FairUse4WM - a WM/DRM removal program

[zunefun]

what dose this mean? Extraction in progress on "Indiv01.key" 11.0.6000.6324 -- Please wait.
Phase 0 : Blocks: 1340 Large 0 Small, Errors: 0,0 Candidates: 6,3,2
Failure - Unable to identify RC4 and AES internal keys.
Extraction in progress on "Indiv01.key" 11.0.6000.6324 -- Please wait.
Phase 0 : Blocks: 1340 Large 0 Small, Errors: 0,0 Candidates: 6,3,2
Failure - Unable to identify RC4 and AES internal keys.

[omjeremy]

Dude, read post 995. I don't mean to be rude, but... c'mon. This problem has been brought up countless time in the thread.

[zunefun]

i am not that good with these kinda of things...so if you dont mind me asking i need help...just i dont know what i am reading i honestly just need this spoon fed to me..in a way..but i just really want to know what i means from my take on this whole thing is that it ment i have to wait for an update? call me slow if you want i just want to strip this music and be done with the whole deal

[zunefun]

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.

OOOO...SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? JUST WAIT?

[WalterK]

Zunefun you COULD try a virtual machine with either vmware or microsofts virtual pc.
Install windows XP (assuming you have your XP install/upgrade disc) on it and run the beta version of wmp 11 if your purchase requires it , if not stick with wmp 10 and remove drm from in the virtual pc and simply transfer the drm free files to your vista music folder.
Until there is an update to FairUse to combat the new IBX this is the way I recommend if you updated wmp or are in vista.

Edit
And remember wmp11 does not allow license backups, ms says its the responsibility of the content provider and not them to ensure that

[zunefun]

Zunefun you COULD try a virtual machine with either vmware or microsofts virtual pc.
Install windows XP (assuming you have your XP install/upgrade disc) on it and run the beta version of wmp 11 if your purchase requires it , if not stick with wmp 10 and remove drm from in the virtual pc and simply transfer the drm free files to your vista music folder.
Until there is an update to FairUse to combat the new IBX this is the way I recommend if you updated wmp or are in vista.

Edit
And remember wmp11 does not allow license backups, ms says its the responsibility of the content provider and not them to ensure that

lamonds terms please..

[zunefun]

so i was told all i need to do was just switch over to wmp nine?

[zunefun]

so i was advised that i should un install windows media player 11 then go to windows media player nine..so anyone know where i could pick up nine at?

[omjeremy]

zunefun, follow the directions here: http://www.xarus.net/index.php?act=fair_use_4_wm&page=instructions

[zunefun]

thanks...!!!!!!!!!!!!! mad props...ill try it when i get home from work!

[blutach]

OOOO...SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? JUST WAIT?This is uncalled for. Read and observe the rules please - especially rule 2 on how to behave and rule 12 on bumping (which you continue to do).

Regards

[mayan6174]

Some download mirror

WMP 11 Beta2
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=E25574D66E69C29C&key=74b2e390a54fb1932237a81c43687d39bd7c2df5

FairUse4WM 1.3 Fix
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=check_download&ufid=305601813BCA14B3&key=ac7c60acb8105af7ede664cf3e3073a3a6216d2b

Expire 2weeks

Thank you

[NHS]

Hi

I am trying to extract keys using FairUse4WM 1.3fix - when i try to extract the keys, i get the following message:

Extraction in progress on "Indiv03.key" 11.0.6000.6324 -- Please wait.
Phase 0 : Blocks: 1341 Large 0 Small, Errors: 0,0 Candidates: 4,3,2
Failure - Unable to identify RC4 and AES internal keys.

I have tried rolling the installation back to v10 but that didnt work, any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

[WalterK]

IBX 11.0.6000.6324 is not supported so it will not work.

To get back to a version that will work requires a clean install of windows media player.
Either by following the method posted by omjeremy above or moving your music to a virtual install of windows with an earlier version of wmp and trying to remove the drm that way.
Note in the virtual pc or on your real one if you use omjeremy's method.
NEVER UPGRADE wmp.
If your licenses call for an upgrade to wmp 11 use beta 2 or beta 3 of it.

[NHS]

Thanks for the reply.

My laptop was initially running WMP11 (latest version) - i have downgraded to WMP10 but still get the message "IBX 11.0.6000.6324 is not supported".

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Oneill5491]

I don't know if there was a post about this earlier, but is there a way to stop WMP from asking you if you would like to install the available update (from beta 2 to final)? It keeps frickin asking me like every 30 minutes and one of these days I'm going to accidently click "yes".

[WalterK]

NHS you have to delete the folder called DRM in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM\ (enable show hidden files and folders in windows explorer) if its a downgrade.
and reverify the Indiv Key.
http://services.wmdrm.windowsmedia.com/indivSite

Note doing this REMOVES all your licenses so you WILL have to do the whole username/password thing again for all your drm media.

Which is why the virtual machine method is better, encase it doesn't take you will still have your drm licenses on your real pc.

Oneill5491 you will have to be vigilante there is supposed to be a setting to disable update notification in wmp11 beta .
Maybe i am wrong about that.

[NHS]

WalterK

Thanks for your reply.

When i enable hidden folders, there is no DRM folder when I navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.

I can go straight to the directory by putting C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM\ into to address bar, but when I do this, nothing is in the DRM folder.

Any suggestions appreciated.

[WalterK]

Its been a while since i had to remove windows drm.
After i got the drm off my files i ditched and have never again bought windows crippled drm files in any form.

If in XP and your drm folder is not there in C:\Documents and Settings\
Make sure show hidden folders is enabled (i know you already said it is but never hurts to check again) In Windows Explorer (you won't find this option in Internet Explorer two different programs) go to Tools->Folder Options.
Then Select The "View" Tab look for the heading Hidden Files and Folders and make sure "show hidden files and folders" is checked click Apply next look and see if "hide extension for known file types" and "hide protectecd operating system files" is unchecked if they are not uncheck them then hit Apply again, then Ok. Leave there and look in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users" again, if its still not there head over to the Control Panel.

Go to add remove programs make sure "Show Updates" is checked and look for anything ANYTHING related to windows media player 11 and uninstall specifically you are looking for is "windows media player runtime" to remove but it doesn't hurt to remove anything else (somewhere in this thread is a listing of "safe" security updates for wmp aka updates that don't cause you to lose drm removal)
Restart/reboot after the uninstall look once more "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users.
If you still see nothing, try to launch wmp depending on what type of upgrade you did for wmp it might revert back to version 9 or 10 or give you an error about missing this file or that file and needs to be reinstalled.
At this point you have 3 choices you can.
1) Revert to wmp 9 using your XP install disc by adding it via add/remove programs and use the Indiv site to get the wmp Indiv Key.
2) Install ms version of wmp 10 that you can download from the ms wmp site, again after installing using the Indiv site to get the Indiv key.
2) Or install wmp 11 beta 2 from some links given in here and once again visiting the Indiv site to get a previous version of the Indiv key that works with Fair use.

Now of all the choices choice 3 is the safest bet cause if you use 9 or 10 the site in question might require an upate to version 11 and they will use wmp 11 final and then you are right back where you started.
Once they see you are using wmp 11 most sites won't try to get you to update, what you might get is ms telling you to update from beta to final with the little popup boxes of theirs in wmp.

Hope this helps if after all this it STILL doesn't work.
Find yourself a copy of Nlite (google search) make a slip stream install of XP from your XP install disc (Make it small with windows media player 10 or 11 beta 2 added instead of the default wmp 09, Nlite has info on how to incorporate software and software updates into the custom install disc) Get yourself a copy of virtual pc or vmware server (google search and both are free) give yourself some free space on your harddrive (3 to 5 gbs) and create a virtual machine and drm remove from there.

[NHS]

WalterK, thanks for the reply. Once i can see the DRM folder, should i delete the folder or just a file inside?

[WalterK]

The whole folder just to be on the safe side.

[SalSimp]

I don't know if there was a post about this earlier, but is there a way to stop WMP from asking you if you would like to install the available update (from beta 2 to final)?

Yes there is. . . .

1. Reboot Windows in SAFE Mode
2. Go to Program Files>Windows Media Player
3. Find setup_wm.exe
4. Rename it to anything else (e.g. setup_wm0.exe)
5. Reboot Windows

Works also by deleting setup_wm.exe, but renaming is better just in case you want o put it back. There may be other ways of avoiding the nag, but this one works for me.

Note: You have to be in SAFE Mode or else the Windows File Protection feature will put a new setup_wm.exe in the directory.

[mysekurity]

What is it about Beta 2 that allows you to not have to have the newest ibx? If I have an original installer for WMP11 Final when it first came out, will that work when moving to a new computer?

[Oneill5491]

Yes there is. . . .

1. Reboot Windows in SAFE Mode
2. Go to Program Files>Windows Media Player
3. Find setup_wm.exe
4. Rename it to anything else (e.g. setup_wm0.exe)
5. Reboot Windows

Works also by deleting setup_wm.exe, but renaming is better just in case you want o put it back. There may be other ways of avoiding the nag, but this one works for me.

Note: You have to be in SAFE Mode or else the Windows File Protection feature will put a new setup_wm.exe in the directory.
Hey thanks for the tip man.

Btw, is it pretty much a given now that the author of FairUse won't be comming back to make a new version?

[blutach]

Who knows O'Neill? He might be among us still. No-one's crystal ball is any better than yours.

Regards

[mysekurity]

Well, since no one responded to my last few posts, I decided to test it out for myself, and I can conclusively say that Urge's AutoMix update does not update your ibx. It's a truly great feature that clues me into what I should buy, and I highly recommend it to all Urge users.

So there ya go. In case anyone else was wondering...

[NHS]

WalterK

Thanks for your help - that worked a treat.

[zunefun]

okay so i gave up...is there anything eles besides this program?

[Itsdon]

Try Tunebite. Not as elegant, not free, but it works.

[WalterK]

tunebite creates a lossy format.
If this is for audio i'd say you are better off using a freeware app than can record your audio while its playing and save it to uncompressed wav.
Like say Audacity.
Note Audacity will not playback wma files protected or not but it can record audio that is playing on your pc.

[hicux]

why people dont change the subject? We are repeating the same story here all the time. Let's talk about something new plz? FairUSEWM 1.3 is working so good with me but u need to roll back to windows media player 9. I am not going to discuss this anymore. Good Luck!

[blutach]

Yes. I agree. People who ask the same question over and over are simply not using the very good search feature on the board.

Let us not go into how to make this program work ad infinitum.

Regards

[CademiaX]

found a work around for using the lastest version of fairuse4wm with the lastest version of wmp11 and ibx.

If you cant get back to wmp10, get a program like vmware or virtual pc, and install windows xp with wmp10.

Now I figured this out by mistake, install your music service under the virtual pc, use fairuse4wm to recover the keys..

the keys are stored in my documents as blackbox-keys.txt, simply copy that to your real desktop and close virtual pc.

put blackbox-keys.txt in my documents, run fairuse4wm, add protected music and enjoy using the lastest version of wmp11

[mysekurity]

Just as a warning, MS is pushing Update 929399 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929399) to counter a service's inabilty to "extract metering data from some portable devices that support metering" through its Windows Update automatic update program. This update includes IBX 11.0.6, which is a definite bad thing. To avoid the update, chose the "custom install" option when prompted, and uncheck it. Click "next" and then "don't ask me to install this again".

[mysekurity]

Windows Media Player is forcing me to update "a security component". Any way around this? Probably not, correct?

[setarip_old]

@mysekurity

Check out the listings at the following link (scroll about 1/3 down re: "disabling"):

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Windows+Update%22+and+%22settings&btnG=Google+Search

[Itsdon]

found a work around for using the lastest version of fairuse4wm with the lastest version of wmp11 and ibx.

If you cant get back to wmp10, get a program like vmware or virtual pc, and install windows xp with wmp10.

Now I figured this out by mistake, install your music service under the virtual pc, use fairuse4wm to recover the keys..

the keys are stored in my documents as blackbox-keys.txt, simply copy that to your real desktop and close virtual pc.

put blackbox-keys.txt in my documents, run fairuse4wm, add protected music and enjoy using the lastest version of wmp11

Interesting. Any idea if using this under Vista will work?

[mysekurity]

@setarip_old: I've ignored the automatic update (I was alerting others so that they would not fall for it).

WMP told me that I needed to update my security component in order to stream one of the songs. Eventually and reluctantly, I agreed to the upgrade (not the player upgrade). It processed, and allowed me to stream the song, but not download it. I restarted the player, and found it was still the same version, I could download/stream songs, and still use FU4WM. I haven't yet restarted, so I'm not sure if that kills it, but I doubt it.


@Itsdon: The virtual machine will work under vista with WinXP installed on the virtual machine, but vista's WMP is at 11.0.6, which is too great of a version for FU4WM, and its protected system files won't allow any modifications. Until a workaround is created, Vista users must use a virtual machine with XP in order for the program to work.

[StreamRipper]

Can someone post a valid link for FU4WMCommander, 'coz the old one no longer works.

Please help!

[StreamRipper]

Please stop asking the same questions over and over again. Use the forum search to find the answers first!

Here are some direct links that will simplify your search efforts:


Help to remove DRM on Windows Vista (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1017)
Download Fairuse4WM 1.4 for free (will there ever be any upgrade to FU4WM?) (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=852)
Batch DRM removal with FairUse4wm: UnDRM multiple Window Media files at once with FU4WMCommander (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=965)
FairUse4WM error: filename.wmv does not appear to be licensed to you
(http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=887)
FairUse4WM error: No keys loaded (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=872)
FairUse4WM error: UNABLE TO DECRYPT: Windows Error 80030002 while finding KID in V9 store
(http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=865)
FairUse4WM error: different private key (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=742)
unDRMing without a license. (http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367)
How to crack Windows Media Player DRM (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/removing-DRM/faq-crack-Windows-Media-Player-DRM.htm)
DRM removal software (Not only FairUse4WM and Tunebite) (http://all-streaming-media.com/remove-DRM-protection/)
How to remove DRM from Windows Media Player files with fu4wm13fix (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/removing-DRM/faq-how-to-remove-DRM-from-Windows-Media-Player-files-with-fu4wm13fix.htm)
Windows Media Player Individualization Process (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/removing-DRM/faq-Windows-Media-Player-Individualization-Process.htm)
How to uninstall and roll back Windows Media Player to a previous version (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/media-players/faq-Windows-Media-Player-Uninstall-and-roll-back-to-previous-version.htm)
Free download of Windows Media Player 11, 10, 9, 7.1, 6.4 for Windows, Mac OS and Windows Mobile (http://all-streaming-media.com/faq/media-players/faq-free-download-of-Windows-Media-player.htm)

[nick852]

The official method to disable Automatic Updates with Windows Media Player is described here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278960.

To insert the necessary value for WMP 7.0 or later automatically into your registry, you can download the file http://rapidshare.com/files/24461662/DisableWMPAutoUpdate.reg.html.

[xwings]

norton AV is very shitty like a blind guardian :-)


You guys are funny...
I have comcast and they offer free Mcafee.
That's popup warning screen keep poping up every second that I click something. It's just so annoying. I uninstalled it and install Avast the free version instead. It looks much cooler too...

[TehMark]

Microsoft dropped their case against this dood. Sweet!

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/06/microsoft-drops-case-against-fairuse4wm-creator-viodentia/

[resource]

Microsoft dropped the suit, so hopefully FairUse 1.4 will appear soon.

[killerhamster]

Well, I don't think so, engadget sais M$ dropped the case because they just couldn't find him, so now if he releases 1.4 they would just reopen the case. Plus, if he wasn't in prison all the time he had the opportunity to work on 1.4, and I think the reason why we're still using 1.3 is just because WMP11 is so hard to crack, and not that viodentia could not release it or work on it because he was searched by the Police or Microsoft or who ever.

[WalterK]

i'm glad that the john doe lawsuit has been dropped and i am also glad for folks like myang and viodentia with their removal tools, but the only way to stop this folks is to stop purchasing drm music.
Once i had my drm off i stopped buying drm infused music tracks.
In the beginning i can say i didn't know any better but now i do.

[Deihmos]

i'm glad that the john doe lawsuit has been dropped and i am also glad for folks like myang and viodentia with their removal tools, but the only way to stop this folks is to stop purchasing drm music.
Once i had my drm off i stopped buying drm infused music tracks.
In the beginning i can say i didn't know any better but now i do.

You and I know that people are not purchasing DRM music then using this tool. People are renting the music through the music subscriptions then removing the DRM from the music. If you purchased the music you can burn it to a CD or convert it to MP3 to remove the DRM.

[SalSimp]

blutach: you are most correct. I have deleted the comment.

[blutach]

This discussion about lawsuits etc is well off topic.

Regards

[bigdog660]

You and I know that people are not purchasing DRM music then using this tool. People are renting the music through the music subscriptions then removing the DRM from the music. If you purchased the music you can burn it to a CD or convert it to MP3 to remove the DRM.

Speak for yourself.