Why do people want to use no-CD/DVD patches at all?
Quote: All protections have blacklists which stop you from using legitimate programs or from copying your CD. People prefer no-CD/DVD patches because: • They don’t want to use their original CD all the time, as CD’s become unreadable very easily (from scratching, temperature, humidity etc.). I for one put my CD’s in CD wallets to save space and to keep them organized, but I’ve had a couple of old CD’s (some 6 year old ones) that are unreadable now. Data doesn’t last forever, therefore you NEED backups. • Many people don’t like swapping discs if they play 2 games in a certain period. CD images are a good way of swapping disks quickly and effectively. • Because of the blacklists they have, protections don’t allow you to use legitimate programs like AnyDVD, IdleDVD, Alcohol 120%, Daemon Tools etc. For example, Safedisc crashes if IdleDVD is installed and Starforce is known to affect the normal operation of Nero: Burning ROM. • Protections like StarForce install system drivers in order to
