SolidShield DRM

[KG26_Alpha]

In case not everyone's looked at the link on the first post.

Regarding virtual drives and compatibility.

http://www.tagesprotection.com/main.htm



Wrong Statements



We have seen a few wrong or inaccurate statements related to TAGES™ on some web sites. Here below some of these statements and our reply:


Statement: 'A tool that is able to make a 1/1 copy of a TAGES™ protected CD exists.'


Answer: This is an urban legend.


Statement: 'TAGES™ Software is incompatible with virtual drives (Daemon Tools, Alcohol, ...). You must disable and/or un-install your virtual drives to enable the TAGES™ protected title to run.'


Answer: Emulator blacklisting is, from our point of view, not the right approach and therefore, we do not blacklist such emulation tools. So of course, we do not introduce any software incompatibility.

Regarding virtual drives, you can have a mounted image of a "not TAGES™ protected title", and run your "TAGES™ protected title" with your original CD without problems.
Uninstalling /Reinstalling software may lead to system instability.




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[RickRuski]

I have read in other forums that "COD" will have "Tages" protection, not a problem until I read this link while finding some infomation about it. Does anyone know if this is correct as it appears that "Tages" is not at the present time compatabile with 64bit systems. See link.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/com...ties&os=32-bit

[swiss]

Tages hp

Minimum requirements



There are very few common requirements:

* 1 PC with Microsoft® Windows™:

o 32 bits, x86 core: XP, Vista, Windows 7
o 64 bits, x64 core: 2003 server, XP, Vista, Windows 7.
* 32 Mb RAM minimum,
* 1 optical drive (CD/DVD reader).



With the Windows™ NT (4, 2000, XP or Vista) and x64 environments, due to the system restrictions, you must use an administrator account when installing your software: some TAGES™ components are drivers. After installation, even the most restricted user account can run a software protected with TAGES™.



To install/un-install the Tagès drivers, please follow the link:

Tagès 5.5 Drivers (signed version)

[RickRuski]

Sorry Swiss, your reply doesn't really answer my question. If you followed the link to MS and selected 64bit, the information supplied states that the publisher of "Tages"says that "Tages version 5.5" is "not Compatable" with 64bit systems. It also appears from the MS forums that many games etc. that are using "Tages" are having problems. Have Oleg's team tested the "Tages" DRM system or are they just leaving it to "Ubi" and hope it works??.

[Korn]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

Sorry Swiss, your reply doesn't really answer my question. If you followed the link to MS and selected 64bit, the information supplied states that the publisher of "Tages"says that "Tages version 5.5" is "not Compatable" with 64bit systems. It also appears from the MS forums that many games etc. that are using "Tages" are having problems. Have Oleg's team tested the "Tages" DRM system or are they just leaving it to "Ubi" and hope it works??.

DRM is publisher's domain. Basically Oleg doesn't have a say.

Btw Tages is ok. I actually like it (lol), i mean compared to some of the alternatives. I don't think Ubi ever used Tages though.

[tintifaxl]

From the top of my head, I seem to remember Arma2 used TAGES. It was not a problem with my Win7 64Bit system.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by RickRuski

I have read in other forums that "COD" will have "Tages" protection, not a problem until I read this link while finding some infomation about it. Does anyone know if this is correct as it appears that "Tages" is not at the present time compatabile with 64bit systems. See link.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/com...ties&os=32-bit

Search >> Tages

From the link in the first post of this thread



With the Windows™ NT (4, 2000, XP or Vista) and x64 environments,
due to the system restrictions, you must use an administrator account when installing your software: some TAGES™ components are drivers.
After installation, even the most restricted user account can run a software protected with TAGES™.


As already posted by another forum member, and it does answer your question.

Looking at the problems in the forum most are firewall issues or administrator rights problems.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...S/?query=Tages


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[mmaruda]

Originally Posted by tintifaxl

From the top of my head, I seem to remember Arma2 used TAGES. It was not a problem with my Win7 64Bit system.

Arma 2 used FADE - no online activation was required, but if you typed a wrong cd-key at install, your game would gradually get buggy and unplayable (not that it isn't buggy and unplayable when DRM is not kicking in har har har).

[Les]

I've used a Tages-protected game with Windows 7 64-bit without problems. From what I remember, all I had to do was basically register the game once with Tages online, and that was it. No tracking or pop-ups or nag screens or extra log-ins required after that. I never played that particular game online though before uninstalling it. Not sure if that would make any difference or not.

The game that required Tages was a Steam download too by the way. So I imagine the Steam version of CoD will still require Tages too.

Don't want to get into the whole DRM issue, but as far as such things go, Tages probably is one of the better, less intrusive forms of it. There are definitely worse ones around, some of which I've had the misfortune of having to deal with first-hand.

I personally would rather it wasn't there, but it won't stop me from getting CoD. It does make me consider buying the game then using a cracked copy to not have to deal with the DRM, but realistically I doubt I'll do that. Unless they stuff me around somehow, like with their limited re-activations or something. Like I said, I'd rather it wasn't there. But like I also said, don't want to get into the whole DRM issue, so...I'll leave it at that.

[TUSA/TX-Gunslinger]

Prior to the U.S. release, I purchased the Russian download version of DCS:Black Shark. The software came with a limitation of 5 installs.

Between new computers and new operating system installs (XP, then Vista 64, finally Win 7 64), I used up all 5. Initially I thought to myself, "Darn, I'll have to buy a new copy" and since I don't really fly Black Shark that much anymore I was a bit frustrated.

Found out that all I had to do was email DCS with my purchase serial and they sent me a new code for my install. I did not have to buy it again.

I am assuming this is/will be the case with D/L versions of CoD. I have no reason to think otherwise.

S!

Gunny