How to Make Copy Protect CD
The ability of computers to reproduce the content of one CD onto another has serious ramifications. Music, games and other software can now be replicated and sold by those who pirate software. This causes substantial financial losses. Also, some CDs may contain confidential information that should not be replicated. Copy-protected CDs prevent such things from occurring by modifying the files on the CD in a manner that makes it difficult for software pirates to read or transfer them. Although there are several software lines that copy protect CDs, producing your own copy-protected CD can be done by creating a disc image.
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Instructions
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Start your web browser and navigate to the respective downloads sections of Nero Burning ROM and Alcohol 120%. Select "Save File" when prompted and allow both software programs to download completion.
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Insert one blank CD into the CD/R drive of your computer.
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Click the Nero Burning ROM icon and select the disk type you seek to protect from the "New Compilation" window. Select the "New" button found in the upper left corner of the screen and add the data intended for encryption when prompted.
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Select "Burn Now" at the bottom right corner of the screen and allow the data to be transferred to the blank CD.
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Open Alcohol 120% and choose "Image Making Wizard" from the content menu. Scroll to the "Datatype" drop-down menu and highlight "General Protected CD."
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Click "Next," provide a name for the disc image and determine where the image will be located on your computer's hard drive, then click "Next" again and select the "Start" button found on the next page of the Wizard.
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Remove the first blank disk and insert the second blank disk.
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Highlight the newly created image and select "Image Burning Wizard." Follow the commands when prompted to burn the newly encrypted contents to the blank CD.
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