROM is in Sims2EP6.exe. The stuff placed on the hard drive seems to be mostly temporary files. Sims2EP6.exe will generate whatever temporary files it needs when it runs, no matter what you have done to remove traces of SecuROM from the hard drive. EDIT: If it cannot, it throws up an error box and quits
It occurred to me that CmdLineExt.dll wouldn't be installed if it was not needed, and Sim 2 runs fine without it, so I went back and looked at my logs. Sims 2 has built into it a program called "CmdLineExtInstallerExe.exe" that it places in a temporary directory and runs when it cannot find CmdLineExt.dll or the version of CmdLineExt.dll does not match what is expected. CmdLineExtInstallerExe.exe will create a new copy of CmdLineExt.dll in the temporary directory. The 'hidden' SecuROM registry entry is used to point to it.
So, even if you delete the one in \Windows\System32, next time you fire up Sims2EP6.exe, it will create one in \Document and Settings\(user)\Local Settings\Temp.
Sugar:
lordrichter, I just want to make sure that I understand what is being said. In JCSpencer's post that I quoted, it says that when you turn SecuROM off using the method of replacing the .exe file, that SecuROM will never load or install again. I assumed that this was because when it checked or touched the file, the file was turned off and therefore there was nothing for the .exe file to do (i.e. load, mess with the computer, etc.). Are you saying that this is incorrect?
BTW, I am definitely having problems with SecuROM and that is why I need it stopped. I would like to try this method first (if possible) before I resort to messing with the registry. The truth of the matter is, I'm lazy. If this will turn SecuROM off and I never have to deal with it again, then I'm all for that. I'm just not sure that I'm going to remember to check files and mess with stuff later on when I patch or install new games. I don't like to mess with things unless I absolutely have to. :-\ See what I mean -- I'm lazy. ;D
lordrichter:
The only way to stop SecuROM from being run is to replace Sims2EP6.exe with a no-CD version that disables SecuROM.
In every other situation, Sims 2 either repairs SecuROM so that it functions normally or it quits running and displays an error.
I've been poking a bit at SecuROM this evening watching the self-repair mechanism built into it. It is very robust.
Edit: Want to add that on my system here, a no-CD version would probably be more of a problem than SecuROM, so I haven't tried any no-CD versions and don't have them. I have verified on my system that SecuROM has no detectable adverse effects, so far. The main point in what I am doing is to verify or refute what EAxis says about SecuROM without depending on anecdotal statements.
SecuROM is very touchy about being watched, and there is a legal limit to how far I will go in watching it, but most of what I am interested in is how the computer behaves when Sims 2 is not running.
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