Wine and CodeWeavers CrossOver reached a level that allows to run plenty of applications with it. Unfortunately because of copy protection schemes many currently don't run. Although it is likely they would run, if they would succeed the copy protection check. An overview of popular copy protection schemes can be found on
http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_protections.shtml
Copy protection schemes based on Windows drivers are known not to work with Wine/Codeweaver due to the lacking support for drivers.
Copy protections known to work:
Ring PROTECH
SecuROM Version 4.83.11
Copy protections known not to work:
ProtectDISC
SafeDisc
StarForce
Mac Rating
Unrated
Last Tested: n/a
CrossOver Linux Rating
Limited Functionality
Last Tested: 6.1.0
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How to Install CrossOver to run Copy Protection
Click the Download Free Trial button above and get a 14-day, fully-functional trial of CrossOver. After you've downloaded CrossOver check out our YouTube tutorial video to the left, or visit the CrossOver Mac walkthrough for specific steps. Once you have CrossOver installed and running you can come back to this page and click the Step 2 button, or follow the manual installation guide, to begin installing your Windows application.
Click the Download Free Trial button above and get a 14-day, fully-functional trial of CrossOver. After you've downloaded CrossOver check out our YouTube tutorial video to the left, or visit the CrossOver Linux walkthrough for specific steps. Once you have CrossOver installed and running you can come back to this page and click the Step 2 button, or follow the manual installation guide, to begin installing your Windows application.
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