Some of the new anti-copying technologies like SecureRom will not let
the game load if they detect Daemon Tools or other image apps on your
system. Cat-and-mouse, as was mentioned before :)
On Nov 12, 2007 8:23 AM, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting, have not had any problems with that. Games that would not run
> off *backup* disks would run from virtual no problem.
> so far anyway.
> set up a steam acccount and dl'ed the donated game from my friend. HL2. Older
> game, nice shooter, hate the puzzles.
> MMMV :{)
> fp
>
> At 12:31 AM 11/12/2007, j maccraw Poked the stick with:
>
> >Great, same here, except many games actively prevent
> >their use via virtual
> >discs. Some even refuse to run if popular virtual cd
> >programs are installed even
> >though they are not being used to mount the game's
> >media. I think it even came
> >down to if you had SCSI, they would blacklist your
> >setup since that how A120%'s
> >driver looked.
> >
> >Starwars Empire at War comes to mind. Though I have
> >not tried in 12 months there
> >was a period after the 1.2 patch where they were
> >playing cat & mouse with Daemon
> >Tools & Alcohol 120% to the point where I shelved the
> >game.
> >
> >
> >FORC5 wrote:
> >> sounds interesting. I will investigate further
> >> I always use virtual ROMs so I do not have to play
> >find the CD/DVD game.
> >>
> >> fp
> >
> >
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