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My niece and nephew (6 and 3) have several games they like to play on their computer. All these games need the cd to play.
I babysit the kids frequently and would like to have a couple of their games on my computer. It would be much easier to not need the cd to run them here. My cd drive is tempermental and doesn't always want to read.

Is it possible to copy the full cd to a folder and run it from there?


Thanks
Barb

Possible, yes - not as easy as you describe though.

Not that you have any but the best of intentions - I know how kids scratch and lose CDROMs ...when people talk of 'cracked' games, this is what they mean. You would be circumventing the security/license control measures of the vendor. Some places illegal, others just unethical.

We can't discuss such topics here.

Cheers,

Skye

EDIT: Just to clarify, you would need to modify binaries - simply copying the files will NOT work. This is how they make sure that each user buys a copy of the game.

Originally posted by Barb
My niece and nephew (6 and 3) have several games they like to play on their computer. All these games need the cd to play.
I babysit the kids frequently and would like to have a couple of their games on my computer. It would be much easier to not need the cd to run them here. My cd drive is tempermental and doesn't always want to read.

Is it possible to copy the full cd to a folder and run it from there?


Thanks
Barb

Here.

That's a program (You want 52%) that will let you use CD images (that you have ripped from discs you own, which IS legal) that are on your hard drive as if they were the real CDs.

It requires a little bit of tech knowledge to set up, but once you do, it's a great way to do exactly what you want.

(that you have ripped from discs you own, which IS legal) that are on your hard drive as if they were the real CDs.

This is true. Keep in mind that if you install a single-license copy on two machines and you are violating the license agreement - if the vendor ever decides to go RIAA you would be at risk

Thank you !



Barb

I use GameDrive here at home so I don't have to insert the cd. The program creates an image "vcd" file of the cd. It also creates a virtual cd-rom drive(s) that the image is loaded to. I run the install from the virtual drive, after that I can play the game and it goes to the virtual cd-rom. This program does not let me copy the copy protected CD's, but I can create a VCD file of a copy protected CD. I have 28 game cd's saved to my hard drive, and 6 virtual cd-rom drives. I can shuffle images in and out just like swapping cd's.