How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
Quinctia:
Of course some cracks out there can have bad software in them, pirate junk isn't exactly regulated. However, when people on a savvy site are pointing you towards a trusted source for a crack, it should help ease your mind. If a good site suddenly had a malicious link up, there'd already be warnings to stay away from that version, and go elsewhere.
And you don't have an unholy hybrid. That reference is to someone patching the game and then using a cracked .exe, which, at this point, is only available for the original .exe. The patch changed the executable file, so some of the benefits of the patch might not be present if you switch out your .exe. If you're worried about the patch situation, uninstall/reinstall and don't patch the game. It's not a recommended course of action around here anyway, and any issues with the game have fixes here for them.
Finally, leaving registry keys in the registry that are potentially damaging, or just plain not in use anymore is potentially a very bad thing. Here's my anecdotal evidence:
I don't like reformatting. If I have to reformat and reinstall the OS, I view it as a loss in my battle of domination over my computer. Anyway, I had an HP with a failing HD, as many HPs from 99/00 were wont to do. So, I format my new HD, get everything all ready to go, install it as a slave, and copy over every single file from the old HD onto the new one. Make new HD the master HD, boot up the computer, and everything seems fine. Until I try to open anything with HTML, then the OS crashes. Browser? CRASH. Help? CRASH. (Help files are full of html goodness.)
At the time, I was at college with a 24/7 Tech helpdesk, so I called them up, they were baffled. I set up an appointment for later in the week, but I figure they'll just tell me I need a fresh install on the new HD, so I get back to work.
A couple hours later, I found my problem. Guess what it was?
Leftover registry keys from a Microsoft language pack I had installed to display asian characters. I had gotten sick of looking at boxes. It seemed to slow my computer down a bit, though, so I had uninstalled it. That uninstall process had left keys in the registry, though, and that was enough to screw up my computer later. Since then, I've made it a practice to keep my registry as clean as possible. So the SecuROM thing would definitely piss me off, even if there were no compatibility issues currently.
I'd suggest deleting all of the keys, and any attempt to kinda avoid it is something silly and time-wasting that will really only benefit you in that it might make you feel better.
FlareStorm:
I've been running patched BV with the original cracked exe from the BV no CD thread. No problems.
angelyne:
My advice would be leave securom there, unless you know it's causing you a problem. I think the whole thing has been blown out of proportion. I don't agree with EA. Making changes to people's systems that cannot be undone by uninstalling the game is wrong. Installing stuff that prevents other software from running is damn wrong. They have no business preventing programs like Daemon tools and Alcohol 120 from running. I think that's a big part of the uproar. People are pissed off, and rightly so. However, since it's installed on your system the harm is done. If it's not actually causing any problems, and you aren't computer savvy, you might do more harm than good tinkering around. Leave it be.
IAmTheRad:
SecuRom wasn't even EA's business to switch with. I bet they got tired of people stealing their games which will still occur. I bet they'll keep on trying to get rid of pirates, but that will never happen. No matter what the protection, somebody WILL find a way around it. The only thing they might change is their customer base. Securom does cause problems, but not as many problems as Starforce does (and it's why some companys have gone away from starforce, like ubisoft because they knew people would not buy games that use starforce)
SecuRom, right, or wrong? Wrong, since the ONLY legitimate way to remove is to uninstall The Sims 2. Not a viable option. I'd rather never have it installed in the first place. It has removed my ability to use daemon tools for some programs that I just don't want to dig out my CD for (BF2142, BF2. Digging out the CD is too much of a hassle)
J. M. Pescado:
Uninstalling does not remove SecuROM. There is no "simple" method of removing it.
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