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

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What IBX version and OS do you use?

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XP Pro / Rhapsody. Dont know what version anymore because I stopped trying months back after one of my older posts. I was able to free a few songs successfully but most gave the enabling bits error. I tried following the instructions exactly.

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And your IBX???

If Rhapsody forces your to upgrade IBX to the latest version, then you can only use lossy DRM removal software.

Otherwise please read the following thread:
HowTo Instructions for Removing DRM with drmdbg & FreeMe2 (from Windows Media Player)

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i have a few files which used to play but do not any more
the website which supported them says not supported

i started to look for something to solve this drm stuff and found this forum and software
i run drmdbg which extracts kid and sid keys for files
and freeme2 which created freed files

the freed files are scrambled when played in wmv players
i run freeme2 with -s and -2 switches with the same result
one thing i noticed is that the sid key is echoed diffrently than
it is saved in drmv2.key file. maybe this diffrence is causing the problem. pic shows what i am talking about

second to last key character is echoed as "k" but "l" in drmv2.key file
thank you for some hope in solving this stuff

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What IBX version do you have?

Neither freeme2 nor drm2wmv support the latest versions of IBX.

You have sid and kid, so you may also try to play DRM protected WMV files with MPlayer

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In reply to 'notsupported': When I run DRMDBG against a DRM protected file I get the same SID in the program's window and in the .KEY file. It doesn't matter if I use the .KEY file or specify the SID on the command line, it still doesn't work. I don't know why your SIDs differ, sorry.

Anyway, I've got IBX version 11.0.6001.8015 and freeme2 doesn't work with DRM files any more. I'd love to know how I can get it to work again.

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Try to use FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 with Windows Media Player 10:
Tutorial: Remove DRM from WMV on Windows XP with freeware FairUse4WM

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I am willing to take a look at this. It seems that quick fix will solve the problem :) Please provide some more sid's that do not work with FreeMe2. The app is created in such way that it should work with any IBX version.

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thankyou for a quick response

i tried mplayer and it echoes out of range errors when playing
the sid must be not valid and it gets out of sync my guess
the problem seems to be sid generation

each time i run drmdbg it gives different value for sid
but the same value for kid

when running next freeme2 with new drmv2.key file the same happens
the last but second character in sid is echoed as an ascii char which has ascii code -1 eg. Y = Z - 1

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First of all It's impossible to get different SID every time you launch drmdbg. If it happens it means the problem is with drmdbg and not with the freeme2. I checked the problem with the last character of SID and the problem is only with displaying. Decoded hex key is correct and this key is used for decryption. So if your SID (in drm2.key file) is correct then everything should work.

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i found 1 file which still plays it has drm value which allows it to play as many times as one wants

this file when processed by drmdbg, always has the same sid when run with freeme2 it creates freed file
which works with mplayer and when mplayer plays original with hex sid which freeme2 dumps for it

it also works fine so both freeme2 and mplayer work as you guys advertised for this file

drmdbg does not handle the other files too bad



pic shows what happens for 2 drmdbg runs

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is there any way to revert to a former version of IBX? drmdbg shows 11.0.6001.8015; i installed everything accordingly, but this is installed via the microsoft homepage, so i dont' really know how to get the supported versions?

(win xp, wmp11 withouth updates)

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Microsoft forces you to get the latest version of IBX during individualization.

However it seems to be possible to get IBX that FairUse4WM supports if you install WMP 10 in Windows XP:
Tutorial: Remove DRM from WMV on Windows XP with freeware FairUse4WM

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Hi sectroyer. If you can make it work with a quick fix then great! But I don't understand why you just need some more SIDs that don't work - without the accompanying media. Perhaps I don't understand this process fully.
However, if it's really just the SIDs you're after then I can get you some. Please confirm, and I shall post them here.

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I don't need any more SID's. As it was explained earlier the problem is with drmdbg and not FreeMe2. The only flaw in the algorithm tha FreeMe2 uses for displaying SID. Nothing connected to undrming :)

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Where can I find the license thing?
The reason why people use programs to remove drm is because they don't have or have lost the license.So what's the point of this program anyway then?

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I noticed also that if there are spaces in the file name freeme2 will not work. that's a major PIA for me because every file name I have contains spaces.. usually track number - song name or

artist name - track number - song name.wma :eek:

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freeme2 "file name with spaces" :)
Thats problem with your windoze and not FreeMe2 :)

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Could you use this in linux and if so how?

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Only Windows supports Windows Media DRM.

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If you know the SID FreeMe2 will work on any platform. Just download the sources (./configure,make, etc.)

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How can I get the SID without Windows?

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I cannot understand this complicated procedure at all!!

I have been lurking here for 4-5 years (since 2006/2007) and I am still at wits end as to how to remove the DRM for this one .wmv file I have had forever.

These instructions are so complicated and I consider myself fairly technically savvy.

I used to be on XP, now I just upgraded from Vista to Windows 7.

Can someone please point me to easier step-by-step instructions or better yet an easier method to do this??

Many thanks in advance

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FairUse4WM works in Windows XP:
http://stream-recorder.com/forum/200...fix-t3393.html

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HI Folks,
I've got windows 7 starter and trying to downgrade the IBX or Mplayer is not possible (yet). however you can use vmplayer to run xp as a virtual machine and then use FairUse4WM or freeme2.

Problem is you need a retail copy of XP - you can get a free one from MS but only if you upgrade to win 7 professional (more money!).
However you can run windows ME / 98 under vmplayer (and these are pretty much free) : problem "fairuse" dosen't work under ME/Win98 - although wmp9 and DRM does. If I had a "command line" DRM cracker like free2me AND drmdbg I would be OK - any one got a drmdbg command line version that works with wmp9?

I have a machine with XP on, but I can't get drmgdbg to produce licence files (IBX 11.0.5497.6285 on WMP10), the app starts media player but nothing is produced.

Any Idears?

I will beat DRM on win 7, this is my mantra!


Sid

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Well, in case your wondering, I have decided to answer my own post (since no one else will).
To use FairUse4WM on win7, your best bet is to use VMwareplayer (it's free),then install a version of xp on it.

Microsoft are giving away xp sp3 professional for windows 7 users (if you search around even those on "win7 starter" can use it).
(see also "how to activate windows xp without a genuine...." if you need to).
Then add wmp10 and fairuse etc. I can confirm this works just great.
Windows 98/me etc is a none started go straight for xp.

I did try install wmp11 directly on win7 - but this proved problematic!

Also, if like me your really interested in bbc iplayer stuff - get_iplayer is back up and running thanks to the lynx people

Cheers,

Sidney.

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I have Win 7 home premium. How can I get win xp license?

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Hi guys,
Can we still do this ?
I heard freeme or FairUse4WM don't work on the DRM version 2 key
They did work with DRM v1.

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Finally I can successfully use FreeMe2 to get my work done.
But i want to know if i can specify the output folder for FreeMe2?
e.g. output to external hard drive, instead of the same folder, after draged the file to FreeMe2.exe

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How did it work out? Did you manage to roll back the IBX?

Is there anything we can do to change IBX? I use Xp virtual machine. With WMP 9 it doesn't individualize or get licences but with any version of WMP 10 and 11 I get IBX v 11.0.6001.8015
Is it possible to use one's Windows backup to enjoy previous versions of IBX?