How do I Copy a Safedisc CD?
Macrovision's SafeDisc technology was created to protect a game compact disc (CD) from being copied--even if legally owned. Updates to the Microsoft Windows operating system can interfere with the SafeDisc technology and make it impossible to play the CD. Making a copy of the SafeDisc CD allows the copy of the legally owned CD to be used. A PC game copy program can be used to duplicate the CD without also copying the SafeDisc technology. There are a number of PC game copy programs available, some free and others free on a trial basis. The programs all operate in a similar fashion to copy the CD. No knowledge of how the SafeDisc technology works is necessary.
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Instructions
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Download a PC game copy program to the desktop such as the free Generic SafeDisc Patch, the trial version of CloneCD or the trial version of Alcohol 120% (see Resources, below). Double-click the file after it has been downloaded. Follow the menu commands to install the program on the PC's hard drive. Restart the PC after the installation is over.
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Eject the disc tray. Place the SafeDisc CD on the disc tray. Close the disc tray.
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Click "Start." Select the the PC game copy program from the "All Applications" pop-up menu.
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Select the disc drive from the "Devices" or "Source" drop-down menu on the program's main screen. Click the "Options" tab at the top of the program's main screen.
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Select "8X" from the "Speed" or "Drive speed" drop-down menu in the new window that appears. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window to close the window and return to the program's main screen.
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Select "SafeDisc" or "Auto" from the "File type" or "Protection type" drop-down menu on the program's screen.
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Click the "Copy" button at the bottom of the screen. Wait as a copy progress bar fills in from left to right at the bottom of the screen.
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Eject the disc tray and remove the SafeDisc CD when a confirmation window appears on the screen. Place a blank recordable CD on the disc tray and close the tray.
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Click "OK" in the confirmation window. Wait as a new copy progress bar fills in from left to right at the bottom of the screen. Quit the program once you have clicked "OK" on the pop-up confirmation window.
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Eject the disc tray and remove the copy of the SafeDisc CD. Close the disc tray.
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