Need help with a floppy disk problem

[1kayaker]

If this is not a rightful subject for a thread, moderator please lock it but don't boot me off. If someone wants to communicate about this off the board email me.

I have an installation disk on CDROM that removes a file from a floppy to verify that I'm the owner of the software. The floppy is then useless unless I unistall the software from my C: at which time I'm told to reinsert the floppy and the file is moved back to it. I want to copy this floppy before I install it so that if I crash I can then reinstall my software. Diskcopy will not work. Even if "see all files" is selected in file/folder properties, I can't see what is there. Is there a way I can make a bit copy of this disk?

Semper Fi,
Phil <imkayakn@att.net>

 

[bruincal]

it might be one of those copy protected floppies where the formatting scheme is purposely over 1.44 mb... which results in a floppy that can be read by drives, but cannot be copied in whole to another one.. its because the original floppy is marginally over 1.44mb, but you can only write 1.44 mb max with your own home floppy drive

 

[chaswood]

There are a few good websites that will give you the hacks necessary to remove such idiotic installation keys from many common games and programs.

I don't want to violate any AnandTech rules by posting the links here, but a little searching should lead you to them.

 

[1kayaker]

The software is RS LOGIX which is a PLC programming package for Allen-Bradley PLC's. I am a tech in a tv factory (hitachi projection ray tubes) and am also a student taking a PLC programming class and needed to install the software package on my home pc in order to do labs.

I was able to copy it with Disk Copy Fast (DCF) which is an old DOS utility.

Thanks for all the input,
Phil

ps. if you need more info let me know
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