freeme2 - free software to remove DRM protection from Windows Media WMA,WMV,ASF files

[chappatti]

Originally Posted by chappatti

You are partly correct. The "couple of days" I got was for a very interseting reason. As I mentioned I have WMP 10 installed after a thorough clean up of WMP 11. The WMP 10 IB is a 11.5xxx. one. Apparently, when I click on a NEWLY added album (like under "newly added releases") I am asked to download the WMP "security upgrade" which of course is the "new" backwards numbered IBX.

BUT with WMP10 the new IBX RESIDES SIDE-BY-SIDE with the old one. So songs that I dowloaded before the upgrade can be UN-DRMed using Fairuse4WM, but the the songs downloaded after the upgrade do not work. This is different from having WMP11 installed since it upgrades with the only IBX avilable for WMP11.

Welll...does anybody else have such an experience? Two IBxs living side by side...or am I only dreaming Thsi is getting painful!!!!!! I wish i could do some basic programming....!!! My hats of to the guys who got us this far!

NEW "LOWER NUMBER" IBX ver 11.6000.6324 NOW WORKS WITH WMP10...NOTE: PLAYER ver 10.

I can cofirm that the latest 'backwards' numbered IBX 11.6000.6324 can be got working with WMP 10. It works fine with my music downloads - I do not want to provide the provider name; no reason to give them a heads up!! PLEASE UR MILEAGE MAY VARY...but I think they all should work... I am wrioting this from memory so please excuse any mistakes...!!!!

OH yeah, Real palyer may make things difficult!! But you can try. I removed it.

1. To do a real rollback one needs to remove EVERYTHING connected to WMP 11. If you had the latest WMP 11 then this step is even more crucial since WMP 11 in the early forms was a souped upreskinned version of WMP 10; thus although you see WMP10 you have components from the latest WMP 11 still hanging around.

2. This requires one to disable system file checking, which will automatically return components you remove back to their places. If you dont beleive me try deleting a system file, and see it pop back again in the folder!!! To turn off syetem file checking i used Windows File Protection Switcher got here http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...r/1106499902/1.

3. Now rollback WMP 11. Once finished do not restart.

4. Remove WMP 11 runtime...many forget to remove the runtime!!

5. Now travel to \windows\system32. Delete ALL entries BEGINNING with "WMP". BE CAREFUL THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE, AND MAKE SURE THE FIRST THREE LETTERS ARE "WMP" not just 'wm" or stuff like that. Wait for a few seconds and make sure that these files do not pop up back...If the folder is open, the files pop back at the end of the list of files.

6. DELETE YOUR DRM FOLDER \documents and settings\all users\DRM or the like ...check this forum for correct location. YOU WILL LOSE UR LICENSES TO ALL MUSIC FILES.....So if you want you can backup your DRM folder.

7. Now restart.

8. Download the WMP 10 player ..>VER 10 (TEN)...from MSoft or from here http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=wmp. If not just do a search and you'll find tons of sites.

9. Install WMP 10. Now indvidualize your player by going to here http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/...it.asp?force=1. If you check your IndivKey version it should be 11.5xxx.xxxx.

10. NOW RUN FAIRUSE4WM and extract your keys.

11. NOW open your music provider site/program and upgrade the DRM keys as they need. With my provider the upgrade to 11.6000.6324 STILL WORKS.

GOOD LUCK guys; please read other posts also and try to adapt to your condition...

Did someone can develop a newer version for WinXP SP3 users? Or it released yet?

[frigemall]

I sure hope this thread is still being looked at. I am trying to use the unDRM tool as it appears to be the best suited for me to undrm my yahoo files (4500 songs). I estimate from what someone else wrote that it will take about 9.5 hours to do it. I know drmdbg can get my license as the stand alone did just fine. My question is, does this process create another file (song) in the same folder as the original only with a "freed" tag? I thought I read that it did, but I am not seeing an (after about 40 mins after I hit 'unDRM'). Is there something I am missing?

PS
I stopped the process (hit OK) and got a "not responding" thing from windows. Then unDRM said my first song was unDRM'd, but I don't have a mirrored song. Please advise.

Originally Posted by tresni

I wrote this little GUI tool cause I was sick and tired of having to do everything by hand for freeme2 + drmdbg. This completely automates the process. Works for me with the following setup:
Windows XP SP2
WMP 11.0.5721.5230
Indiv key: 11.0.6000.7000
drmdbg 2008/01/01 10:20
freeme2 2008/02/08?

Updated General options now work. Source attached. Should work for any file that drmdbg can get a license key for. Only tested with wma files.

Put unDRM.Net.Exe, freeme2.exe (and libeay32.dll), and drmdbg.exe in the same directory. Then launch unDRM.Net.Exe. Select the directory where your DRM protected music is stored. Select your options. Hit unDRM, wait for music, click OK, wait for Done! dialog

sorry if this is the wrong thread, figured with the other freeme2 tools in the first post....

[awaallan]

I recommend that you download and run FairUse4WM instead of freeme2. It's much easier to use.

[chappatti]

FYI, I have Win XP SP3 running when I use the WMP10 route posted above using FairUse4WM.....Just a thought!!

Originally Posted by tommyknchan

Did someone can develop a newer version for WinXP SP3 users? Or it released yet?

[chappatti]

Hmmm...careful:

• FairUse4WM does not work with Vista
• FairUse4WM does not work with ANY WMP11 (talking about ver 11 here!!) IF YOU USE indvidualization from the MS site. THIS ALWAYS now updates to IBX 11.6000.6324 NO MATTER WHAT VERSION WMP11 you may install on your system. Most providers including Yahoo are "forcing" upgrades on newly added music and then this sticks...
• DRMDBG and Automate unDRM ver2.0 WILL work ONLY on XP...at least I have only tried Win XP. This looks like it works with the latest WMP11 etc. But requires a manual click to forward every file. Some people may have problems with DRMDBG because the file the download is not the fully working file.....Download from several sites and test one that works fully. Use that alone.

Originally Posted by awaallan

I recommend that you download and run FairUse4WM instead of freeme2. It's much easier to use.

[frigemall]

OK - I took my files to my PC runing XP and rolled back WMP to 9 (from 11 but not final). I reaquired my licenses, but drmdbg still shows IBX Version 11.0.6000.7000. How do I roll this back. Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by frigemall

OK - I took my files to my PC runing XP and rolled back WMP to 9 (from 11 but not final). I reaquired my licenses, but drmdbg still shows IBX Version 11.0.6000.7000. How do I roll this back.

How to uninstall and roll back Windows Media Player to a previous version on Windows XP

[frigemall]

Thanks - got it. unDRM doesn't seem to work for me, but FU4WM has worked brilliantly. I have been looking for FU4WMCommander and have found it several places... I think. Is it about 700mb?

Originally Posted by frigemall

Thanks - got it. unDRM doesn't seem to work for me, but FU4WM has worked brilliantly. I have been looking for FU4WMCommander and have found it several places... I think. Is it about 700mb?

No, it's 88KB, and very difficult to find these days. I'll pm it to you.