How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW
jolrei:
Quote from: Duo_mania on 2008 June 05, 02:59:39
The explination that was first given is probably very helpful. But seeing as how i have no idea what its talking about its of no help to me. I dont mean to sound dumb but i have no idea how to access my registry, i dont even know what a DOS is. I've never had a need to know any of these things before. If there is anyone that can help me and walk me through this to get my sims up and running again i'd really appreciate it.
Let me start by saying that I am not trying to be mean or unhelpful here, but I will be straightforward and perhaps somewhat blunt. The explanation given in this thread is, in fact, helpful. However, it presupposes that you have to know some basic things about your computer and how it runs. It seems you do not know these things. DOS, for example, is an older operating system, parts of which are still incorporated into current operating systems (i.e. XP). It also means you need to know a basic bit about how command lines in DOS work and how to use them. This appears to be tricky for you. I would suggest you learn a bit about DOS before trying the steps in the first posts of the thread. The first posts of the thread are quite detailed and if you follow them exactly they should work for you. If you mess it up, and bork your registry, you could damage your computer's operation. For this reason, I would suggest that you might just want to leave securom removal for now, or have a friend who knows more about computers help you out on this.
Quote from: Duo_mania on 2008 June 05, 02:59:39
I tried uninstalling things and reinstalling not knowing the situation and now NOTHING works. Help.
Unfortunately, your system may not be completely clear of old versions of the game or perhaps some old registry entries, which could be why you can't reinstall. You might want to search for "manually uninstalling game" or other such keywords, to find a tutorial on how to get rid of any residual stuff. Then install your game again. Again, since some of this might involve some more technical steps, you may want to have a computer savvy friend help you with this.
We can probably not provide you with more help than this at present, since you have not really told us exactly what problems your game was/is having - you say nothing works and imply you tried to uninstall. You need to get your game reinstalled cleanly.
morriganrant:
I would also suggest finding a friend or relative that knows a bit more about PCs then you are displaying. Those directions at the beginning of the thread is the exact walk through needed and tells you every step. Without basic knowledge on the more technical bits of your pc, you could easily mess something up poking around in your registry. Where as it is possible to back up the registry for use if you mess up, it is not recommended that you depend upon this because it is possible the muck up the registry so badly that you can not get the pc to open up to a point where you can use the back up.
lauriej:
Why yes, it did, including the worst problems with Freetime. This is currently the set-up that I (and many others) are using. You can still get it here. Remember to download the corresponding 1.1 NO-CD crack.
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so you are using the old patch not the one that was just released may 22nd? the version 1.1 no cd was made for that patch, and is the one i am currently using with the older patch. i am waiting for the no cd crack for the patch released may 22nd
Tchan:
I wonder if I truly don't have SecuROM.
I bought both of the games online from Amazon.co.uk. I wonder if they don't sell games that come with SecuROM? Because we've fixed my Norton and I still can't find SecuROM, which makes me think maybe you're right and I really don't have it.
I think I should be pleased...
Kazzandra:
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2008 June 06, 10:09:26
I guess I was a little hasty saying that SecuROM wasn't on my system. There I was cruising along waiting for the Sims 2 to load (no-cd crack mind you) and it froze. Not a big deal, I say to myself, I will just turn it off then re-start. Yeah it wouldn't re-start. I did a scan and found out that my ID hard drive is fried. I think, ok, get the data off then reformat (Dell said they would bring me a new hard drive on Monday. I try to load from the disk and end up finding out that my disk drive is also fucked. SecuROM? Who knows. All I know is one minute my computer seemed fine and the next two drives were fucked beyond repair.
:'( This is really lame. I don't know what happened, but it could be that your power supply fried your drives. I would do some research and see if this is the case. But then again, it could be SecuRom-- I've learned not to say never. :(
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