Questions tagged [copy-protection]
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Can't read text in text to speech tool for a protected pdf
I am using natural reader for reading purpose, recently unlocked my protected pdf file from Splitpdf online password remover software. Extracted pdf doesn't have the language I expected.
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Is there a way to start an installation from a .exe file within a usb drive, and at the same time disabling the usb drive user from copying that exe?
We have a school project on our anatomy class, and my cousin gave me this simple "BODY MASS INDEX CALCULATOR" which he created from Visual Studio. And it has an EXE file to install it. And I ...
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testing to see if a dvd has css encryption?
I occasionally buy DVDs of older TV series off of eBay and one thing I like to do before leaving feedback is to see if the DVD is legit or not by testing for the presence of CSS encryption. I figure a ...
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Can I use windows icons in my .Net application [closed]
I want to use Icons that appear on certain windows and dialog boxes in the Windows OS such is the Information bubble icon Here in my application.
My application will be distributed free of charge ...
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How do I backup bad CD‐ROM?
I have some CD‐ROMs with same origin which are difficult to copy.
When I insert them (one disc at once), I see one audio disc and one data disc in my file manager.
It is possible to access and copy ...
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Windows cannot read files from a HD disk taken from a Samsung DVD player
I have a Samsung DVD player from around year 2010 I want to throw away. The device has an HD where I have some recordings from TV. I want to keep a clip that features an interview to my father in a ...
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How to add bad sectors on dvd video disks
I'm looking for a way to add bad sectors into a video DVD (and it can still be playable on home DVD players), or a manual way using multiple softwares or using Hex editors etc.
I know a lot (not ...
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How does DVD CSS/CPPM protection actually work?
When I try to burn a DVD with ImgBurn I get a message that the disc is copy protected:
Copyright protection system type: CSS/CPPM
I've been trying to Google on how this protection actually works, ...
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Is this an old school copy protection device?
Is this a parallel port dongle that's required to run certain old software (w/out modification)? If so, how do I determine for what software or publisher it is for, assuming it is possible to do so?
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Cannot rip audio CD where each track appears as a data track
Over the past few weeks I've converted my entire (store-bought) CD collection to .flac files, both for backup purposes as well as easier playback. Several of the CDs featured copy protection, but I ...
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Cannot copy a video DVD to hard drive
I have a video DVD that I cannot copy to my hard disk.
When I select all files and folders they are about 250 MB. When I check the DVD drive in "My Computer" it is about 4 GB. All the mail VOB files ...
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Is there a way to protect ("lock") an MS Word Document such that even selection is disabled?
I'm looking for a way to completely "lock" up a Word document, so that users won't have the option of selecting the text and copying/pasting to other application. Ideally, I would like to code a VBA ...
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Running game without a physical CD drive
My copy of Age of Empires II (Microsoft, 1999) is perfectly legal, bought about 15 years ago. Recently I installed the game on my new laptop running Windows 8.1. The game still works great out-of-the-...
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Protecting Virtual machine from being copied to other hosts
I'm deploying a web application on a linux server (ubuntu) on virtual machine (In VMWare ESX 5.1 and the host machine is Windows)
I need to protect the entire application and guest OS from being ...
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is there a way to prevent data in a flash drive from being copied [duplicate]
I want to give a USB flash drive to a friend but I don't want him to copy the data in USB or add anything to it
is it possible so he could only read the files without the ability to do anything else?
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