Bethesda on the SecureROM Issue

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Bethesda on the SecureROM Issue

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<strong>[ Game -> Update ]</strong> - More info on <a href="#Fallout 3">Game: Fallout 3</a>

<p>Bethesda has <a target="_self" href="http://bethblog.com/index.php/2008/10/3 ... /">cleared up</a> a bit more about the DRM issues that we <a target="_self" href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... ">reported on earlier</a>:</p><blockquote><p><em>For Fallout 3&rsquo;s copy protection on PC, we use the same security
model as we did for Oblivion - a simple disc check. We only use
SecuRom&rsquo;s disc check functionality for copy protection. We do NOT limit
the number of installs. We do NOT use online authentication or any
other SecuROM functionality except for a disc check when you install
the game and when you launch the game. We do not install any other
programs and we don&rsquo;t have anything that runs in the background while
you&rsquo;re playing the game.</em></p><p><em>If you experience issues installing the game, try running setup.exe
directly off the disc. That will resolve most compatibility issues.</em></p><p><em>Get the latest information from our tech support forums, including this <a href="http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index ... ">specific thread related to SecuROM</a>.</em></p></blockquote><p>Sounds simple enough, but it still doesn't really make up for what happened to <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... 267#427267" target="_self">mcdonis</a>:</p><blockquote><p><em>It hard crashed my system every time I tried to run the game.


Turns out that it didnt like Alchol 120 that I had installed and never used.


With all those hard crashes however it did corrupt my windows and I was
forced to go back to a previous install ... Thanks securom</em>
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Evan though I Like bethsoft I thought this idea was :drunk:
Fallout:3 they changed it now it sucks!
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"Turns out that it didnt like Alchol 120 that I had installed and never used."

Sounds like people saying "I download mp3s but I buy the CDs later on".
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the other way round, backup copies :gnasher:
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S4ur0n27 wrote:"Turns out that it didnt like Alchol 120 that I had installed and never used."

Sounds like people saying "I download mp3s but I buy the CDs later on".
Turns out SecuROM didn't like the Alcohol 120% he had used to mount the pirated ISO he got off a torrent site. Go figure. At least he served as a warning to the rest of us*. :clap:


*Uninstall alcohol 120% before mounting the pirated image.
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not really, just use Yasu
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Mechanurgist wrote:
S4ur0n27 wrote:"Turns out that it didnt like Alchol 120 that I had installed and never used."

Sounds like people saying "I download mp3s but I buy the CDs later on".
Turns out SecuROM didn't like the Alcohol 120% he had used to mount the pirated ISO he got off a torrent site. Go figure. At least he served as a warning to the rest of us*. :clap:


*Uninstall alcohol 120% before mounting the pirated image.

Yeah I know it sounds lame but I really had never used it. I dont even remember why I downloaded it in the first place. And no I am using a retail copy. lol


It still has given me the blue screen of death a couple of times if I try to run it too soon after boot. For instance if Steam is still trying to load it will crash the whole system and say I have a windows error.

You get enough of those and you end up having to do a restore
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