How to remove DRM from Zune Marketplace music

[soccerdad]

Figured I should post this, just in case it helps someone... Anyone...

There's a file in the folder referenced below named "v3ks.bla". I copied that to the expected file named "drmv2.lic". Then I re-ran the freeme2 command line. It prompted me for the SID for that file. I wasn't sure if that's expected or not, but I entered the SID in the drm2.key file that drmdbg created. Freeme2 then started doing its thing - 98617 packets of length 16000. Didn't take long. At the end it gave an error - "Unknown packet id...", so I thought it failed and quit thinking about it for a while.

But when I brought up my Zune software, it found the created "Freed-..." file and was able to play it. It ignored the original file altogether, and if I manually tried to play it, it said it didn't support the file (or some such). I'm sync'ing to the Zune now - looks like it might be converting the format, as it's going pretty slow; but I'm pretty excited to see if this works.

I picked that v3ks.bla file by using Process Monitor (www.sysinternals.com) to see what files were accessed when I loaded and started the movie in WMP. When I saw it hit that file, I opened it. It was in an xml format, which is what it seemed like freeme2 was expecting based on the source code. Maybe I was just lucky, but so far so good...

In case anyone cares, the file is a .wmv of the Live Free or Die Hard movie. It comes on a second dvd in the special edition version, and it's already on that dvd (from "Fox Digital Media"). There's a ####-####-####-#### serial number in the packaging, and when you load that dvd, it starts some software that lets you copy the file off the dvd. It's targeted at plays4sure, but I wanted to see it on my new zune 80gb.

Cool stuff!

Donnie

Originally Posted by soccerdad

You may have fixed this and are getting ready to release a version with the fix. I saw in one of the doom9 threads where on Jan 3 2008 you said you were prepping a new binary release. But just in case...

The issue mentioned here where there is no "drmv2.lic" file in the registry-specified location ("C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DRM" on Vista) is, I believe, causing the issue mentioned over on doom9, "Couldn't allocate space for license file!".

Because the file doesn't exist, the fseek / ftell calls that figure out how much space to allocate are probably returning -1, which when viewed as an unsigned int is 2^32 (4GB). That memory allocation will obviously fail. Should probably check if the file exists before opening and seeking.

What I don't know nearly enough to answer is why an expected "drmv2.lic" file isn't in that directory. There *is* a drmv1.lic file. Don't know what that means. [EDIT] There is a "drmv1.key" file in that folder. There are *no* .lic files in there at all.

FWIW...

Donnie

M$'s own player Zune should support play4sure... so there is no much sense to remove DRM protection from Windows Media files just to play them on M$ Zune player.

[soccerdad]

It should, but it doesn't. That's been one of the big controversies, or at least issues, with the release of the Zune - that the latest MS media software doesn't support their own DRM scheme.

I'm running Vista Ultimate with the very latest WMP as well as the Zune software, both on the same PC. After I use the serial # to copy the playsforsure-protected .wmv off the DVD, I play it in WMP no problem. However, the Zune software doesn't auto-recognize it. So I manually try to play the video using the Zune software, but it specifically says it doesn't support the "online store" from which the video was obtained.

If it had supported it, I wouldn't have spent 5-6 hours figuring out how to strip the DRM from it.

Donnie

Originally Posted by Stream Recorder

M$'s own player Zune should support play4sure... so there is no much sense to remove DRM protection from Windows Media files just to play them on M$ Zune player.

Originally Posted by soccerdad

It should, but it doesn't. That's been one of the big controversies, or at least issues, with the release of the Zune - that the latest MS media software doesn't support their own DRM scheme.

That's really weird... but I can expect such kind of things from M$.

I'm pretty sure all/most of the recent reports of mirakagi failing are due to updates released in Zune 2.5. Does anyone have DRM removal working (in a VM or otherwise) AFTER installing Zune 2.5? If so, how and which DRM removal tools are you using?

This is typically the error you'd get if you install Zune 2.5 ....

Mirakagi starts, code version 0.9
Found 0 keys in keyring.
—————–
Processing “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM\cache\Indiv01.key”
Version: 11.0.6000.6324 …
XML - Cert: 84 bytes, Key Storage: 1392 bytes.
DLL 1000/101acc @ ac01000 && 103000/2d494 @ ad03000
Cannot locate encrypted code chunks.
It is finished.

[gab0]

i have tried using Virtual Pc with a clean xp sp2 using wmp10, i applied windows installer 3.1 upgrade (necessary to setup zune 2.5 and with windows update disabled) and used the zune 2.5 setup from the net. then i disconnected the internet and tried to install zune 2.5 and a message appeared saying "an internet connection is required to complete setup"... then i connected to the internet and the setup program downloaded some updates from the net and installed, then checked and got a non-working mirakagi...


it seems M$ is winning

[supeflybribri]

I previously had the FairUse4WM fix-2 working on my desktop computer. But after doing a Windows XP Professional reinstall and a downloaded install of the Zune software, the same program that I once used no longer works for me.

I do have another desktop computer that has had an update from the original Zune software to the newest version which continues to work.

I have not tried it yet but can you install the original Zune software either off of the original disc or though an outdated download and still have the FairUse4WM work? Then potentially any updates after will still allow for the FairUse4WM to continue to work.

Any thoughts?

[gab0]

Originally Posted by supeflybribri

I previously had the FairUse4WM fix-2 working on my desktop computer. But after doing a Windows XP Professional reinstall and a downloaded install of the Zune software, the same program that I once used no longer works for me.

I do have another desktop computer that has had an update from the original Zune software to the newest version which continues to work.

I have not tried it yet but can you install the original Zune software either off of the original disc or though an outdated download and still have the FairUse4WM work? Then potentially any updates after will still allow for the FairUse4WM to continue to work.

Any thoughts?

i'll check that out using virtual pc, and i'll let you know.

i installed and downloaded the zune 2.5 from the net to install in an outdated install of XP, and it updated everything automatically., and fairuse didn't work.

[supeflybribri]

So I decided today that I would install the Microsoft Virtual PC and then install Windows XP. After doing that I checked my DRM folder to find no files in there. I checked with FairUse4WM and it found no keys.

Next I went to the link provided by many people on this forum to individualize m computer as per Microsoft's website. Unfortunately, their website now requires that you install a component that will bring the IBX to version 11.0.6000.6324.

I am reinstalling Windows XP on the Virtual PC right now to try this whole process again. If anyone has any information for me that might help please let me know. Thanks.

[supeflybribri]

I found the problem to be the installation of Windows Media Player 11 Beta that I downloaded with the FairUse4WM. Once I reinstalled Windows XP on the Virtual PC, I used that same Windows Individualization link with the already installed Windows Media Player 9. Now I have a key that is in the version 10 range but works with FairUse4WM.

The next step is for me to somehow install the Zune Software. I am not sure how I will be approaching this. I have heard that a fresh install of the Zune 2 software will update the IBX.

I know from experience though, that I have another desktop that began with the Zune 1.0 software on it and worked with FairUse4WM. Then I updated the software to version 2 when it was released and the FairUse4WM continues to work.

So my first attempt will be to install the Zune 1.0 software off of the disk that came with my Zune player. Hopefully updating it to work with version 2 to recreate how I updated my other desktop. Hopefully it will work. Input accepted!