How to get rid of SecuRom, NOW

[snowluv]

Dumb question here about the removal tool download. Is that supposed to be in Winzip form ? Cause I'm getting an executable file and am not getting any kind of installation message.  Sorry about this but I am so ready to be rid of SecuROM I am willing to take all prodding with sticks and other insults to get it off my computer.

[MaryH]

I wish to announce as a GM for Prism that:

Securom Removal just got easier with the introduction of the Reclaim Your Game Securom Removal Batch file:

http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282&Itemid=106. 

 As you would be aware, the SecuRom removal tool provided by Sony does not remove all SecuRom files and without completing the process properly, SecuRom will automatically reinstall itself on your pc. Until now we have had to manually remove each of these files, a process which can only be described as daunting for the average user.

Removing Securom is now as easy as making sure you've got the right tools on your pc, running the Batch File and SecuRom is gone! Designed by our very own Midfingr and exhaustively tested by the staff of RYG/Prism.

Please note if you have the EADM installed on your pc, you will still need to remove that separately before you uninstall Securom. If you experience any errors these are likely due to not having that particular entry on your pc, as the files in each version of SecuRom can vary. If you have any issues with the use of this tool, please visit The Prism and advise us so we can ensure the tool is as perfect as it can be.

[witch]

Awesome. I've added the link to StumbleUpon.

[skye]

Great job! Spread the word-we'll lick that darn securom yet, won't we?

[snowluv]

I wish to announce as a GM for Prism that:

Securom Removal just got easier with the introduction of the Reclaim Your Game Securom Removal Batch file:

http://reclaimyourgame.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282&Itemid=106. 

 As you would be aware, the SecuRom removal tool provided by Sony does not remove all SecuRom files and without completing the process properly, SecuRom will automatically reinstall itself on your pc. Until now we have had to manually remove each of these files, a process which can only be described as daunting for the average user.

Removing Securom is now as easy as making sure you've got the right tools on your pc, running the Batch File and SecuRom is gone! Designed by our very own Midfingr and exhaustively tested by the staff of RYG/Prism.

Please note if you have the EADM installed on your pc, you will still need to remove that separately before you uninstall Securom. If you experience any errors these are likely due to not having that particular entry on your pc, as the files in each version of SecuRom can vary. If you have any issues with the use of this tool, please visit The Prism and advise us so we can ensure the tool is as perfect as it can be.

Many,many thanks for this info.  After stumbling about and reading every post in this thread, I was totally lost.  Is the EADM for objects one downloads from the EA Store? I have no intentions of supporting the EA Store and have never downloaded anything from it.  Also, I cannot find any references to it on my computer.  Again, thank the folks at Prism for making the removal tool . This was something that never should have happened and I hope EA has learned it's lesson about expecting us to just accept whatever they want to do when it comes to invading our privacy.

[krissy]

I ordered The sims 2: Free Time Limited Edtion game on Amazon just a few ours ago, and then I started hearing about this "SecRom" thing that can mess up the computer on Win. !? I have a New Toshiba Vista Laptop and REALLY don't want it to be ruined by playing the game (Sims 2 and free time) that I've been wanting for a LOOONNGG time! What's the FIRST steps I shoyld take in making sure my laptop stays in great shape as it has been and STILL play Sims 2 (the EP'S) AND Sims 3??

[jolrei]

I ordered The sims 2: Free Time Limited Edtion game on Amazon just a few ours ago, and then I started hearing about this "SecRom" thing that can mess up the computer on Win. !? I have a New Toshiba Vista Laptop and REALLY don't want it to be ruined by playing the game (Sims 2 and free time) that I've been wanting for a LOOONNGG time! What's the FIRST steps I shoyld take in making sure my laptop stays in great shape as it has been and STILL play Sims 2 (the EP'S) AND Sims 3??

Removing securom is not a single step - you should do all of them.  If you do only one step, it comes back.  That said:

1) get the securom removal tool posted by MaryH a few posts above yours.  Follow the instructions to remove securom, including using ccleaner and regdelnull (included with the download).  Alternatively, you can follow the instructions in the first post of this thread to remove securom completely.

2) get a no-cd or no-dvd crack from Gamecopyworld for your latest EP.  If you do not have AL or M&G, then FT will be your latest EP (once your copy arrives).  Install the game normally, but do not launch it until you install the no-cd crack.  Make sure your desktop icon points to the no-cd crack to launch the game (not to the original .exe file or the launcher - never use the launcher).

If you do step 1 without doing step 2, securom will reinstall itself the next time you play your game.

If you still have questions, read our FAQ, and the first post of this thread.  Additionally, there are 37 pages of information specifically related to problems with securom and how to remove it in this thread.  Read them.

[Emma]

Yayz! I can haz NO Securom! WOOHOO!

Srsly, thanks guys, especially the creator of the removal tool.  Worked great! (All EPs/SPs)

[J. M. Pescado]

Death to Emma.

[Emma]

Shame they can't develop a Pescado-Bot-Removal tool.

[MaryH]

Sorry, that's not in our skill-set. 

We have enough on our plate with Securom, thank you.

[username]

I'm trying to install the post Seasons expansions and I can't get the no cd crack to work.  I've followed the seemingly simple instructions in the beginning of this thread.  I've downloaded the correct patch from gamecopyworld.com, placed it in program files\EA games\the Sims 2 last ep\ TS bin, then I created a short cut to the crack.  But, when I try to run the game from the crack instead of starting the game my computer just asks me which program I would like to open the patch in.  So what am I doing wrong?

[Emma]

This might sound like a really daft question, but if I run Numenor's Anygamestarter with different configs, do I need to have no-cd's for all the expansions/stuff packs .exes? I'm guessing yes, but I need confirmation before I do it.

[sloppyhousewife]

This might sound like a really daft question, but if I run Numenor's Anygamestarter with different configs, do I need to have no-cd's for all the expansions/stuff packs .exes? I'm guessing yes, but I need confirmation before I do it.

Yes. You'll be asked to insert the correct "original" game CD/DVD for the latest EP in the respective AnyGame (e.g. if you have an AG up to BV, it wants the BV CD/DVD).

[Emma]

I thought so, but checked to be on the safe side. Thanks SHW.

[Ambular]

This might sound like a really daft question, but if I run Numenor's Anygamestarter with different configs, do I need to have no-cd's for all the expansions/stuff packs .exes? I'm guessing yes, but I need confirmation before I do it.

Yes. You'll be asked to insert the correct "original" game CD/DVD for the latest EP in the respective AnyGame (e.g. if you have an AG up to BV, it wants the BV CD/DVD).

Confirmed.  Also, for the record, you probably won't find no-CD's for the base game and the first couple of EP's.  The copy protection they used back then was trivial enough that things like GameJackal could get around it, so nobody apparently bothered with cracks.  (If anyone knows differently, please share!)

[Emma]

They have them at GameCopyWorld, Amber.

[Ambular]

They have them at GameCopyWorld, Amber.

Huh, that's odd, I went looking for those at GCW a few months ago and never found them.  Thanks!

ETA:  Oh, I remember now.  No-CD images exist for Uni and NL, but they have to be mounted in a virtual drive, which I dislike.  I do see they've got a proper no-CD .exe for the base game now though, which is cool.

[Anebrd]

Does the No Cd crack traditional load up slower?

Thank you for all the good information in this thread. SecuRom fucking thrashed my game- destorying a neighborhood I spent 3 months on. Please insert the original disc instead of a backup.... I would never consider going with a no cd crack until I saw the SIMS 2 method of fixing this problem. Getting more crap from SecuRom!


SecuRom turning honest gamers into pirates.

[morriganrant]

Does the No Cd crack traditional load up slower?

I never noticed a difference. Usually the only things that effect load times are your computer specs, your game configuration, and your CC. It is not only meshes that will effect this either. A shit ton of recolors will bog your game down as well.

[Emma]

True. My load times were really quick until I added a load of recolours from Piggis Sims.

[Skadi]

Piggi sims was the death of my load up times too.

[jolrei]

Using a no-cd crack should actually speed up load times since the computer does not have to access a disk drive to load the game.  Lots of CC will naturally slow this down.  It is worth going through your clothes and CC objects occasionally to purge those items that looked good on Friday night after you got home from the pub, but you now know you will never use.

[morriganrant]

True. My load times were really quick until I added a load of recolours from Piggis Sims.

Those recolors also compress to a mere fraction of their size, so those files are bog-ware when you download them any way you look at them. They are such an awesome idea though. It should have already been in place in the game to start with. Incidentally, my game load is the same with only the mass of recolors,  only the meshes or both together. Odd phenomenon.

[username]

So I'm going to be annoying and ask this again.  Does anybody have an answer to my question above.  Why won't the crack launch the game?  Do I need to do something to make act as a launcher?  pleeese i ned halp111!!!!!