The term "CDPS" is a shortcut for "CD Protection Scout" and has no connection with
potential owners of registered trademarks or other rights.

All trademarks mentioned in this readme or other where in this software package are
the property of their respective owners.





Description
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CD Protection Scout (CDPS) detects if a PC-CDROM is protected by one of the
following protections:

	- SecuROM (old version)
        - SecuROM (new version)
        - SafeDisc (r0-r4)
        - SafeDisc 2
        - CD-Cops
        - LaserLock
        - DiscGuard
        - Bitpool
 
        - Oversize
        - invalid Tracklength
        - invalid TOC (Table Of Contents)
        - Dummy files
        - Data errors
        - Sector errors

CDPS is totally free.



License agreements
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- By using CDPS you agree to all terms of this license agreement. If you do
  not agree to any of the agreement statements, you must immediately cease
  using CDPS

- The author of CDPS is H0bbyC0dr

- CDPS was not developed to copy (illegal owned) CDROM's

- You may use this program only to make personal backup's of the CDROMs you legally
  owned

- You may not use this program to make illegal copies

- The auther of CDPS is not responsible for the improper usage (copyright violations)
  and/or any other illegal usage of this program

- The author of CDPS is not responsible for ANY damages/consequences and/or
  (financially) losses that could occure if you install and/or use this program.
  You use this program at your own risk.
  CDPS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE!

- You may not change, decompile, modify, disassemble or translate CDPS
  (into another language)

- You may not distribute a changed version with the same or another name

- It can not be guaranteed that CDPS runs correctly on every system and in combination
  with other installed software

- CDPS is delivered in a compressed ZIP file. If you give the program to your friends
  or place it on your website you have to do it with the original and unchanged package.
  CDPS may not be distributed in any other way.

- You may not sell or rent CDPS.



Requirements
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- MS Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000
- Approximately 1 Mbyte of free harddisk space
- At least one CDROM-Drive
- The design is optimized for 102x768, 16bit



Installation / Deinstallation
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Unzip the delivered ZIP file into any new directory. To run CDPS execute the file
CDPSxxxx.exe

To remove the program from your system delete the created directory. There are no
other files or registry entries.



CloneCD
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In the options there is a CloneCD section. Here you can set the different CloneCD
parameters. If you start CloneCD (from the CDPS-GUI) these parameters are delivered
to the CloneCD executable.

The key "Other" is used when the CDROM is protected with a different protection
(e. g. Oversize, illegal TOC ...); but it is only used when there is no primary
protection (LaserLock, CD-Copy, DiscGuard ...)

Examples:

 1. CDROM is protected with LaserLock AND dummy files. Only the key "LaserLock" is
    used; the key "Other" is unimportant.
 2. The CDROM has some data errors. Only the key "Other" is used.


If keys are empty (no value) the internal default parameters are used.
Default keys:

 SafeDisc=/SKIP
 SafeDisc2=/SKIP
 SecuROM=/ID /AUDIO
 NewSecuROM=/ID /AUDIO
 LaserLock=/SKIP
 CDCops=/ALLOFF
 DiscGuard=/ID /AUDIO
 BitPool=/ID /AUDIO
 PSX=/ID /AUDIO /NOSUBREPAIR
 Other=/ID /AUDIO


There is no verification (valid parameters)!

For further informations visit the CloneCD homepage: http://www.elby.de



Website
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Use the following links to visit the CDPS webiste

	http://beam.to/cdps
	http://beam.to/cdprotectionscout
	http://beam.to/cd-protection-scout



Contact
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Send bugs, wishes, suggestions or questions to

	cdps@gmx.net

You can write in german or english (but german is my native language).

If you report a bug please give a short description of the problem & your system
configuration.

Do not ask for cracks, keygens, patches etc. or how to copy CDROM's!



Hints and other informations (FAQ'S)
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- To start CDPS the file 'CDPS.000' is needed

- Do not ask for the CDPS sourcecode

- CDPS is ONLY available in ENGLISH. So, do not ask for other languages

- SETI@home users should stop the client while they use this program

- At the moment you can only use the sector based search under MS Windows NT and
  MS Windows 2000

- If you post CDPS on your website, please include a link to the CDPS-website
  http://beam.to/cdps