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DAEMON Tools V3.02 - New generation of CD-Protection emulation.
(C)2000-2002 VeNoM386 & SwENSkE
Check our homepage at
http://www.daemon-tools.com
for all informations and new versions!
Development/Programming - Andrew Naiden (VeNoM386)
Support/Distribution/Webpage - Swen Wittich (SwENSkE)
Mail: support@daemon-tools.com
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PLZ READ THE MANUAL FOR DETAILED DAEMON TOOLS INSTRUCTIONS!!!
The manual can be found in 'Help' menu after installation.
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!!!ATTENTION!!!
---------------
This software may only be used to create or run backup copies of legally owned
CDs.
We DO NOT SUPPORT software piracy in any form!
We cannot be held responsible if you are going to use this software for illegal
activities such as copyright infringement or software piracy.
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Info:
This is an advanced application for multiprotection emulation.
DAEMON Tools is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and
incorporates all its features.
This program allows:
1. Running BACKUP copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom and Laserlok protected
games.
2. Mounting CUE, ISO, CCD, BWT, CDI and MDS image files as virtual DVDROM drives.
It works under Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP with all types of CDROM drives (IDE/SCSI).
If you are using Windows95 then you must have at least Win 95B (with installed
USB Supplement and Internet Explorer 4 or higher).
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KNOWN PROBLEMS
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- System crashes and/or blue screen of death on some systems having (or had)
Adaptec (Roxio) EasyCD installed. Older versions of this burning program are
known to cause lots of trouble in combination with other burning soft or
DAEMON Tools.
THEREFORE WE DO NOT RECOMMEND TO INSTALL DAEMON TOOLS ON A PC WITH EASYCD!
Do so at your OWN RISK! Moreover we will not give any support if you ignore
this recommendation and run into problems. Make sure to COMPLETELY (see below)
remove EasyCD before installing DAEMON Tools!
As EasyCD cannot create working copies or images of protected CDs we cannot
recommend it at all. However newer versions (4.2x and higher) seem to be less
incompatible. Anyway these versions are still not able to create 'good' images
or even copies.
If you encounter problems and have or had EasyCD installed plz note that a
standard uninstall of EasyCD DOES NOT solve your problems as some drivers of
EasyCD are not deinstalled and still loaded when booting your system.
The easiest way to remove or disable these drivers is to use the (very good)
audio CD burning program 'Feurio' (www.feurio.com). This program runs a system
check after installation (can also be started manually by selecting 'Extras'
--> 'System Check') pointing to all potential 'trouble-makers' on your system
allowing to disable/remove them.
- Crash during installation on some 9x systems having Nero installed.
The crash may be caused by nerocd95.vxd module when new devices are added to
system. To solve this issue rename/remove this module (in SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS)
temporarily, reboot and install Daemon Tools. Then you can rename/restore
nerocd95.vxd.
Updated version of nerocd95.vxd will be soon available on Ahead site.
- System lockup after image is mounted and accessed or after reboot with
'Automount' option enabled. This appears to happen only on some systems if
you replaced the default hard disk controller busmaster drivers installed by
Windows with an updated version from the chipset manufacturer.
This issue has been fixed since DAEMON Tools 2.88. Nevertheless please inform
us if you still have this problem.
Current solutions: Reinstall the busmaster IDE drivers coming with your
Windows version.
- " 'Virtual DAEMON SCSI Controller' not detected " error message in Windows XP
after having updated from Windows 2000. This is a known bug in Windows XP.
Solution:
Uninstall and then reinstall DAEMON Tools.
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DAEMON Tools INSTALLATION
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Installation in Windows 95/98/ME:
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To run DAEMON Tools setup in Windows 95 you MUST have at least Win 95B with
installed USB supplement, Year 2K Patch and/or Internet Explorer 4 or higher!
It is highly recommended you install IE 5 as it isn't only a browser but
updates A LOT of system files. It is also required for full Y2K compatibility
of Win95. You may deinstall IE again if you don't want to use it - the system
update remains!
Installation of DAEMON Tools v2.60 and higher requires the latest version of
Windows Installer (MSI). It is the latest MS installation technology and already
integrated in Windows ME but also available as upgrade for Win 9x.
DAEMON Tools setup will automatically offer to download the latest version for
you if it isn't found on your system.
Alternatively you can download Windows Installer for 9x from the following
location:
Version for all languages (1513 KB):
http://www.daemon-tools.com/Scripts/msia.pl?instmsia.exe
Anyway we recommend to just run DAEMON Tools setup as several newer programs
(e.g. Office 2000, Disc Juggler 3.x) automatically install Windows Installer so
you may already have it installed.
Unzip the DAEMON Tools archive (daemon*.zip) to any temporary folder and run
'setup.exe'. All necessary files will be copied and two new devices will be
installed in your system, the "Virtual DAEMON SCSI Controller" and the
"V386 STEALTH DVDROM".
After setup has finished the 'DAEMON Tools' shortcut is placed on your desktop
and the DAEMON manager icon will appear in the notification area of your
taskbar. Right-click on it to see the popup menu. The 'DAEMON Manager' allows
you to enable or disable Safedisc, Securom and Laserlock emulation. It is also
used to mount and unmount images to DAEMON Tools' virtual STEALTH DVDROM drive,
to set the number of how many STEALTH DVDROMs will be installed (number can be
'0' to '4') and to set several other options. Moreover you use it to access
help menu. A left-click on the icon allows quick mounting/dismounting of
images. Directly after installation Windows assigns the next free drive letter
to the newly installed STEALTH DVDROM drive but after the next reboot Windows
automatically puts it in first place giving it the lowest drive letter of your
current CDROM drive(s). This behaviour is common for ALL SCSI CDROM drives newly
installed to your system, no matter if it is a virtual or physical drive. This
behaviour is NOT special for DAEMON Tools. Anyway if you want to keep your old
CDROM drive letter(s) go to
"Start" --> "Settings" --> "ControlPanel" --> "System" --> "DeviceManager"
--> "CDROM"
then select "V386 STEALTH DVDROM" and click on "Properties". Select "Settings" in
the window coming up and set "Reserved Drive Letters" (First AND Last) to the
desired value (must be HIGHER than ALL letters used at the moment!!!). We suggest
using "V" = Virtual.
Installation in Windows NT:
---------------------------
The installation of DAEMON Tools v2.60 and higher requires the latest version of
Windows Installer (MSI). It is the latest MS installation technology and
available as upgrade for Win NT.
DAEMON Tools setup will automatically offer to download the latest version for
you if it isn't found on your system.
Alternatively you can download Windows Installer for NT from the following
location:
Version for all languages (1526 KB):
http://www.daemon-tools.com/Scripts/msiw.pl?instmsiw.exe
Anyway we recommend to just run DAEMON Tools setup as several newer programs
(e.g. Office 2000, Disc Juggler 3.x) automatically install Windows Installer so
you may already have it installed.
Unzip the DAEMON Tools archive (daemon*.zip) to any temporary folder and run
'setup.exe'. All necessary files will be copied and two new devices will be
installed in your system, the "Virtual DAEMON SCSI Controller" and the
"V386 STEALTH DVDROM". You will be asked to reboot for changes to take effect.
After reboot the DAEMON manager icon will appear in the notification area of
your taskbar. Right-click on it to see the popup menu. The 'DAEMON Manager'
allows you to enable or disable Safedisc, Securom and Laserlock emulation. It
is also used to mount and unmount images to DAEMON Tools' virtual PHANTOM
CDROM drive, to set the number of how many STEALTH DVDROMs will be installed
(number can be '0' to '4') and to set several other options. Moreover you use
it to access help menu. A left-click on the icon allows quick mounting/
dismounting of images. When the installation has finished and your system has
rebooted you'll notice that Windows has assigned the drive letter of your first
CDROM drive to the newly installed STEALTH DVDROM drive. This behaviour is common
for ALL SCSI CDROM drives newly installed to your system, no matter if it is a
virtual or physical drive. This behaviour is NOT special for DAEMON Tools.
Anyway if you want to keep your old CDROM drive letter(s) make sure you're
logged in with administrative privileges and then go to
"Start"-->"Programs"-->"Administrative Tools (Common)"-->"Disk Administrator".
Right click on the CDROM drive you want to change and select "Assign Drive
Letter". The selected drive letter will be assigned immediately.
Note: You can activate DAEMON manager after install even without reboot, but
Windows NT will assign drive letter for new CDROM ('STEALTH DVDROM') after
reboot only. If it does not bother you, you can use all emulation features
immediately without reboot.
Installation in Windows 2000/XP:
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Unzip the DAEMON Tools archive (daemon*.zip) to any temporary folder and run
'setup.exe'. All necessary files will be copied and two new devices will be
installed in your system, the "Virtual DAEMON SCSI Controller" and the
"V386 STEALTH DVDROM".
After setup has finished the 'DAEMON Tools' shortcut is placed on your desktop
and the DAEMON manager icon will appear in the notification area of your
taskbar.Right-click on it to see the popup menu. The 'DAEMON Manager' allows you
to enable or disable Safedisc, Securom and Laserlock emulation. It is also used
to mount and unmount images to DAEMON Tools' virtual STEALTH DVDROM drive, to set
the number of how many STEALTH DVDROMs will be installed (number can be '0' to
'4') and to set several other options. Moreover you use it to access help menu.
A left-click on the icon allows the quick mounting/dismounting of images.
Directly after installation Windows assigns the next free drive letter to the
newly installed STEALTH DVDROM drive but after the next reboot Windows
automatically puts it in first place giving it the lowest drive letter of your
current CDROM drive(s). This behaviour is common for ALL SCSI CDROM drives newly
installed to your system, no matter if it is a virtual or physical drive. This
behaviour is NOT special for DAEMON Tools.
Anyway if you want to keep your old CDROM drive letter(s) make sure you're
logged in with administrative privileges and then go to
"Start"-->"Programs"-->"Administrative Tools"-->"Computer Management"
and open "Storage"-->"Disk Management" folder. Right-click on the CDROM device
you want to change and select "Change Drive Letter And Path...".
Since version 2.2 DAEMON Tools is compatible with Win 2K's "hibernation" and
"standby" modes!
Note for ALL operating systems:
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Virtual DAEMON Manager starts with Windows by default. You can disable this
behaviour in the DAEMON manager's 'Options' menu by unchecking 'Autostart'! You
can (re-)start the manager manually using the 'DAEMON Tools' shortcut placed on
your desktop during setup. The protection emulation will not be active until you
enable one or more of them in DAEMON manager's 'Emulation' menu. The DAEMON
manager icon will turn green to signalize that one or more emulations are
active. The protection emulations work for all your CDROM drives.
After reboot previously mounted Images are remounted if 'Automount' in
'Options' menu is enabled. Virtual drives are remounted already before manager
loads and can be used with programs that access CDROM even before your Desktop
is fully initialized. If you want to have emulation(s) automatically activated
after boot up but do not want to see the DAEMON manager tray icon for some
reason disable the 'Taskbar icon' option. To start the DAEMON manager manually
use the 'DAEMON Tools' desktop icon. Since version 2.2 it is possible to
disable ALL virtual STEALTH DVDROM drives. To do so right-click the DAEMON
Manager icon and select "Virtual CD/DVDROM" --> "Select number of devices..." -->
"Disable. In Windows NT you will have to reboot to see the effect.
Note for Windows NT/2000/XP:
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Automatic remounting of network images after reboot requires user login and can
be performed only when 'Virtual DAEMON Manager' starts. If you have Windows
'Autoinsert Notification' (AIN) enabled the automatically remounted images will
'Autorun' as the mounting of an image is nothing else as putting a physical CD
to a CDROM drive.
Uninstalling DAEMON Tools:
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To uninstall DAEMON Tools go to
"Start" --> "Settings" --> "ControlPanel" --> "Software"
and select 'DAEMON Tools'. DAEMON Tools will be completely removed from your PC.
Windows NT requires reboot to completely uninstall the drivers. In Windows
9x/ME/2000/XP all drivers are removed from the system immediately. But if you
reinstall DAEMON Tools directly after Uninstall a reboot may be required to
completely remove the previously uninstalled drivers.
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Credits:
Many thanks to all people whose ideas were used and who helped us with
advices and suggestions.
Oliver Kastl (CloneCD developer):
Big thanks for description of CCD format! Your advices are also
greatly appreciated!
Jacques (Blindwrite suite developer):
Thanks for your advices concerning bad sector emulation and the
description of Blindwrite's BWT format!
Mirco Caramori (Padus):
Big thanks for providing pfctoc.dll that allows mounting .cdi images!
Elicz:
Thanks for unique code you provided for use in Daemon Tools!
Pedro (Laxity):
OK, man! Your Generic SafeDisc Patch inspired me to create this program.
You were a pioneer - your name will be carved in stone!;-)
BardiA (author of LL32ICA):
Big thanks for your information and advices concerning Laserlock
protection.
Also big thanks to people who supplied information on new games!
Their help can not be under-estimated especially in the early era of old
Safedisc emulator when all this was only in the beginning.
We'll never forget ya, boyZ!;-)
Thanks to:
Allen James - for making sector dump from original 'Tiberian Sun' CDs
Neil Cabana - for dumping 'Age Of Empires II'
Chad Trotter - for supplying info on MDK2 and 'Emperor: Battle for Dune'
Thomas Nussbaumer - for sending us the dump of GP3
BigGadget - for GP3 info (thanks Cisco for cooperation!)
Chuky (Martin) - for extensive info on 'Outcast' with numerous dumps! This
greatly helped improve Securom emulation!
Thanks for Fallout2 info too!
Aldo Vargas - for help with 'Scrabble' (PSX)
Olivier Gaudy - for sending us information about Laserlock games working
with Securom emulation
Justin Barrick - for help with Windows Whistler Beta 1.
Riedquat - for info about Novell Netware Client32 architecture in
Windows9x.
Toby Miller - for 'Emperor' dumps.
Kegetys - for 'Max Payne' dump.
Special thanx (in alphabetical order) go to
Alan Martin, Aldo Vargas, CeeJay, Chuky, Cisco, Copytrooper, Locutus, NeTsurFer,
Ohio13, Olivier Gaudy, XiT
and the other Beta Test Team members.
And of course all others who helped us with advices or ideas.
Your help is greatly appreciated!
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Legal:
* This program is NOT freeware.
* If you don't use this program for commercial purposes you do not have to
register a license and are allowed to use this software for free. But if you
want to support our work you may do so, of course. Plz contact us for details.
This private license is always limited until the next version of this software
is released.
* If you use this program commercially (e.g. in a company, internet cafe etc.)
somehow you must license it! Please contact us for details.
* You are only allowed to use this program if you are a legal owner of the
original CD and you want to create or use a backup of your original CD.
* Feel free to use this package in other FREE products, as long as you
leave this package unmodified and include credits to author.
If you want to include this software in a commercial product plz contact us
for permission!
* This software is provided "as is". The authors cannot be held responsible
for any loss of data or other misfortunes resulting from the use of this
program.
* Likewise the authors cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of
this software.