How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
Celestard:
This method of removing SecuROM is different than the original post in that you won't need to use command prompt.
The best and more thorough way to remove SecuROM is manually. You could use the find feature in regedit to locate all the SecuROM files.
Step by step:
To open regedit. Go to Strat, Run, type regedit and press OK. Go up to the Edit menu and use the find feature.
Search for SecuROM, NEVER DELETE, and cmdlineext (some will have cmdlineext menu in the name, delete everything with cmdlineext in the name.
In the system32 folder go into the drivers folder and remove cmdlineext.dll and anything else that looks like that.
There is a hidden folder in this directory: C:\Users\YOURACCOUNT\AppData\Roaming
In my set up I don't have the UAService file since I don't have user accounts. If you have user accounts you will need to search the user account folders for that file.
Just right click and delete everything. It's not as harmful as they say it is. It's actually the best thing for your computer to get rid of the SecuTRASH. If anything is stubborn and won't delete, then start up in safe mode and that ought to do it.
As an alternative to manual uninstall, you can try this program, not sure how good it works because I removed everything manually.
http://unidownload.com/filedownload-CureRom_548.html
This one does get rid of the NEVER DELETE key.
http://www.databack4u.com/snc/rtkf_eng.html
I did use this one, and it works like a charm. It's the only file that can't be right clicked and deleted. When Trashreg wouldn't work on my son's computer, it was because of a missing file: msvbvm50.dll. We were able to google and find a copy of it to download, slipped it into the system32 folder and then we were able to use trashreg. When you run trashreg, it will tell you if a file is missing, just google the missing file and find a copy of it, move it into the System32 folder.
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvbvm50
Instructions for using Trashreg:
Save the archive to your desktop
make a new folder on your desktop
open the archive
extract the contents of the archive to the new folder
open the new folder
click on the trashreg.exe
The program will open in a little window
Go up to file, choose find embedded nulls
The NEVER DELETE folder will appear
highlight it and press your delete key
If by chance this doesn't get rid of the NEVER DELETE key, then you might have to take it to a repair shop to get it out. I believe there is a way to remove it via command prompt, but that is very technical. Personally I have yet to find any resource on the Internet that explains how to remove that with command prompt. If you can't afford to pay a repair shop, then reformating maybe your last or only resort.
No-CD install information: If you want to be able to still play Bon Voyage download this
http://www.gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/sims2bonvoyage.shtml
or
http://m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_the_sims_2_bv.shtml
Go into C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Bon Voyage\TSBin
Change Sims2EP6.exe to Sims2EP6ORG.exe
Then slip the no-cd exe Sims2EP6.exe into the folder.
When you want to patch your game, change the no cd exe to Sims2EP6NOCD.exe, and change Sims2EP6ORG.exe back to Sims2EP6.exe.
Patch the game as usual. When finished label and swap the file names again and you will be good to go. ;D
Zazazu:
Um. Yeah. that was all in the first post.
FourCats, I'm assuming that you are talking about all the other registry entries in your computer, not those to do with SecuROM. As a general rule, if it's not causing you problems, don't mess with anything in your registry.
Celestard:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2007 November 12, 16:06:53
Um. Yeah. that was all in the first post.
FourCats, I'm assuming that you are talking about all the other registry entries in your computer, not those to do with SecuROM. As a general rule, if it's not causing you problems, don't mess with anything in your registry.
Please be open minded. I believe the method I have outlined is much easier then the first post. That RegDelNull registry editing utility thing is too hard to use, and frankly it did not work for me at all. A lot of people have been saying the first post is too hard to understand. Plus this provides some additional resources. I think we are learning a lot more about SecuROM removal than we did starting out. ;)
Also that Trashreg file is an all purpose registry cleaner. It will get rid of all the "other" entries. I use it all the time. With it you can even delete entries for free trials and use a free trial software again once you've deleted those. ;D
Zazazu:
I'm open-minded, I just found it redundant upon skimming. Alternate programs for the same thing, then the same directions over again. Possible I missed something, though.
Skye:
Call me stupid (I prefer technologically challenged), but If you get the securom off the computer how are you supposed to put that link in place of another? Is this download to install it all over again?
Obviously I'm having trouble with this. I am not real confident about doing it myself yet, but am working myself up enuff courage to do so. I have disabled the permissions part of it, as someone had told me to do (in the registry), does this help?
thanks,
Skye
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