back up game cd?

I have been trying to make a back up of my game cd with Nero but it wont work.
Is there a easy to understand tutorial anywhere?
I dont know anything about iso and that stuff.

 

try http://www.clonecd.net/ or http://www.alcohol-software.com/ both really good for backing up any cd.

 

I tried Clone CD and I guess I am just dont have the smarts or something, it didnt work for me .
I will check out the other one.
Thanks for the info.

 

Nero works like a charm for me, you just have to remove the CD check..

 

What is the cd check?
I am a newbie at Nero and burning cd to cd.

 

Just a guess, but it's probably against the terms of service of this site to talk about cra(ks and stuff.. sorry.

 

What I am doing is not a crack thank you.
I legally own the game cd and I believe making a backup cd is legal.
If I am wrong please let me know.

 

Well.. since crack isn't blanked out (things have eased up from the old days) I will assume it's okay for me to post about this?

The thing is, anyone can say they're backing up their own games (I know, I've done it before because CDs tend to get scratched and it's always good to have an archive, blah, blah, blah..)

Anyways, whenever you back up copywrited disks you usually need to include a crack. There are a few exceptions where the disk will copy exactly as the first one, but this usually is not the case. I crack all my games after installing them just because it's a big hastle to always have find the CD and put it in.

Cracking your own games is not illegal.

 

Thank you for the info.
But why cant I just use the serial that came with the game on the cd case.

 

It doesn't have to do with the serial, that would require a key gen.

Most copywrited games use some type of copy protection, i.e. DiscGuard, SafeDisk, SecuROM.

"Most protection technologies (like SafeDisc & SecuROM) encrypt the main executable using a key, this key is then added to the disc as a digital signature."

In most cases when you copy a disk it is unable to copy this commercial digital signature key. That's why when you insert the back up copy it asks you to insert the game CD.