DVD Xcopy

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This question is somewhat off topic but it does have something to do with
what happens to software after you build a new computer.

I recently purchased a copy of DVD Xcopy before they lost the court case
over the decrypter in their software. I installed it on a Sony Vaio desktop
I have and it works fine. I built a new computer last week and wanting to
do my dvd copying on the new new machine, I installed the software on the
new machine. The first time I tried to use it, the software asks to
register itself. I do it. I then try to copy an encrypted dvd and the
program will not do it. It says the dvd in encrypted and it can' t copy it.
Were they able to cripple the program during the registration process
somehow? I uninstalled it and tried again. That didn't work. The second
time, the program did not even ask me to register it. Anyone have any ideas
about how to get a working copy on my new machine?
 
This question is somewhat off topic but it does have something to do with
what happens to software after you build a new computer.

I recently purchased a copy of DVD Xcopy before they lost the court case
over the decrypter in their software.
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That's a shame, since DVDShrink works better and is free.


-WD
 
This question is somewhat off topic but it does have something to do with
what happens to software after you build a new computer.

I recently purchased a copy of DVD Xcopy before they lost the court case
over the decrypter in their software. I installed it on a Sony Vaio desktop
I have and it works fine. I built a new computer last week and wanting to
do my dvd copying on the new new machine, I installed the software on the
new machine. The first time I tried to use it, the software asks to
register itself. I do it. I then try to copy an encrypted dvd and the
program will not do it. It says the dvd in encrypted and it can' t copy it.
Were they able to cripple the program during the registration process
somehow? I uninstalled it and tried again. That didn't work. The second
time, the program did not even ask me to register it. Anyone have any ideas
about how to get a working copy on my new machine?
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Did you happen to accept their offer to "upgrade" the program while you were
connected? I know that the version they were "upgrading" to after the court
decision emasculates the program. And there was no warning about that the
upgrade was actually a downgrade (hint: I got bitten myself) Good thing is
that you should be able to go back to the original version.
 
Did you happen to accept their offer to "upgrade" the program while you
were
connected? I know that the version they were "upgrading" to after the
court
decision emasculates the program. And there was no warning about that the
upgrade was actually a downgrade (hint: I got bitten myself) Good thing is
that you should be able to go back to the original version.
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They didn't offer me an upgrade. All I did was register. Even after
uninstalling and trying to install it again, it would not work. There is
definitely some remnant of the first install that is corrupting my efforts
to install the program on my new computer. Something is hidden somewhere.
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If someone gives me an exact set of directions, I have made a few changes.
I assume from your response that there must be a change in my registry. I
thought that might be the problem. In the meantime, I did find a suitable
replacement in a combination of DVD Encyrpter, DVD Shrink and a trial
version of Nero. It worked well in my first effort. If you send some
instructions, I'll give it a try.
 
I don't have any specific instructions and if you've got a working solution,
stick with it. A lot of these installations drop all kinds of junk into the
registry. DVD X Copy obviously dropped something. You can often solve this
problem by going through the registry and looking for instances of _
_[company name that made the program]_ _. If you have to resort to this
brute force technique, I recommend doing it AFTER you use the program
unistaller. In theory, no aspects of the program should then be left and
ripping out what you do find should do no harm. Boy, have I come to
appreciate the nuances of "should."


If someone gives me an exact set of directions, I have made a few changes.
I assume from your response that there must be a change in my registry. I
thought that might be the problem. In the meantime, I did find a suitable
replacement in a combination of DVD Encyrpter, DVD Shrink and a trial
version of Nero. It worked well in my first effort. If you send some
instructions, I'll give it a try.
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