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help!! my kids are scratching my cds

  • 02-04-2005 6:31pm
    #1
    goldenbrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭


    help!! my kids are scratching my cds I am worn out finding my bf1942 or bf vietnam in the sandpit or under the couch - scratched and unreadable - [off to shop again to rebuy] could someone tell me what software to down load to copy my original game cd for future use with my own unique user number [off course]


    many thanks if any 1 can help
    going broke


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  • #2
    Captain Trips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 944 ✭✭✭Captain Trips


    goldenbrown wrote:
    help!! my kids are scratching my cds I am worn out finding my bf1942 or bf vietnam in the sandpit or under the couch - scratched and unreadable - [off to shop again to rebuy] could someone tell me what software to down load to copy my original game cd for future use with my own unique user number [off course]


    many thanks if any 1 can help
    going broke

    Nero can be used to backup CDROMs or DVDs. Whether it's within your rights to do is your own issue to solve.


  • #3
    goldenbrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭goldenbrown


    thnx, I have nero 6 ultra edition do I use the iso image option or just plain copy option, thanks for the help .... :)


  • #4
    goldenbrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭goldenbrown


    my bf1942 can only function with my own unique cd key so there is no room for moral dilemmas...... :o


  • #5
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    If you try reading the CD at 1x you might be able to recover it.


  • #6
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    If you only have one CD-ROM drive you'll need to use the ISO option. If you've got two, you can direct copy (blanck CD in the writer, orginal in the reader). Although IIRC, it's generally more reliable to use the ISO option (but also more time consuming).


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  • #7
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,259 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Or you could buy a CD box with a lock... :rolleyes:


  • #8
    Darwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭Darwin


    This sounds a little crazy but try putting the scratched CDs in the freezer overnight. This had worked for me in the past with scratched audio CDs - an overnight spell in the freezer and they worked skip free after! Of course I'm not sure how you'll fare with CD-ROMs but worth a try.


  • #9
    Gordon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,522 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    There is a thing you can buy that polishes the surface of the cd, seeing as the information is contained on the back of the label it is possible to get the cd back to normal.

    Don't know where to get it or what it's called though.

    I googled. http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=20&t=2633

    Try toothpaste or brasso!


  • #10
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,964 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    I have one of those disk doctor things and it works a treat - I got mine in Virgin but they sell them in game/music shops too. Also the magic fluid is just distilled water so if you run out of fluid you can just use water! Also go with Ricardo's idea and lock them up/take better care of them!!


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