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Could someone help me with Alcohol 120%
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ThraxD20
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8. September 2005 @ 04:54 |
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Hi, I got a swap magic 3.6 back in July. Someone on this site said that alcohol 120% was the program for backing up CD and DVD PS2 games. I downloaded it and backed up all my CD games perfectly. I then purchesed Alcohol 120% because I liked the program. Anyways, I just got a DVD burner (Fantom Drives Ext. Unit) and a pack of 100 DVD-R's (RiDATA 8X DVD-R's). I first tried to back up Arc the Lad: The Twilight Spirits. Alcohol saved it to my HD, no problem. Then I burned it to a DVD-R. It said it had no problems. I then tested it and when I got to the Swap Magic screen, I switched discs, pressed X and the screen went black. The game never loaded. I tried using special boot (pressed Square), nothing. I tried to back up The Suffering. Same thing. It plays all my CD's and the games (DVD's) that I got in Thailand just fine, so it is something I am doing. Could anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks in advanced.
Matthew Jackson
P.S: I checked the first 25 pages for a topic like this that used alcohol but I didn't find anything. I also used the search engine but didn't find anything. If this has been posted before and I missed it, I'm sorry. Thank you for reading this very long post.
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AfterDawn Addict
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8. September 2005 @ 09:57 |
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The first thing i would try is another program
Just for kicks try DVD Decrypter
here is a tutorial (also one for alcohol 120%)
http://home.earthlink.net/~moderator/id3.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~moderator/id4.html
Then may want to try different media
Your PS2 may not like those for some reason.
What other mod do you have, other than Swap Magic
Swap Magic alone will not play back ups. (slidecard,fliptop?)
I backed up The Suffering with no problem at all
works just fine with nothing special to do.
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legit7
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8. September 2005 @ 16:42 |
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Cretin computer"s can not handle Alcohol 120% or Nero
DVD Decrypter works great
it doesnt really matter what program you use
you have to find out what program is right for your pc
Alcohol 120% works good on my pc
nero it doesnt like it at all
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9. September 2005 @ 04:20 |
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PS
The Suffereing is one evil little game :)
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ThraxD20
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9. September 2005 @ 04:33 |
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Hello again. Sorry, I forgot to mention that I use the slide card.
Just an update. I used DVD Decrypter, And it did not burn the first
time. second time I burned it, It played but was really glitchy. I
turned it off and loaded it again and it did not play (same
problems as before). I then tried it again with Alcohol 120%. Played
the first time (glitchy, of course), didn't run the second time. So I have come to the conclusion that it is getting on the disc, but my
DVD-Rs stink. What type would you guys (and girls) recommend? And
how much do they cost on average?
Thanks all,
Matthew Jackson
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9. September 2005 @ 04:34
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9. September 2005 @ 09:49 |
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I user mostly Philips DVD-R 8X
Sometime TDK DVD-R 8X
They are about they are 38.99 for 50 pack
unless you get them on sale or somewhere online
may have them cheaper.
You can get TDK for $24.99
Verbatim datalife Plus are also suppose to be very good
and you can get DVD's just about anywhere you like
Circuit City, Best Buy, Compusa, Office Depot
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ThraxD20
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10. September 2005 @ 11:18 |
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Greetings. Just another update. And a
BIG thanks to all of you (especialy to you steimy,
your site helped alot). I bought a pack of maxell DVD-Rs
(Our walgreens has them on sale alot). It burned perfectly.
Same when I tried the new Hulk game (Ultimate Destruction).
So, just saying thanks to all of you.
Matthew Jackson
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dzuldare
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14. September 2005 @ 21:57 |
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i guess this thread is as good as any to post a simple and probably stupid question by most standards about Alcohol 120%. i did install it once. however i quickly uninstalled it when i seen it made copies of my dvd drive and my dvdr drive. why did it do this. what does it mean. does it hurt my computer?
joe
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15. September 2005 @ 03:47 |
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dzuldare
not really understanding the question?
A ton of people use Alcohol 120% so no it will not
hurt your computer. If you are affraid then just
use DVD Decrypter
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15. September 2005 @ 04:05 |
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There are a different variety of what kinda media you can get. Here in the UK, it's only £5 (About $12) for a 25 pack of Ritek G05 discs, Ive never had any problems with these.
-Mike
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Daniel_G
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15. September 2005 @ 04:13 |
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Quote:
i guess this thread is as good as any to post a simple and probably stupid question by most standards about Alcohol 120%. i did install it once. however i quickly uninstalled it when i seen it made copies of my dvd drive and my dvdr drive. why did it do this. what does it mean. does it hurt my computer?
Those are Virtual Drives, and they're installed for a reason.
I'm too lazy to go into the whole story of why those are handy...any else care to enlighten the guy? i just can't be bothered atm.
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15. September 2005 @ 04:34 |
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Sure thing.
Virtual Drives emulate disc image files as if.. it were tricking the
PC into thinking a disc has inserted.
eg.
If you have a PC game on your hard drive, in the form of a disc image (ISO for example) and you "mount" it onto the virtual drive, the PC thinks it is the disc that has been inserted. And it is as if the disc has been inserted, there is no difference. The PC installation menu or whatever comes up.
-Mike
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15. September 2005 @ 10:59 |
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DVD Decrypter has never given me any problems. Works great, its fast, free and easy to use (that sounds like 1 of those car insurance ad's!!)
Jin666
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16. September 2005 @ 04:06 |
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Damn Those Ads!
-Mike
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16. September 2005 @ 12:41 |
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yeah, me either
I have used DVD Decrypter for years and never had a
problem burning games. It is simply the best out there
right now in my opinion.
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