FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program

[Danj]

since i changed my napster account

it was working ok with the new media player 11 before.

When you've changed your Napster account it has upgraded your IBX (IndivBox.key) to a version that doesn't work with FairUse4WM.

[mmtux]

Ok thanks for your answer.

Is there any possibility to downgrade my IBX? Maybe to re-install the media player 10?

Thanks!

[piotr67]

I made some improvements to UserMan's source code for his C# app. Mainly it will save your path settings, it will batch up calls to FairUse so it will call it 1 time for X files (in some cases it may have to make multiple calls to FairUse), allows you to specify a seperate output path, allows you to delete the original files (assuming you use the seperate output path), and has the option to keep or remove the NoDRM prefix.

Use at your own risk, if you find any issues (I'm sure there are some) post repro steps and if I get time I will try and fix them. Thanks again to UserMan for his source code, I would have never gotten around to doing this if it wasn't for his code to get it started.

Download link:
http://s6.quicksharing.com/v/6981175/FU4WMCommander.zip.html


What fairusecommander is intented to do exactly.I've downloaded it but it couldn't initialized!! it doesn't work!

[diablo2121]

Does anyone happen to have a working link for the WMP 11.0.5705.5043 DRM downgrade fix?

[omjeremy]

Try this: http://www.yousendit.com/download/eURDRm8zTkFVVGw1VEE9PQ

It expires tomorrow.

[Winse]

Can anyone reupload the 1.3fix? I had it than deleted it after I couldnt get it to work. I lost hope on down grading until this last post.
*Crosses Fingers*

[ratmaster9]

Try checking out my instructions... they have worked for everyone who meets the requirements so far... If you follow the instructions exactly as they are written, you can get fairuse4wm working perfectly fine :)

http://www.xarus.net/index.php?act=fair_use_4_wm

Click on Instructions

There is also the download for fairuse 1.3 fix on the site... just click on the downloads link in the navigation bar.

As for the person wondering about the Windows Media Player 11 downgrade fix.. I post how to get the downgrade working, but it depends on what version you are downgrading to... Just check out the instructions...

[Winse]

Ratmaster,
You say you have ver 1.3fix but on your download section. I looked and you have 1.3v instead.

[shookie]

----------------- Roll Back procedures (Windows Media Player 11 Final): -----------------

Step 1:

In Add/Remove Programs:

- Uninstall "Windows Media Player 11"
- - Restart Machine

- Uninstall "Windows Media Player 11 Run Time"
- - Restart Machine

- Uninstall "MS User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0 ..."
- - Restart Machine (Note: May warn that programs will not work. Disregard it.)

Step 2:

- Install Windows Media Player 11 (ver. 11.0.5705.5043)
- Run it and do the first time run setup screens. Don't forget to install URGE.
- Close the application

Step 3:

- Navigate to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM"
- - Remove all files located in this directory. Try to avoid removing "Cache" sub directory itself.
Just open the Cache sub-directory and remove its content.

Step 4:

- Open Windows Media Player (IMPORTANT: DO NOT UPDATE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER... EVER)
- - Press the "Alt" button and navigate to: Tools -> Options
- - Under the "Privacy Tab" uncheck: "Automatically check if protected files need to be refreshed"

[Winse]

Great help, I still do not have the fix.

[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."

[shookie]

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]

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]

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]

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Here

Windows Media Player 11 Beta2
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=2FE835832369E0DC&key=d8c6992ef8c36d2561dcbc37a5df33b0fb6ad2fb

FairUse4WM Fix
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=04D97D7025AC776F&key=718a81cd8b882989e5c11a1bbbafe3b25b15eb2c

[petrus2]

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]

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]

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

[mysekurity]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.php?p=881126#post881126

[muzicmaken]

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...

[jermiahu]

I have been following this forum on an off since the beginning. It is so long now though and I have a very basic question that may or may not have been answered somewhere along the line, but I cannot find that answer with my current search thread ability. Here it is:

Now that a significant number of people are changing over to Vista or are buying machines that come preloaded with Vista, is FairUse4WM going to be updated to work with that OS and of course current versions os WMP11?

I have my made for Vista machine partitioned with a copy of WinXP JUST FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE of being able to run FairUse4WM. As you can imagine this is less than ideal, especially for a laptop user.

Again if this specific issue has been previously addressed, answered, etc. I am sorry, but I am very interested in the possibility of the creators of this most EXCELLENT piece of groundbreaking software for downloadable music subscribers to USE their music when where and how they want to motivate themselves to sove the VISTA issue, because then this would truely be one of the most important pieces of code written in the 21st Century!!!!

Thanx for your patience.

Jeremy K.

[Danj]

motivate themselves to solve the VISTA issue

Right, because there's really going to be a new version of FairUse4WM while there's an ongoing lawsuit searching for viodentia. Mm-hm. The discovery period Microsoft were granted was like 120 days, and that was starting in what, October, November last year? So you've got at least that long to wait, and then there'll probably be some further delays after that while Microsoft attempt to stop their case from fizzling out completely, so I wouldn't expect a new version of FairUse4WM until at least 2008 - if ever.

[johnnyquid]

My motherboard is starting to flake out. If I load a new machine with windows xp sp2 and install windows media player 10 will fairuse4wm still work? I assume that I will need to reindividualize. I read that reindividualization will install the lastest IBX which will make fairuse4wm not work. I read ratmaster9 instructions say to reindividualize using the link http://services.wmdrm.windowsmedia.com/indivSite. Will this install a IBX which will not work with fairuse4wm at this time?

[rdn98]

I run vista, but I haven't tried fu4wm in there yet, although I do have a winxp partition anyway.

What happens when you try to run in vista? Does it give you an error message? What if you try running in xp compatibility mode?

I suggest if you don't want to have an xp parition, setup a virtual OS on your system under vista. MS PC 2007 is free and you can do it.

[mayan6174]

Here

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 1.0

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=F9239DED09F8F2F6&key=b3e1865c73ab56f2ce45d8d724339e26d3ec0f0f

[The_Harbinger]

I have a number of WMA files purchased with DRM from a download service. I'm running RockBox on my iPod mini. I can load and play music I ripped myself just fine. With the un-DRMmed files, I may see the appropriate title information on-screen (or not), but the files will not play. They play fine in Media Player 10 and jetAudio.

Are the files corrupt in some way, and is there a way to repair them if so? Or, does the blame rest with RockBox?

[mysekurity]

@Harbinger:

Does Rockbox natively support wma's? I thought they either didn't, or did but spottily (as with other Free software, it's hard for them to work with wma). Have you tried to encode it to a different format, possibly mp3, aac, or ogg?

[sonicbox]

...but I am very interested in the possibility of the creators of this most EXCELLENT piece of groundbreaking software for downloadable music subscribers to USE their music when where and how they want toJermiahu, I know you are new, but please pay attention to the forum rules and what "fair use" really is. fairuse4wm is not a a tool intended for everyone to violate 'rental' subscription license & terms of service. You do not have the rights to keep subscription content and "use the music where and how you want to." fairuse4wm should only be used on content you have 'purchased'.

The_Harbinger, Rockbox doesn't support WMA "out of the box." However, someone did wedge in support using code from ffmpeg: http://www.rockbox.org/tracker/task/4984 Not sure what the current state of it is, though...

[DepecheNYC]

Automate UnDRM 1.0 vs. FairUse4WM

I decrypted a single file using both programs. The output file of both programs have different filesize. Why is that? What's the difference? Is there any difference in quality between the two?

[bearshat]

Does anyone know the last version of Windows Media Player 11 that wm4fu1.3fixed will work on?

[omjeremy]

11 beta 2

[mysekurity]

@bearshat: it runs on wmp11 final (hence the need for the "fix" version) up to IBX 11.0.6 (if you have 11.0.6 or greater, you can't run it). omjeremy is saying that the only way to have FU4WM work with wmp11 now is to use beta 2. Only wmp11 final users who have been "grandfathered in" (installed before the update to 11.0.6, and haven't updated since) can still use the tool.

I don't have much experience with Automate UnDRM, but I know that FU4WM's converted filesizes are *exactly* the same (at least on the kilobyte level). I don't know why they wouldn't be smaller, however. Maybe it's to fool the flag?

[joshie10024]

I had a v. 1.1 of fairuse4WM and I loved it so when I saw the v.1.3 was available I thought i would upgrade. Unfortunately I can't seem to get it to work properly. I continue to get the error message "IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet." when I try to retrieve new keys for my music. The message on the next scree says, "Attempting to recover DRMv1 keys. FairUse4WM will use a WM-installed DLL to determine system specific information. 'DrmCline.DLL' has version 10.0.0.3646" Pleas if anyone can help i would appreciate it greatly as I have tons of music waiting to go on my iPod.

[milomannn]

Looking for site in order to download FairUse4WM1.3fix. Had my computer seriously crash last month and now I am pretty wary of downloading programs from unfamiliar sources or that use .rar file compression. Can anyone recommend a source for the program they have tried and found to be virus free?
Thanks.

[Danj]

I continue to get the error message "IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet."

Sorry but this means your iPod won't be seeing any songs any time soon because your Individualized Black Box DLL (IndivBox.key, the file that does all the DRM "donkey work") has been automatically updated by your music service to a version that's newer than FairUse4WM 1.3 can handle.

Just to sum up:
"IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet."
means
"IT WILL NOT WORK".

Some people have been able to "roll back" their Windows Media Player installations, with varied results, but any rollback procedure will destroy any existing licenses for downloaded music that you may have, so your music provider would have to allow redownloads.

[milOtis]

The URGE music service does not autoupdate, nor does it force IBX updates...you can still download files today and play them, strip them with FairUse4WM provided you followed the fix I posted 3 months ago...guess what....? IT STILL WORKS

But you have to use URGE + FairUse 4WM...even 1.2 works if you have 11 beta 2. I can't speak for other download services like Rhapsody, Yahoo, Sonic, or Napster...I just know this works, so why not use it? URGE has pretty much everything.

::: milOtis

[rdn98]

Yup, Urge is nice, but paying each month becomes a hassle.

I've just started using Ruckus networks, its free legit music for college kids and the like. It has helped me explore new genres of music and entice me into buying things I would probably never heard before.

[zunefun]

can sum one just give the link to download this again with the fix included in it as well?

[rdn98]

Ask and you shall receive:

http://download.yousendit.com/7AE6291D5F9FF7D6

[zunefun]

thanks now that will work all i do is download it and set the program up and thats it? ill try it after i get off work and if that works ..i owe you a million...thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ill let you guys know when i get it up and running !!!!!!!!!