Annoying Alcohol 120% problem

TerrorFirmer

Whenever I try to load any ISO I get

'Some applications(s) has locked the device.

It doesn't matter what ISO i try, all the same. Tried reinstalling Alcohol and no use. Any ideas?

KdjaCL

Lol so you want help in bypassing copyright protection on software.
Think about your post and delete it



kdjac

TerrorFirmer

I don't see how you reached that conclusion, it is 100% perfect legal to run backups provided you own the original media, which in this case I do, it's actually an iso of the game Vietcong CD1 if you must know, which I own but is now too badly scratched to install, so I am using an iso.

Alcohol is actually nothing to do with bypassing copy protection, that stage of things is actually up to different applications, all Alcohol does is mount ISOs, it does not interfere in anyway with copy protection.

KdjaCL

Umm its whats stopping the virtual device that drew me to the conclusion that you are looking for ways to bypass copyright protection as the "thing" thats stopping it is copyright protection and its working well on your pc

kdjac

TerrorFirmer

KdjaCL wrote:

Umm its whats stopping the virtual device that drew me to the conclusion that you are looking for ways to bypass copyright protection as the "thing" thats stopping it is copyright protection and its working well on your pc

kdjac

Nope, I've used this iso (VC CD1) before fine without any problems whatsoever, this only started happening tonight, Alcohol was working yesterday...

Anyway, I used Daemon tools instead worked fine, but still cannot get Alcohol to work...shame, as I much prefer Alcohol...

Again I'm not trying to bypass anything, the issue is not to do with copy protection, which by the way only kicks in when you try to run copy protected games, not when you try and mount them...:d

Anyway before this descends in anything illegal, all is well now....at least, in the sense that I have another solution. So if anyone has any idea whats causing the Alcohol error please share.

KdjaCL

Lol this is funny, daemon will be next to go.



kdjac

Capt'n Midnight

Try the lattest version ?

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TerrorFirmer

Sorry guys,

I think there is a bit of confusion here. My question does not relate to piracy in anyway whatsoever - Alcohol is a 100% legal program and in no instance did I mention anything about piracy whatsoever.

I am receiving an error message when trying to mount ISO images, and it is not anything to do with bypassing copy protection. Copy protection bypassing would either entail replacing the game executable or cleaning the executable of its protection or similar, none of which I am doing in this instance, all I am trying to do is mount an image.

I am not looking for help installing illegal games or 'bypassing protection' and if I was quite frankly I wouldn't be dumb or ignorant enough to post it here, I am just genuinely stumped as to what this error message is and what is causing it.

Thanks.

Anti

Weird one this. Try removing any traces of alcohol from the registery.

I prefer poweriso myself, Much easier and more powerfull them deamon and alcohol.

Fenster

Did you install anything that uses Starforce or some other similarly anti-consumerist measure? I recall one that intentionally breaks utilities like Alcohol and Daemon Tools.

KdjaCL

Fenster wrote:

Did you install anything that uses Starforce or some other similarly anti-consumerist measure? I recall one that intentionally breaks utilities like Alcohol and Daemon Tools.

Nail head hammer..



kdjac

TerrorFirmer

Fenster wrote:

Did you install anything that uses Starforce or some other similarly anti-consumerist measure? I recall one that intentionally breaks utilities like Alcohol and Daemon Tools.

Nope, I had securom 7.x awhile back but I removed it fully about 2 weeks ago, and Alchohol was actually working fine until last night....

The latest version of Alcohol did actually work when I installed it. Just when I reinstall the older one, it still doesn't work. Strange that.