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Oct 29, 2005, 11:48 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ceresco, Nebraska USA
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CD/DVD emulation software has been detected.
I can't get Civ 4 to start, and I must play this game !!!!!
A window pops up stating "CD/DVD emulation software has been detected. Please disable all CD/DVD emulation software and re-start the game" I have Nero 6 and Clone CD installed on my system. I had to disable "Hide CDR Media" on Clone CD to get "The Sims 2" to run (similar error message) but it does not work for Civilization IV. Please Help!! The CIV 4 tech support site has no help as of Oct 29 12:45 PM central time |
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Oct 29, 2005, 03:31 PM
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Peleahn Viran
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Idaho/USA
Posts: 126
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While this is probably not the "fix" you want, you could try uninstalling one or both programs and seeing if Civ IV will run. Just a thought. It is really crappy that a game's copy-protection will block you from playing the game just because you have a program that could *potentially* be used to pirate it, despite the fact that the program has legitimate uses and is completely legal. This is exactly why I support the EFF and their efforts to protect our digital rights.
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Oct 29, 2005, 03:44 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Oct 2005
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I have daemon tools on my system and Civ4 has never complained.
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Oct 29, 2005, 03:54 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: sweden
Posts: 97
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yeah got to love copy protection that forces people to remove perfectly legal software from their systems. >
 anyway, you can fix it by using, for example, safedisc4hider. this little helper program simply hides any cd/dvd emulation programs from safedisc, so you can play and keep your legal programs installed. |
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Oct 29, 2005, 11:51 PM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 17
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Or you can hack the game and put it on Kazaa because they decided to be jerks about it and treat you like a thief right off the bat.
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Oct 30, 2005, 12:01 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ceresco, Nebraska USA
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Oct 30, 2005, 12:04 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ceresco, Nebraska USA
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Oct 30, 2005, 01:17 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 22
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Even if removed, CloneCD, Deamon Tools, and Alcohol often leave behind the .dll files that the copy protection objects to. You might be better of getting an illegal solution to your problem (a-la no cd crak).
That being said, I don't have any problems running the game while Deamon tools is running. I even have an image mounted (not of Civ 4, but some language software from my school) WOOT EFF. did you know that color laser printers put an invisible tracking pattern into every color print they make? check it out: http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/docucolor/ |
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Oct 30, 2005, 01:38 AM
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Emperor
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Spearfish, SD
Posts: 1,392
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I just posted this in another thread. Daemon Tools was one reason why Black and White 2 didn't work on 65% of computers. I have it enabled on mine and Civ4 works fine, but B&W2 doesnt. I disable all emulation options in Daemon Tools, and set drives to "disable" and B&W2 works fine. Test it for civ4. I would but I cant even force my computer to give me that error.
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Oct 30, 2005, 01:43 AM
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King
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Riga, Latvia
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Use Daemon Tools, it won't be detected
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Oct 30, 2005, 10:45 AM
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Seeker of Reality
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Budapest, Hungary
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There is a program called 'safedisc4 hide' it let's you use your deamon tools
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Oct 30, 2005, 11:31 AM
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Chieftain
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ceresco, Nebraska USA
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SUCCESS !!!!
I removed CloneCD and CIV 4 starts fine. What a pain in the a$$ |
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