FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program - Page 49

sonicbox · 3rd March 2007, 10:45

shookie, your little "roll back procedure" basically tells people to violate the terms of the trial URGE subscription service. This is probably a violation of the rules here, and obviously against the spirit of fairuse4wm... this isn't content you "own."

shookie · 3rd March 2007, 14:03

sorry.. didn't want it to look like that..

just wrote step by step what i do to remove my licenses

i guess they can remove that. sorry.

shookie · 3rd March 2007, 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicbox

shookie, your little "roll back procedure" basically tells people to violate the terms of the trial URGE subscription service. This is probably a violation of the rules here, and obviously against the spirit of fairuse4wm... this isn't content you "own."

edited my post.. that wasn't supposed to be there.

Spinstorm · 5th March 2007, 00:50

Is there still no version that works on Vista?

Good thing I have a laptop with XP on it if there isnt!

Has anyone else noticed a drop in sound quality after removing the DRM? I am sure the WMA does not sound the same with it removed as it did before it was removed! Can anyone else hear what I am talking about?

Danj · 5th March 2007, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinstorm

Is there still no version that works on Vista?

No, and there isn't likely to be since Windows Media Player is a Protected Process under Vista and consequently would be much harder (although not impossible) to crack I imagine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spinstorm

Has anyone else noticed a drop in sound quality after removing the DRM? I am sure the WMA does not sound the same with it removed as it did before it was removed! Can anyone else hear what I am talking about?

The only operation that is done on the file by FairUse4WM is the decryption, there is no re-encoding or lowering of bitrate unless you are using some program that converts your WMAs to MP3 or something like that. For example if you are unDRMing your WMAs then putting them on your iPod, yes there will be a drop in quality because iTunes automatically re-encodes them, since the iPod has no native WMA support.

Spinstorm · 6th March 2007, 02:35

I swear I can hear a difference between the DRM WMA and the WMA with it removed!

Does anyone know a really good tool for ripping WMA to MP3 that works with very little sound quality loss?

razor1 · 6th March 2007, 03:31

i'm having the same trouble as most and i've done all the removing of windows 11 and i actually prefer wmp 10. I've also used several versions of fair use and i'm using the fu4wm13fix one.

I was wondering if it had to do with rhapsody. Cuz u suscribe to rhapsody and rhapsody 3.1 allows you to dl a wma without buying it like a lot of other programs...but you basically don't own it. Does that mean the drm remover won't work? Also, the whole C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallWMFDist11$\spuninst\spuninst.exe part of the rollback process didn't work cuz i didn't have that exe. Am i supposed to have it? Any help?

razor1 · 6th March 2007, 03:33

oh and spinstorm you should just use itunes. Just add the files to it and it gives you the option of converting your wma's into mp3.

Stingrey · 6th March 2007, 10:30

Oh no, please don´t do that !!
Converting wma´s into mp3´s comes with a severe loss in quality.

If you have to convert it to mp3, than use foobar2000 and lame.

mayan6174 · 6th March 2007, 11:29

Here

Windows Media Player 11 Beta2
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...df33b0fb6ad2fb

FairUse4WM Fix
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...afe3b25b15eb2c

petrus2 · 6th March 2007, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingrey

Oh no, please don´t do that !!
Converting wma´s into mp3´s comes with a severe loss in quality.

If you have to convert it to mp3, than use foobar2000 and lame.

Are You (or anyone else) familiar with a program called SWITCH for converting audio files? I have used it to convert WMA's to MP3's with very good results.

**** March 8 2007 edit: I did not include a link to SWITCH in my original post. There is a free version of this software that converts WMA's to MP3's. I use it exclusively to convert my WMA's to MP3's. Here is the link:

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html

This is not an attempt to spam. I am not affiliated with the company in any way and there is a free version for download. It just seemed that maybe no one had heard of this software or had not tried it and I wanted to provide a link to share what I think is a great free conversion tool. ****

tillerman · 7th March 2007, 00:23

FU4 has been working fine but today when I tried to open it, the screen display would not come up. The task manager tells me it's running in the "processes" window, but no luck. Anyone else with this glitch?

mysekurity · 7th March 2007, 00:49

tillerman: you might want to restart your computer. If an application freezes up like that, it can usually be fixed by restarting.

mysekurity · 7th March 2007, 00:50

Has anyone lost their ability to un-drm after installing Urge's Automix addon? I'm a bit skeptical, as it requires you to download a program and close WMP.... I do like the feature however, and I'm wondering if the two are related.

Does anyone know?

tillerman · 7th March 2007, 19:50

mysekurity: that was the first thing I did. Even deleted and reinstalled FU4 from my original download on my backup drive. Still no luck. Any suggestions? This one's got me stumped.

muzicmaken · 7th March 2007, 22:11

I keep getting this....

.wma requires a different private key.

It just started doing that this week...I did the rollback and still get this...

DaForce · 8th March 2007, 05:59

Hey guys,

Very handy little app works like a charm.

Had to roll back to windows media player beta 2 tho to get it to work (obviously).

Problem I have now is that DRM WMV files, cause Media Player to freeze when they finish playing or if I press cancel on the aquired licence screen (before they start playing) which I do in order to get the licence for FairUse4WM as they are single run licence type files.
The un-DRM'd files seem to play fine, in windows media player and media player classic.
I dont recall this happening before I rolled back to beta2.
The only way to close WMP is to force quit the process in task manager.

Any ideas?

blutach · 8th March 2007, 09:53

If they are single run licences, then it is saying you don't own the content - only a licence to play it once. Attempting to UnDRM such content is against rule 6.

Regards

DaForce · 9th March 2007, 00:22

Well the content is playable multiple times, it just needs to retrieve the licence each time. Not "single run" as such. I just didnt know what else to call it.

I didnt think it would be a problem to mention as viodentia mentioned how to get around it and that it would most likely be included in the next release of fairuse4wm.. therefore surely its not against rule 6?
Or am I missing something.
See his comments here:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...126#post881126

muzicmaken · 9th March 2007, 06:35

I'm still getting this.... any ideas why?

.wma requires a different private key.

I did the rollback and deleted the DRM folder as suggested...but still says private key...

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razor1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	rhapsody help i'm having the same trouble as most and i've done all the removing of windows 11 and i actually prefer wmp 10. I've also used several versions of fair use and i'm using the fu4wm13fix one. I was wondering if it had to do with rhapsody. Cuz u suscribe to rhapsody and rhapsody 3.1 allows you to dl a wma without buying it like a lot of other programs...but you basically don't own it. Does that mean the drm remover won't work? Also, the whole C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallWMFDist11$\spuninst\spuninst.exe part of the rollback process didn't work cuz i didn't have that exe. Am i supposed to have it? Any help? Last edited by razor1; 6th March 2007 at 03:49.

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razor1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2	mp3 converter oh and spinstorm you should just use itunes. Just add the files to it and it gives you the option of converting your wma's into mp3.

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Stingrey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 52	Oh no, please don´t do that !! Converting wma´s into mp3´s comes with a severe loss in quality. If you have to convert it to mp3, than use foobar2000 and lame. __________________ "We are what we are and not, what we seem to be!" Siegfried Kobilza

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DaForce Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 9	Hey guys, Very handy little app works like a charm. Had to roll back to windows media player beta 2 tho to get it to work (obviously). Problem I have now is that DRM WMV files, cause Media Player to freeze when they finish playing or if I press cancel on the aquired licence screen (before they start playing) which I do in order to get the licence for FairUse4WM as they are single run licence type files. The un-DRM'd files seem to play fine, in windows media player and media player classic. I dont recall this happening before I rolled back to beta2. The only way to close WMP is to force quit the process in task manager. Any ideas? Last edited by DaForce; 8th March 2007 at 08:27.

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blutach Country Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: is everything! Posts: 6,499	If they are single run licences, then it is saying you don't own the content - only a licence to play it once. Attempting to UnDRM such content is against rule 6. Regards __________________ Les Only use genuine Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden media. Last edited by blutach; 9th March 2007 at 04:56.

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sonicbox Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 35	shookie, your little "roll back procedure" basically tells people to violate the terms of the trial URGE subscription service. This is probably a violation of the rules here, and obviously against the spirit of fairuse4wm... this isn't content you "own."

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shookie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	sorry.. didn't want it to look like that.. just wrote step by step what i do to remove my licenses i guess they can remove that. sorry.

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Spinstorm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2	Is there still no version that works on Vista? Good thing I have a laptop with XP on it if there isnt! Has anyone else noticed a drop in sound quality after removing the DRM? I am sure the WMA does not sound the same with it removed as it did before it was removed! Can anyone else hear what I am talking about?

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Spinstorm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2	I swear I can hear a difference between the DRM WMA and the WMA with it removed! Does anyone know a really good tool for ripping WMA to MP3 that works with very little sound quality loss?

6th March 2007, 11:29	#970 \| Link
mayan6174 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5	Here Windows Media Player 11 Beta2 http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...df33b0fb6ad2fb FairUse4WM Fix http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...afe3b25b15eb2c

7th March 2007, 00:23	#972 \| Link
tillerman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	FU4 has been working fine but today when I tried to open it, the screen display would not come up. The task manager tells me it's running in the "processes" window, but no luck. Anyone else with this glitch?

7th March 2007, 00:49	#973 \| Link
mysekurity Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 114	tillerman: you might want to restart your computer. If an application freezes up like that, it can usually be fixed by restarting.

7th March 2007, 00:50	#974 \| Link
mysekurity Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 114	Has anyone lost their ability to un-drm after installing Urge's Automix addon? I'm a bit skeptical, as it requires you to download a program and close WMP.... I do like the feature however, and I'm wondering if the two are related. Does anyone know?

7th March 2007, 19:50	#975 \| Link
tillerman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	mysekurity: that was the first thing I did. Even deleted and reinstalled FU4 from my original download on my backup drive. Still no luck. Any suggestions? This one's got me stumped.

7th March 2007, 22:11	#976 \| Link
muzicmaken Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	I keep getting this.... .wma requires a different private key. It just started doing that this week...I did the rollback and still get this...

9th March 2007, 00:22	#979 \| Link
DaForce Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 9	Well the content is playable multiple times, it just needs to retrieve the licence each time. Not "single run" as such. I just didnt know what else to call it. I didnt think it would be a problem to mention as viodentia mentioned how to get around it and that it would most likely be included in the next release of fairuse4wm.. therefore surely its not against rule 6? Or am I missing something. See his comments here: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.ph...126#post881126

9th March 2007, 06:35	#980 \| Link
muzicmaken Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	I'm still getting this.... any ideas why? .wma requires a different private key. I did the rollback and deleted the DRM folder as suggested...but still says private key...