LEGO Rock Raiders i finnaly found my disk now how do i make a digital copy

[Forbiddina]

cause i often lose my disk consistently since 1999, for spans of years at a time so i want a digital backup to end it all.

 

 

EDIT: i only noticed the grammar fail in the title after it was too late

[Car CrazeXVI]

...Copy it to your hard drive? Like, "C:ROCKRAIDERS"?

Oh, and use something to rip the music. WMP will do.

Make an ISO and WMP is trash.

O.T.	You can fix the title using full edit.

[Lair]

Oh, and use something to rip the music. WMP will do.

No it won't. WMP is trash.

If you want a ROM you'll need something like... I have no idea, ImageBurn? DaemonTools? I'm not familiar with ripping programs-

in fact, isn't this better for Google searching, since it's not really related to LRR support besides the game being LRR? (this is the LRR forum right)

[Forbiddina]

thanks for the quick replys yeah im looking for more of a rom, cause my disk is on its last legs it looks like i took sand paper to it. but your right this is google material.

 

one more thing though wad tool tells me my wads are invalid when i try to use the data method. 

 

THIS IS MADNESS the op jacking his own thread

[Cyrem]

You just need some advice from people who have done it.

 

Imgburn is good for creating the disc image. Make sure you save the image as BIN&CUE file, not an ISO. Use Daemon Tools to mount the image to a virtual drive. Unfortunately I don't think RR can play music from a virtual drive, so you might need Cafeteria for that.

 

With the 'Not valid WAD' error, try extracting the WADs from your desktop, might be a permissions issue.

[PWNZOR]

Imgburn is good for creating the disc image. Make sure you save the image as BIN&CUE file, not an ISO.

What's wrong with an ISO on a game with no copy protection?

[Cirevam]

I made my own ISO with ImgBurn. It works flawlessly. I have the diskless EXE so I only use it to install one time.

[Ben24x7]

Well, for starters, don't make a digital copy, especially because that means you aree stealing from the company who made the game. Digital copy are against the law (I think) because you are not paying the creators for copying their game.

 

Second, are you sending this digital copy to a friend of yours? No matter who you are sending the copy to (even yourself) you are breaking law.

[Drill Master]

Well, for starters, don't make a digital copy, especially because that means you aree stealing from the company who made the game. Digital copy are against the law (I think) because you are not paying the creators for copying their game.

 

Second, are you sending this digital copy to a friend of yours? No matter who you are sending the copy to (even yourself) you are breaking law.

... I don't even.... *facepalm*

[lol username]

Well, for starters, don't make a digital copy, especially because that means you aree stealing from the company who made the game. Digital copy are against the law (I think) because you are not paying the creators for copying their game.

 

Second, are you sending this digital copy to a friend of yours? No matter who you are sending the copy to (even yourself) you are breaking law.

...

Sorry, but I honestly have no other reaction to this. I'll simply point out the most obvious thing I can here: If it's illegal, why would both the site administrator and a moderator provide help on doing it? Cyrem especially is very specific about not allowing illegal anything on this site. :|

[Car CrazeXVI]

Well, for starters, don't make a digital copy, especially because that means you aree stealing from the company who made the game.

True, but this is a backup CD, which may be used in the event the original disc is lost or destroyed.

Digital copy are against the law (I think) because you are not paying the creators for copying their game..

Yes, digital copies are indeed illegal. (Please see the Software License Agreement) Although, he legally bought the game_(Possibly)and therefore he did indeed pay the company._{(Unless he got it from Amazon or eBay, or, worst of all, a garage sale, but he still owns it legally.)}

Second, are you sending this digital copy to a friend of yours? No matter who you are sending the copy to (even yourself) you are breaking law.

He never said he was going to send it to a friend, he said he needed to know how to make a backup disc, which, is perfectly legal so long as it is used for personal use only. (Again, see the Software License Agreement)

 

 

Software License Agreement (I-II)

I. GRANT OF LICENSE:

The LEGO Group and its suppliers and licensors (hereinafter referred to as LEGO) hereby grant you a non-exclusive license to use the Software and Documentation subject to the following terms:

You may:     (i)     use the Software on any single computer;

    (ii)     use the Software on a second computer so long as

    the first and second computers are not used

    simultaneously; and

    (iii)    copy the Software for back-up,

archival purposes provided any copy must contain all of the original Software's proprietary notices.

You may not:

    

    (i)        permit other individuals to use the Software except under the terms listed above;

    (ii)     modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile,

disassemble (except to the extent that this restriction is expressly prohibited by law) or create derivative works based upon the Software or Documentation;

(iii) copy the Software or Documentation (except for back-up purposes);

(iv)     resell, rent, lease, transfer, or otherwise

transfer rights to the Software or Documentation; or

(v)     remove any proprietary notices or labels on the

            Software or Documentation.

The Software includes certain plug-in components(hereinafter referred to as the Plug-ins). You may install and use the Plug-Ins solely as part of, and in conjunction with the LEGO MEDIA Product. You may not use the Plug-Ins in any other manner, unless you have a separate license to do so.

II.  SOFTWARE:

If you receive the first copy of the Software electronically and a second copy on media the second copy may be used for archival purposes only and may not be transferred to or used by any other person.  This license does not grant you any right to any enhancement

or update.

^Even a 12 year old could understand that.

[Cyrem]

It is legal to create a personal backup copy for archival purposes only. Law can also over-ride license agreements if they contradict the law.

 

I have never seen anything regarding in what state that the archived copy must be in. Converting the contents of the disc to a disc image (digital copy) cannot be illegal because you must in some form run the data through a computer system to create a duplicate... creating a digital copy of the data.. If your acquire a digital copy that is not a backup of your legal disc, it is illegal. If you sell your legal disc you must destroy your archived copy.

 

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-digital.html#backup

What's wrong with an ISO on a game with no copy protection?

BIN+CUE creates a more raw and accurate disc image. ISO does not store multi-track data or disc specific information. This is especially important when archiving older computer and console games. An example with LRR would be that if using ISO, you will lose the audio tracks on the PC game.

[le717]

Just to quickly hijack this thread. I've been reading this with intent as I want to make an ISO of my Racers 1999 disc, but it has copy protection too (SafeDisc). , would the method you gave for backing up the LRR disc (Imgbrn, ISO+CUE) work with Racers, and require me to mount it with Daemon Tools every time (considering Win8 has an ISO mounter)?

[Cyrem]

Just to quickly hijack this thread. I've been reading this with intent as I want to make an ISO of my Racers 1999 disc, but it has copy protection too (SafeDisc). member='Cyrem'], would the method you gave for backing up the LRR disc (Imgbrn, ISO+CUE) work with Racers, and require me to mount it with Daemon Tools every time (considering Win8 has an ISO mounter)?

You can't use ISO with CUE. When you go to save the image, change the format to BIN. The CUE file will automatically be created. Then yes, you'll need to mount it with Daemon or any other mounting software. When you go to mount it, mount the CUE file, not the BIN.

[Forbiddina]

thanks for all the help i'll use image burn to make a bin file.

 

 

 

oh and by the way ive owned the game since i was 4 we bought it at sam's back in 1999 and it looks like i took sand paper to the disk so i needed a copy cause it's not too much longer for this world... 

 he legally bought the game,_(Possibly)and therefore he did indeed pay the company._{(Unless he got it from Amazon or eBay, or, worst of all, a garage sale.)}