Sorry (newbie question)...how do you determine whether a CD gaming
software is protected? And secondly, what do you do when you know that it's protected?
EXAMPLE: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=176865&highlight=sports
Game Version: 3.2.7.1
Developer: Headgate Studios
Publisher: EA Sports
Region of Origin: US Retail
CD(s): 3CD
Copy Protection: SafeDisc 4.50.000 + serial no., Only CD3 is protected
EXAMPLE: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=92012
Game Title: Syberia 2
Game Version: N/A
Game Producer: MC2
Region of Origin: Germany
Copy Protection: StarForce Professional 3.03.033.008
If I was able to make a personal backup copy of the game using CloneCD,
does that not necessary by default overide any copy protection thing??
Here's the thing, I was able to make backup copies of EA sports NHL 2004,
Backyard Football and Backyard Skateboarding.
Loading the games using the newly made backup copies onto my computer
works just fine, both backyard football and backyard skateboarding actually
doesn't require the cd to run (but am making a backup copy so that I can
preserve the original).
HOWEVER, with EA sports NHL 2004, I successfully loaded/installed it
onto my computer. But when it comes to actually playing the game using the
backup copy, it doesn't work and I get the following message:

USING the original store bought one, I am able to run the game perfectly.
SO I AM A BIT CONFUSED HERE
Here are a list of games that I recently purchased (I'm also a newbie to the
PC gaming world). For one thing they were not expensive.
World of EA Sports: includes 5 games: roughly $8.00 TOTAL good deal
EA sports NHL 2004
EA sports Madden NFL 2004
EA sports NBA LIVE 2004
EA sports Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2004
EA sports NASCAR Thunder 2004
Backyard Sports
Backyard Football 2006
Backyard Skateboarding 2006
Backyard Basketball 2004 - just ordered and it's on its way!
Mall Tycoon 3 - got it down at Target for $4.95 (good deal!!!
)