Remove DRM from purchased .wmv.GGGZ files that can be played by Windows Media Player

Hello. I've buyed some of those vids (

http://gigaeng.giga-freeks.net/e_net_shop/drm/howto/howto.html

) but now I need to upgrade my pc... anyone know how can I make legally backup of these vids?

The files have an extension like this: .wmv.GGGZ and play correctly with my windows media player 9.00.00.3250...
Thanks in advance!

Bye

Please read the following thread:
How to backup licenses of DRM protected .WMV, .WMA Windows Media files

You can ask your content providers whether they will re-acquire licenses for your new PC.

You can also try to use DRM removal software for Windows Media .WMV files.

[kishinfoulux]

I also purchased videos from a similar site with pretty much the same DRM protection crap. I have vista and my files also are wmv.gggz like the topic creators. I feel pretty ripped off that I just bought this and now I can't even watch it. None of these programs seem to be working. What can I do about this?

[kishinfoulux]

Also I'm not tech savy at all. I should have all the proper codecs and I"ve tried several different players for the record like VLC, Media player Classic, etc.

Sound Taxi also isn't working which angers me further since I paid money for it. This isn't going well at all. I really don't want to do anything drastic like installing XP or rolling back to an older version of Media Player (which with my luck, wouldn't work anyways).

There are a couple of lossless DRM removal tools you can try: FairUse4WM and drmdbg with freeme2 or drm2wmv. They might not be easy to use, but they are lossless!

Soundtaxi Pro+VideoRip and Tunebite Platinum can re-record DRM-protected videos. They work like screen video capture software. The latter software needs hardware acceleration to be turned off (otherwise you get black screen when recording from Windows Media Player).

You should always try software before buying! If Soundtaxi Pro+VideoRip doesn't work for you, then contact their support. If they won't be able to help you, get your money back!!! You can also post a more detailed description of your problem here.

[kishinfoulux]

Ok I started off with Fairuse. I'm guessing I drag the video file onto the .exe file? When I did I hit "Recover Key" and than I got the following message. "IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet.
IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet."

After that it says "Attempting to recover DRMv 1 keys"

It also says something like no .dll path found or something to that effect.

When I hit "OK" again I get an error stating "Unhandled situation - 25100 while getting DRMv1 private key".

So I think that covered everything. Anything I'm missing?

Originally Posted by kishinfoulux

Ok I started off with Fairuse. I'm guessing I drag the video file onto the .exe file? When I did I hit "Recover Key" and than I got the following message. "IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet.
IBX Version 11.0.6000.6324 isn't supported yet."

FairUse4WM 1.3 fix-2 supports IBX 11.0.6000.6324.

[kishinfoulux]

Ok so now after getting that 1.3 fix-2, when I drag the file onto FairUse I get a message saying "Provide interoperability for windows media files has stopped working".

Also when I used that Mirakagi program it gave me this when I ran it...

"Mirakagi starts, code version 0.9
Found 0 keys in keyring.
-----------------
Processing "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM\cache\Indiv0 2.key"
Version: 11.0.6000.7000 ...
XML - Cert: 84 bytes, Key Storage: 2762 bytes.
DLL 1000/a5bda @ ac01000 && a7000/1d981 @ aca7000
Exception c0000005 caught during file "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM\cache\Indiv0 2.key".
It is finished."

Originally Posted by kishinfoulux

Processing "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM\cache\Indiv0 2.key"
Version: 11.0.6000.7000 ...

fu4m 1.3 fix-2 doesn't work with IBX 11.0.6000.7000.

[kishinfoulux]

Oh k. Is there another version/fix I have to get or am I pretty much screwed here? >_>