Quote:
Originally Posted by tthorntone
can you just please type of the steps needed to accomplish this?  |
I was about to write it anyway..
requirements:
you're on a dirty WindowsXP-SP3 system (32-bit) with
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, you live in the USA, and you are *not* subscribed to Zune yet. (You dont
have to live in the USA, see video, but signing up for a Zune subscription is easier
if you do.)
aim1:
you want to prepare your system to be 100% ready for a Zune subscription so that you can undrm the 192kbps downloaded *.wma tracks as soon as you sign up for it. in technical terms, before signing up, you want to create, prepare, test, verify, validate a
working "low IBX" DRM-environment. in simple terms, you want to create a 'Zune-ready' system.
aim2:
you want to sign up for the Zune subscription (e.g. FREE trial Zune Music Pass subscription, 14days FREE, for Zune Marketplace Music), download the 192kbps WMA's without (stupid common) zune error messages, and undrm these WMA's with
FairUse4WM (fu4wm) flawlessly, i.e. without any undrm error messages.
comment:
people familiar with the whole
undrm subject matter already know that FU4WM
will undrm licensed downloaded DRM-protected WMA-files
if those files were downloaded under any such
working "low IBX" DRM-environment. in other words: a
working "low IBX" drm-environment guarantees flawless
undrming; that simple! as you will experience, aim1 is the tougher part while aim2 follows naturally from aim1 with no further work needed: if you master aim1, then there will be no obstacle or problem with aim2, guaranteed! that's why we concentrate on aim1, and that's why the video is so essential (as proof, documentation, guide, tutorial).
quick instruction steps for aim1:
- deracinate WMP by deleting all instances of thefive (the video shows how to search for them. delete them all, especially those in C:\WINDOWS\system32\ , unlike in the video). Reboot and check: when you search again for thefive, there should be exactly zero hits! Congrats, you have fully deracinated your Windows Media Player!
- install WMP10.
- since wmvcore.dll hasnt been installed (properly), install WMP10 again!
- install in this order: KB2378111, then KB973540, and finally KB978695; reboot and check: when you search for thefive, their version numbers should look like this:
- delete the complete contents of the DRM-folder
- go to indvpage and press the Upgrade button (similar to the video); check: in the DRM-folder the IBX should bear the "low IBX" version (=11.0.5497.6285, as seen in video)
- install Windows Media Format Runtime 11 beta 2 (i.e. wmfdist11.exe, 9.627.464 Bytes, crc32:7093335A). reboot and check: when you search for thefive, their version numbers should coincide with the ones given in the video.
- now search for the drm-dll's and check: their version numbers should coincide with the ones given in the video too.
- double click on zune-x86.msi; this will install Zune v4.8 without returning any 'installation complete!' message.
- launch Zune by double clicking on zune.exe and spend some time in the Zune GUI fooling around (similar to the video); check the IBX version number (similar to the video):
- compare which of the three possible scenarios coincides with yours:
- case1: the IBX version has increased to 11.0.6001.8015. then you need to start over because something went wrong. this wont happen if you followed all steps painstakingly. if you're curious, you could check with indvpage if your system is a working DRM-environment but even if it were, this wouldnt help much because undrming under a working "high IBX" DRM environment is usually not possible (unless you have a good old blackbox-keys.txt..).
- case2: the IBX version remains unchanged 11.0.5497.6285, and the file date&time has updated to your current local PC date&time (see video). then go to indvpage and press the Upgrade button, press F5, press the Upgrade button again, press F5, etc. (see video!). The IBX version remains unchanged (low = 11.0.5497.6285), and merely the file time(s) get updated (see video!!). It means that your system is a working "low IBX" DRM environment: your system is "Zune-ready". Congrats, you've reached aim1. You can go over to aim2.
- case3: the IBX version remains unchanged 11.0.5497.6285, and the file date&time does not update to your current local PC date&time. something might be wrong. then go to indvpage. if the Upgrade button is unavailable and you cant press it, then something's definitely wrong. it means that your system is a non-working (low IBX) DRM environment. i guess you need to start over again, sorry.
quick instruction steps for aim2:
- sign up for Zune subscription (Zune Music Pass), launch zune.exe, login, go to Zune Marketplace, download 1 track or album (192kbps WMA's)
- go to C:\Documents and Settings\bratwurst\My Documents\ and delete the file blackbox-keys.txt if present
- launch FairUse4WM (any version 1.3 is good, fix0, fix1, fix2, fix3, fix4, .. who cares?) and click on Recover Keys (see video), ..., ..., click Next:
- drag'n drop the WMA's into the tool window, click Next, .., ..
- tarah! the WMA's are undrmed and the tool doesnt report any error messages or problems. Perfect undrming job!!
hope this helpz
