Got SecuRom? Get relief.
Tenshii~Akari:
So it's really gone now?! :shock: That is soo~ ridiculous... :angry7:
"Yeah... uh let's go ahead and delete this section, cuz all the people here are posting the same thing over again... plus we have the patch out, so problem solved!!!!1!"
*delete*
So now they can claim it never happened... :roll:
kwazy Wabbit:
So let me if I have got this straight.
This Securom thingy, downloads onto your PC every time you place your cd in the drive so you can play BV?
Well that would explain why some people are looking to use a "No-CD hack" to get round the problem.
I must admit, it seems a bit excessive to buy a game and then have to wipe it from your system because EA & Maxis have included a messed up Anti-piracy program in with the EP.
And this it seems, is basicly EA's PR line at the moment. "Thank you for buying our fine EP. SecuRom has not been proven to cause the problems you have described, and Sony have told us that the problem is with your system and not their software. But if you don't beleive us and you really don't wan't Securom on your system, here's a nice program to wipe it from your computer, Just don't bother re-installing and playing the EP again."
It seems EA have totally missed the point as well as the plot, Some of us like the EP, but we really don't want something included that is going to harm our system. After all. That's why we use Windows
I did'nt see any mention of getting your money back. So now you have an expansion pack that your afraid to use and a £30 coffee coaster. Nice!:coffee2:
And do we have any idea if EA intend include this Malware with Free Time?
It would be a shame if it does. And after all the hype and high expectations that I have been reading in the forums. :smt120
SecuRom was created By Sony, and it is not the first time Sony have been in hot water over their (almost fanatical) Anti-piracy measures.
The last instance I heard of was Sony's inclusion of anti-piracy software on some of their Audio CD's, with the intention of preventing people from downloading music onto their hard drives - "Attempt to download your music into the player of your choice and get this nice trojan absolutly free."
Sony were taken to court and found guilty of producing and distributing harmfull computer code and handed a very large fine :punch:. This was a serious PR disaster for Sony. So, they decided to remove all the "Infected" albums from sale, or at least, the ones the public now knew about.
It's a pitty that Sony have not learnt from their past mistakes, and a real shame that EA & Maxis have now got themselve mixed up with a bunch of suits who cause more trouble and harm than the hackers and pirates they are attempting (and failing miserably) to stop.
Skye:
There are always going to be "newbies" who haven't figured out what is going on. People are afraid to go into the bbs area because of all the abuse that is put upon them.
I wrote EA, told them of my problems, begged them to tell me if they were going to remove the securom. They wrote me that Securom was the program they are using now. Seems like a stubborn attitude for a company that is going down right along with those games that wreak havoc with their machines.
Yeah, folks write in the tech area of the bbs to find answers to their problems, but there's the "attitude" problem in there.
The patch did not work on my computer, and on others as well. And when you use it, you have to use a different one for each ep or sp you have in your computer.
Bummer, really. And more folks are coming out with the problem. The next issue is going to be when Vista updates their programs. What is that going to do?
danceswithwands:
I just learned about this- and it explains so much of the problems I was having with the brand new pc i bought *just to play the Sims on btw*.
I can't believe it... what nerve.
I have uninstalled the EP's and Stuff packs that were corrupted with Securom and have used the tool to remove it...
But now I am realizing that I am stuck with three EA products that I paid my hard earned money for... and I can't use them...
WHAT THE????
So much for running out to get Free Time this week- forget that.
Grrrr...
I am doing a quick looksie to see what else might have been "placed" on my pc lately....
THE NERVE- I still can't get over it. GRRRRR
whipstickgostop:
Thanks for posting this :)
I just wondered if anyone knows wether Freetime contains secuRom?
I presume it has.
But its worth asking i guess.
Thanks =)
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