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Re: Copy Protection

• Posted by euman at bellsouth.net Nov 19, 2001
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Oh well, I guess I was wrong...

Floppy disk dont contain a Master-Partition boot sector
nor does it contain a diagnostic cylinder and, it can not
be re-partitioned>>>!

So Im back to square 1

----- Original Message -----
From: "Euman" <euman at bellsouth.net>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: Copy Protection


>
> From: "Kat" <gertie at PELL.NET>
> >
> > How about a simple password? Then the first time it is run, gather info
> about
> > the computer it is running on, and write that to hidden locations on the
> disk
> > with bios calls. Next time it is run, if the hardware is significantly
> different,
> > trash the disk or ask for a new password.
> >
>
> Describe this hidden location on disk you're talking about, Im
interested..
> are you talking about int13h and writting across partition tables or
> creating a partition with so many sectors and leaving this unformatted
> or modifying the master-partition boot sector..
>
> "hey, that might be a good idea"
>
> Thanks Kat,
>
> > Kat
>
> Euman
> euman at bellsouth.net
>
>