Help!

Keith11 · August 24th, 2006

I just bought Total Overdose the other day and installed it fine but everytime I go to load it up a message comes up reading:

Emulator detected
Please deactivate virtual drive
and emulation software

What does this mean and how do I fix it?
Please help

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**Cid Highwind** · August 24th, 2006

I think it's copy protection pointing at a DVD emulator being detected. Do you have any virtual dvd drives installed? Or software like Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%?

Hopefully it can be fixed by disabling those drives, without having to uninstall the software. Otherwise, it might be handy to find a patch to the game, we can't give you the link though, because such things are a tad grey I think.

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Pishingo · August 24th, 2006

Is that your beamer ?!

Keith11 · August 24th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cid Highwind

I think it's copy protection pointing at a DVD emulator being detected. Do you have any virtual dvd drives installed? Or software like Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%?

Hopefully it can be fixed by disabling those drives, without having to uninstall the software. Otherwise, it might be handy to find a patch to the game, we can't give you the link though, because such things are a tad grey I think.

explain(bit thick when it comes to computer talk!)

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**Cid Highwind** · August 24th, 2006

Certain software allows you to 'fake' a dvd drive.

It is noticable when you go to 'my computer' and see more dvd drives than you physically have installed in your PC. These virtual DVD drives, as they are usually called, allow you to load up an dumped image of a cd or game from your harddrive, so that it acts as if you were having a real cd in a real dvd drive.

The reason why certain copy protections do not like those virtual drives is because it also allows you to mount downloaded images. So they will tell you to get rid of you virtual drives before you can play the game.

About the patches: Usually patches and cracks appear on the internet, which are a single file most of the times, that replaces another file that comes with the game. Usually this will disable the copy protection in one way or another, so it won't ask you to disable those virtual drives.

However, because of those patches being made from the copyrighted one that came with the game, it is technically illegal to have them for download. And that's why members here aren't allowed to link you to one, even when you do have a legit copy of the game. Then again, www.google.com is your friend

I'm not really familiar with most copy protections in detail either, so perhaps someone else here can help you further, or correct me whereever I might be wrong.

According to this site it's protected by Securom 7.0 btw.

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Player-X · August 24th, 2006

Quote:

explain(bit thick when it comes to computer talk!)

Basicly he asked: Do you have virtual drives on your computer?
He said: The game don't like virtual drives
He mentioned: You can look for a workaround for it but don't ask for it here

Keith11 · August 25th, 2006

How do you deactivate the virtual drive and emulation software?

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Player-X · August 25th, 2006

Which virtual drive did you install? Daemon tools or Alcohol120% or you don't even know what those are?

Keith11 · August 25th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Player-X

Which virtual drive did you install? Daemon tools or Alcohol120% or you don't even know what those are?

No havent a clue!

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Player-X · August 25th, 2006

So the game hates your computer and thinks that you have a virtual drive installed. It's funny that some copyprotection schemes sometimes denies a ligitimate user because the drive is not compatible or it hates the paticular CD/DVD drive.

**Hard core Rikki** · August 25th, 2006

Possibly Microsoft's virtual drive ? or Google's ?
Even debuggers triggger that.

Well there's worse. At least securom isnt as nazi as Starforce, wich REBOOTS your computer if it finds suspicious behaviour (????) from user. Instant loss of all opened documents, and not even offered opportunity to backup before.

Last edited by Hard core Rikki; August 25th, 2006 at 21:03..

Silenus · August 25th, 2006

Keith11, try to show us a pic of your "My Computer" folder.
Maybe we can tell you which is your virtual drive.

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Shadow_Cast · August 26th, 2006

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=51062

There you go -- official fix.

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Keith11 · August 28th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silenus

Keith11, try to show us a pic of your "My Computer" folder.
Maybe we can tell you which is your virtual drive.

http://i4.tinypic.com/25sobw4.jpg

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Silenus · August 28th, 2006

The question now is, do you see 2 cd/dvd drives in your pc case.

If not, then the drive that says DVD may be the image drive that we are talking about.

Also try the link that Shadow_Cast gave you.

I checked it and it could possibly solve your problem.

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Keith11 · August 28th, 2006

I have a cd/dvd drive and a cd/rw drive and thats it to my knowledge.

I downloaded the link but dont know were to put it!

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Silenus · August 28th, 2006

This is the thread that you should read.

It says a solution to your problem, but may require some time.

That's really bad what customers have to go trough with those anti piracy softwares.

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August 24th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	I think it's copy protection pointing at a DVD emulator being detected. Do you have any virtual dvd drives installed? Or software like Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%? Hopefully it can be fixed by disabling those drives, without having to uninstall the software. Otherwise, it might be handy to find a patch to the game, we can't give you the link though, because such things are a tad grey I think. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

August 24th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Pishingo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: C.A. Posts: 16	Is that your beamer ?!

August 24th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	Certain software allows you to 'fake' a dvd drive. It is noticable when you go to 'my computer' and see more dvd drives than you physically have installed in your PC. These virtual DVD drives, as they are usually called, allow you to load up an dumped image of a cd or game from your harddrive, so that it acts as if you were having a real cd in a real dvd drive. The reason why certain copy protections do not like those virtual drives is because it also allows you to mount downloaded images. So they will tell you to get rid of you virtual drives before you can play the game. About the patches: Usually patches and cracks appear on the internet, which are a single file most of the times, that replaces another file that comes with the game. Usually this will disable the copy protection in one way or another, so it won't ask you to disable those virtual drives. However, because of those patches being made from the copyrighted one that came with the game, it is technically illegal to have them for download. And that's why members here aren't allowed to link you to one, even when you do have a legit copy of the game. Then again, www.google.com is your friend I'm not really familiar with most copy protections in detail either, so perhaps someone else here can help you further, or correct me whereever I might be wrong. According to this site it's protected by Securom 7.0 btw. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

August 25th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
Keith11 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 6	How do you deactivate the virtual drive and emulation software? __________________ Best country in the world = Ireland

August 25th, 2006	#8 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	Which virtual drive did you install? Daemon tools or Alcohol120% or you don't even know what those are?

August 25th, 2006	#10 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	So the game hates your computer and thinks that you have a virtual drive installed. It's funny that some copyprotection schemes sometimes denies a ligitimate user because the drive is not compatible or it hates the paticular CD/DVD drive.

August 25th, 2006	#11 (permalink)
Hard core Rikki And the science gets done Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Pompei Posts: 7,215	Possibly Microsoft's virtual drive ? or Google's ? Even debuggers triggger that. Well there's worse. At least securom isnt as nazi as Starforce, wich REBOOTS your computer if it finds suspicious behaviour (????) from user. Instant loss of all opened documents, and not even offered opportunity to backup before. Last edited by Hard core Rikki; August 25th, 2006 at 21:03..

August 25th, 2006	#12 (permalink)
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 3,378	Keith11, try to show us a pic of your "My Computer" folder. Maybe we can tell you which is your virtual drive. __________________ --ASUS G50VT-X1 - P8400 2.5GHZ - Geforce 9800GS 512MB - HDD 320GB - 4GB DDR2 800MHZ - WINDOWS 7 64 BIT - ZALMAN NC2000-- ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...

August 26th, 2006	#13 (permalink)
Shadow_Cast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: East LA Posts: 302	http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=51062 There you go -- official fix. __________________ 2.8Ghz Pentium D - 1024MB DDR2 RAM - It's been a 7800GT for a while now -- just never updated the sig - 250 GB HDD (7200 RPM) I hate Myspace. I love facebook.

August 28th, 2006	#15 (permalink)
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 3,378	The question now is, do you see 2 cd/dvd drives in your pc case. If not, then the drive that says DVD may be the image drive that we are talking about. Also try the link that Shadow_Cast gave you. I checked it and it could possibly solve your problem. __________________ --ASUS G50VT-X1 - P8400 2.5GHZ - Geforce 9800GS 512MB - HDD 320GB - 4GB DDR2 800MHZ - WINDOWS 7 64 BIT - ZALMAN NC2000-- ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...

August 28th, 2006	#16 (permalink)
Keith11 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 6	I have a cd/dvd drive and a cd/rw drive and thats it to my knowledge. I downloaded the link but dont know were to put it! __________________ Best country in the world = Ireland

August 28th, 2006	#17 (permalink)
Silenus Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 3,378	This is the thread that you should read. It says a solution to your problem, but may require some time. That's really bad what customers have to go trough with those anti piracy softwares. __________________ --ASUS G50VT-X1 - P8400 2.5GHZ - Geforce 9800GS 512MB - HDD 320GB - 4GB DDR2 800MHZ - WINDOWS 7 64 BIT - ZALMAN NC2000-- ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...