[706]

I hate to ask this as it seems like one of those questions that must come up a lot but I can't find anything through searches. I've used cd images for games a fair bit but never made them myself. I have a game (Neverwinter Nights 2) that I'd like to backup cause the dvd is pretty scratched and I'm afraid it might stop working.

I've tried using Alcohol 120% to make a dvd image but when I try to run the game it tells me the original disc cannot be found or authenticated. I have read on a thread that in making the ISO perhaps none of the encryption information was included, therefore it can't authenticate the file. I've also read that I need to know what kind of encryption is on the disc and set that as an option on alcohol in the image making wizard. I imagine there must be some way to find this out, though I think it might be securom 7. Not that I really know what that means.

So does anyone know of a simple guide to making cd/dvd images for games? Or have some experience to help me out? I don't mind if I need other programs like Magic ISO or Daemon Tools, though I have found Daemon tools rather complicated.

[Saxon]

Magic ISO, use that. There is a option to record a image on the menu bar called MAKE IMAGE FROM CD / DVD very simple tool an quite fast to, if you have any problems with it please let me know.

[Yek]

Aye, IMGBurn is also a free app that should do the trick

Let us know,

Cheers,

~ Tkey

[EricB]

try googling the game with alcohol and ask what disc mode to rip. or you can just try the different modes until one works

edit. google tells me that is a problematic game and you need to run a patch to make it work

[706]

Problematic might be the word. I used Magic ISO and it worked to make the image file fine, and then the game worked first time I played it. But now it no longer works if I have the image mounted and I click on the shortcut, I get the same error, and when I tried unmounting it then remounting and running it by double clicking on the cd the computer crashed and had to restart. I'll see if I can find some info like you did EricB.