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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / New posts by Maxoid/SM gives new light to earlier confusion
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on: 2007 October 10, 01:32:24
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Well guess what little miss smarty pants did? She made screen shots of the entire EULA before I clicked on I agree for BV. There is nothing in there that says we are going to install additional software that will screw up your computer, cause your DVD writer to quit working, make it so you can no longer view streamlink sites, kill off your drivers. In fact not once does it ask my permission to install malware on my PC. So let's see what it says and I'll piece together all the little blue screenshots for you all to view. We'll compare the two.
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / SHINY FLOORS
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on: 2007 October 08, 22:05:49
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The last time this post was replied to was Aug. Your gonna get Macro'd and made to walk the plank if you keep doing that. Try not to post in threads older than two weeks, unless you have something important that needs to be added. Try also not to make new threads unless they pertain to a paysite. Please read the FAQ, it will save you a lot of heartache. We already know that he's at TSR and all/or most his stuff is in the booty. :wink:
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 07, 17:05:25
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Okay, I have deleted Securom and following the tom's hardware method. Now I am just hoping it won't pop up again after I play BV. It is possible though that I have to either a. uninstall entire sims2 game or b. reinstall without BV. But I liked BV.  And I hope deleting securom will stop my game from crashing so I don't have to uninstall anything... :evil: If you don't have a crack you can't play BV, H&M, or Sims Deluxe if you remove Securom. The problem with Sony/Securom's removal proggie is the files regenerate themselves next time you play the game. So that method is worthless too. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 06, 04:25:00
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"Please work with the companies of your burning software to turn off your emulating software, then you won't have problems"? "If after doing all this with your OTHER programs, you're still having problems with SecuRom, then post on our Help forum".....
NO. That post on the BBS summed it all up. It doesn't matter what's on your computer, and you should not have to change things on your personal PC to make it work with a 3rd Party Software that was illegally installed on your computer.
It most certainly IS against the law, whether or not the program borked your PC or not. That's irrelevant. The fact of the matter was that users did not have a choice to install this program; they were not told what it was or how it would affect their PCs or other software on their PCs; everything about the installation of SecuRom was illegal.
It pisses me off that this was in H&M, too. That was without consent either. You can't write software that is designed to conflict with the functioning of other software, and install it without knowledge of the user.
Sony made this shit? They should know better, cuz from what I understand, they've tried crap like this before with their Music CDs and got sued. Are they dumb? Did they think, "Oh, well the settlement (or whatever) only said we weren't allowed to do this with MUSIC CDds...we can probably do this with games, though!" Yeah, until they tell you that it's illegal and you lose money anyway. What morons.
I'd like to know if we can be part of a class action lawsuit simply because now our computers, if we have H&M or Bon Voyage installed, have this 3rd Party Software installed without our permission or knowledge. For those who haven't experienced things breaking (yet), I'd think that's irrelevant if the installation of SecuROM is illegal in the first place. In fact, I'm 99.9% positive you'd still have a case because of how illegal the installation was, and because of what this illegally installed software does on your computer. I'll contact a lawyer here tomorrow, they're right here in CA so they know full good and well it is illegal to install any software without my consent or knowledge. I'll also point them to Sony/Securom's lawsuits and the terms of their settlement. I'll let you know what they say. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Another Paysite - Sim Showroom
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on: 2007 October 05, 21:11:15
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Actually, folks, back in the sixties and seventies, my mother had many dresses that only had a belt on the front side, it was decorative only. Believe it or not, kids, it's been done in clothing history. I agree. I remember going to elementary school in the 60's with both shirts and dresses that just had the belt on the frontside. The 70's as well, remember the pleated skirts that looked like mini skirt kilts that were real popular? Those only had the belt on the front side and a zipper in back or on the side of the skirt. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 05, 21:07:43
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That didn't work for me. This did: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/98241-13-remove-securom-malware-uninstalling-bioshock-demoI still have the folder under Application Data (can't delete it due to some unintelligible string of chinese character-file not being there, which cracks me up), but I've played and the keys aren't back and the folder isn't populated anymore. And yay! My antivirus doesn't think my subscription ran out anymore. Now, I do play with a no-CD crack and have since Seasons. I use EALink, and the extra program loading up to verify I bought the game that it wouldn't even know about if I hadn't bought it from them pisses me off. Thank you for the link, much appreciated. I'll follow their instructions and see if that sucker is hidden on here somewhere. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 05, 20:01:53
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Thank you. I was wondering if I missed it somehow, but I just ran a search for Userivce7.exe and it's not on my PC, so I also ran a search for all the .dll files that can be associated with it. I don't have any of those either. So how hidden is this thing? This is who a class action lawsuit needs to go against, along with EA. They think their crap doesn't stink and they have every right to compromise your PC, just read some of their press releases. http://securerom.com/Just so everyone is aware. I was reading on the tech forum this thing apparently checks all your software and phones home with a list, or blocks any it suspects...not knows, but suspects may be illegally installed. This was interesting http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?threadid=203200remove the bloody SECUROM forever! Then get an NOCD crack to get your games working again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROMhttp://tinyurl.com/y3hgq9Is this what everyone is using to find it? I searched out the .dll's the .exe files, etc I'm coming up not found. If so this is also what I used and apparently it didn't install. Oh, I was looking at some of the other EA game forums, seems this thing is coming with all the new games. I saw several petitions online for other game companies. Maybe we should all join together against secure rom, and all game companies in a class action lawsuit that they have give each person up too 2,000 for the replacement of their PC. Depending on the damage done. No needs to be more, mine just cost me at Christmas 2,800. It's the only way they're going to stop and think about what they're doing to people. People are sick of having adware/malware/spyware put on their PC's, from a bunch of paranoid schizophrenics. If they're that damn paranoid about loosing 20 bucks so much so they're willing to risk loosing millions from their paying customers....they need to get out of the business. They had BV cracked in one day which means this is worthless software anyway. ETA: Thanks for link HawkGirl. I just tried the AVG root set-up, and it found nothing. I know I have securom, as I found it in my registry. I have filed a complaint with the BBB, and I'll see what happens. My computer freezes up constantly now, and during game play. I will no longer purchase any EA games. I'm sorry this is happening to you. EA should be ashamed of themselves. This is my biggest peeve with paysites. 2.50/5.00 may not be much to some of us, but to far too many other's it's all they have. They can't afford to be buying a new PC, because of the love of a game and EA's stupidity. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 05, 16:57:25
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I was reading that too. Twits act like they haven't a clue. I was also reading on another forum when I was researching this rootkit thing, and they were saying even the cracked versions of several games have this thing on them, and Sims was in the list. They do have a program that will force it to reveal itself on your HD, but it doesn't remove it. Then on another site they were talking about the reason Sony is loosing their butts over this, is that the removal progam they came up with just exacerbates the problems. Look below, I found a rootkit removal from AVG. All their free software to protect our PC's, AVG has come up with nothing but a rootkit removal proggie free for our pc's.  http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-rootkit/us/crp/0Wonder if we use this if we can still run H&M, BV, or Sims Deluxe? More interesting reading. http://tinyurl.com/y6txfdHere you can read how the removal kit from Sony just opens up your PC even more causing more problems. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6361348-1.htmlhttp://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/sony-anticustomer-te.htmlRootkits are black-hat hacker tools used to disguise the workings of their malicious software. Removing Sony's rootkit nukes your Windows installation.Thanks Hawkgirl, the AVG kit looks promising. I bet if it works to remove SecuRom, we will no longer be able to play the games that shipped with it. You know what I don't have rootkit on my PC. I used that reveal thingy and it's not there. I just came back to give the results of my AVG scan and it didn't find it there either. Now I'm wondering if that's why I had so many problems with BV and had to remove it right away. I have AVG internet Security package. If this rootkit thingy is already incorporated in their software it may not have allowed it to install? Which caused me to have to uninstall and reinstall BV but it still wouldn't work right. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 05, 16:37:35
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I don't know if the nocd crack is illegal - I haven't done it yet. I don't like to do illegal thing though, so I'll have to research it - and see where my limits are.
All the 12 year olds at the BBS are jacking me right off - "just reformat" - "not a big deal". Yeah - maybe if all you have to protect are your pictures of Britney Spears. I've got all the documents for my Ph.D. on there, my students' marks, or arrange for my rent to be taken out of my bank account. I make burnt copies, but everyday I do some research or something else important online, and I shouldn't have to back up thousands of files just for the sake of some stupid program that doesn't protect them anyway. I was reading that too. Twits act like they haven't a clue. I was also reading on another forum when I was researching this rootkit thing, and they were saying even the cracked versions of several games have this thing on them, and Sims was in the list. They do have a program that will force it to reveal itself on your HD, but it doesn't remove it. Then on another site they were talking about the reason Sony is loosing their butts over this, is that the removal progam they came up with just exacerbates the problems. Look below, I found a rootkit removal from AVG. All their free software to protect our PC's, AVG has come up with nothing but a rootkit removal proggie free for our pc's. http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-rootkit/us/crp/0Wonder if we use this if we can still run H&M, BV, or Sims Deluxe? More interesting reading. http://tinyurl.com/y6txfdHere you can read how the removal kit from Sony just opens up your PC even more causing more problems. http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6361348-1.htmlhttp://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/sony-anticustomer-te.htmlRootkits are black-hat hacker tools used to disguise the workings of their malicious software. Removing Sony's rootkit nukes your Windows installation. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / TSR IS A SUCK-ASS SUCKY WEBSITE
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on: 2007 October 04, 21:47:54
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Do you ever have moments when you think "how futile"? Here's mine for today: http://isp.thesimsresource.com/images/584/584102.jpgNow here's the thing: yes, this sort of object is helpful. But there are a bunch of these at MTS2 already (OMSPs).....and it's not like Windkeeper doesn't go there...WTF is she thinking? How futile an effort! How many original thoughts/ideas/mods/even creations have you seen come out of TSR that haven't already been done someplace else? I'm not talking about this one or that one didn't make something a little nicer than what was found on another site. I'm talking originality? The first to make it. I have never found one. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Look at what I made and worship me! (Post Your Creations)
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on: 2007 October 04, 17:17:05
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Edit your post and just put the link to the set in there. That way your not hotlinking. You have to read that FAQ or your gonna keep getting yourself into a mess. 3 main things to remember. Don't start new threads about how great paysites are. Don't reopen any thread more than a couple weeks old unless you have "new" news pertaining to that thread. No hotlinking. You can put the pictures up on Photobucket or even your own site. At least you admitted you were hotlinking the images, but no reason to get Delphy angry at you too.
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Maxoid Sam
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on: 2007 October 04, 03:09:35
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I had a different problem with BV then everyone else. My hair, make-up and clothes cc icon disappeared. All my furniture, build, etc...was there. I did everything. The BS trick, deleting cache and thumbnails and allowing them to rebuild. Even uninstalling and reinstalling still wasn't there. I even went so far as to add one hair at a time and remove it add a different one, nope never showed up. Tried doing a basic recolor of a Maxis outfit in BS...I just do not get a CC on hair make-up or clothes. In fact when there is no CC you still should get the little star, it's just see through when it's not recognizing CC. I get nothing in those three things, not even the little star to recognize CC. Wrote to Tech support they never answered me back. So now BV has gone from my PC.
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / The Sims Mod Board is having problems, too.
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on: 2007 October 03, 05:05:53
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Smithy there were some no name things I did leave out. I think they went with the Ready for Army set? It didn't have yours or Katy's name on them, and like I told Hope if I didn't see any name on the file at all I left it out. So you may need to double check that set after she gets it posted. Unless someone else already shared that set with them. I also don't believe I sent any of the Koisks when I sent the files because when I looked at them, there was so much that needed to go with them for them to work. I wasn't sure on some of them, if it was you or Hope. I didn't shared any of the beach things either because there was so much to that set, and the lot. Plus the skins needed for tanning were Helaene's?? I think.
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