Guide to Create 1:1 Legal CopyProtected CD/DVD Backups
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Note:
- Use this Tutorial only to make legal backups of your Copy Protected CD or DVD as we all have a right to have one.
- Dont use this guide to make illegal backups of your copyprotected CD/DVD for distribution amoung your friends.
- Any misuse of this tutorial for illegal purpose is completely your responsibility.
- Some where i have used black stripes , its just used to protect my Copyprotected CD.
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Hardware Required
- Any Basic AMD or Intel based Computer
- CD/DVD Rom
- CD/DVD Writer
Softwares Required
- ClonyXXL 2.0.1.5
A copy prtection scanner
Download:- http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Clony_XXL_2_0_1_5
- Alcoholer [Latest]
Passes Settings to Alcohol to create a Image File of the CopyProtection
Detected with ClonyXXL
Download:- http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/CD-DVD-Rip-Other-Tools/Alcoholer.shtml
- Alcohol 120% Full [Latest]
Used to create a Image file of the CopyProtected CD/DVD
and also used to Burn the CopyProtected Image file to CD/DVD.
Website:- http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
Download:- http://trial.alcohol-soft.com/en/
Method
1.> Start ClonyXXL and insert the Copy Protected CD/DVD in you Optical Drive
and select that particular Drive.
Clony XXL Interface
2.> Hit the Scan Button. Keep the default scan options.
Select the Drive where CD/DVD is inserted
Clony XXL in scanning progress
3.> After a few time it will ask if you have installed the contents of the CD on
your PC if its a game then point the folder where the game in intalled or click
cancel if you have not installed. Then after scanning has been finised it will
show you the copyprotection used by that CD/DVD.
Note: The more the number of Skulls the more complicated and tougher
to break copy protection is used.
Asks if any any content from Copyprotected CD/DVD is Installed while
scanning. If you installed any game or any software point the folder else click no
Later Scan Progress
Scan Complete
4.> Now Open Alcoholer select the copy protection detected by ClonyXXL if
only skulls were detected with Unknown Protection select General Protected
CD. Launch Alcohol120% from Alcoholer.
Select proper copyprotection from the drop down list here.
Whatever Clony XXL Detects
Click on Start Alcohol 120% to Launch Alcohol
5.> Now automatically all the copyprotection settings for that particular copyprotection will be passed on to Alcohol.Select Alcoholer Profile from the
Dropdown Box in Alcohol.
Click on to Create Image
Select Alcoholer as Datatype
Select Drive where the Copy Protected CD/DVD is inserted
6.> Now create a Image as .mds and save it on your HDD anywhere.
Type any suitable name for your Image and select Image Format as .mds
Image Creation in Progress
Created Image will be shown in Alcohol
7.> Now to Check if the Image is created properly just mount that image in
Alcohol120% virtual drive and scan that image with ClonyXXL.It should show
the same protection as shown with the CopyProteced CD/DVD
Mount the Image in Alcohol120% Virtual Drive
Launch Clony XXL and select Alcohol120% Virtual Drive
After scan the image files copyprotection matches so success
8.> Now burn the Image to the CD/DVD with Alcohol 120% thats it Done
Follow this and you are done
You have successfully created a 1:1 Backup of your CopyProtected CD/DVD
Enjoy
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