copy protection

Hello, I would like to load up USBs with songs and talks. Then I would like to copy protect them. The user should be able to see the list of songs or talks and can select the one they want to listen. But they should not be able to copy it onto their PC and then freely distribute it. I have...

Dear all, I am trying to find a way how to block USB, but only read from USB. To be more specific, I want to allow copy from computer to USB, but deny copy from USB to computer. Is there any way how to do it with Microsoft tools or free programs? Thank you in advance LostInHistory

Partition 1: Win7 on Home network: WMC broke & could not re-install/sfc/repair fix. Wanted setup a 2nd prtn/wmc/S'dust HDHR3 tuner h'ware without losing my recorded TV which will still play, but not from a 2nd prtn (copy protection). 2nd prtn Win7 is not discovering the HR3 device, & seems...

I have 32bit Win7 Pro on a Toshiba Satellite laptop purchased in December, 2009. The DVD player is set to Windows Media Player When trying to play a movie on DVD (borrowed from local library), I get this msg: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because it is not possible to turn on...

Hi everyone. i am deanie44 and I am new to the community. I downloaded and installed the Window 8 comsumer preview on an old Compaq system(SR5210x). I like Windows 8. I downloaded Windows Media Center to record shows so I could watch them on my Windows 7 pc. I have a Hauppauge 1600...

While doing some system maintenance I discovered that I had an extra user account. After deleting it I did a search and found that it had most likely been silently created by the copy protection on some game I had installed. I don't mind if a game has copy protection on it, but I don't like that...

Hi I have just purchased an LG 42LH3000 TV to replace my older Philips 32". I have a HTPC running Windows 7 Prof 32bit. The Philips 32" lcd was plugged in HDMI to HDMI and recognised fine in device manager with my setup. I was using Roxio CineplayerBD to play my DVDs and Blu-rays without a...

I just installed windows 7. All of my recorded movies and shows play just fine but three. When I try to play these three I get a message that says they are copy protected and can only be played on the PC where they were recorded. Thing is, they are on the PC where they were recorded and of...

i cannot run city life on windows 7 because the starforce copy protection driver will not load. has anyone found a workaround or a fix to run this on windows 7?

(Sorry to cross post this but I can't figure out how to delete this from another forum) Last night I did a clean install of Windows 7 Professional to replace my previous Media Center 2005. Media Center configured perfectly but several of the TV programs I pre-recorded in MC 2005 give me the...

(sorry to cross post this but I can't figure out how to delete it) I have a legit version of XP Media Center 2005 with all my TV programs and videos stored on a separate harddrive to play on my home theater PC. Last night I did a clean install of a pre-release version of Windows 7...

Hey guys, I got a desktop wallpaper issue. I can't set any picture as my desktop background wallpaper, I can only choose from solid colors. When I try to apply desktop background picture I get black solid and thats it. I think this issue is related to copy protection, everything was working...

I got a copy of Windows 7 7077 build and when i try to open the installation, it gives me this: Link Removed due to 404 Error If the picture is to small it says: "copy protection error-the read failed because the sector is encrypted" can anyone help ? please i've gone through a real nightmare...

A separate problem I have with audio in WIN7 is a large reduction in sound quality. Regardless of the lack of EQ-ing I mentioned in my other thread, my audio should still have a level of quality to it that just isn't there. Music encoded @ 320kb/s sounds like a poorly encoded 128kb/s. I have...

Hi, today I tried to play a dvd with windows mediaplayer and get the following message: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card. My video card...

There are several software programs around including shareware that you can only install once or twice before you have to shall we say beg, plead, or whatever to have your reinstall amount reset so that you can use the program again. Name a few no problem, Dap ( Download Accelerator) 3...