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A bulletin board poster called tj21 has found a way to break the Windows Media DRM scheme.

It is as follows:

1. Install fresh Windows XP SP1 (English)
2. Download and install WMP9 from Microsoft
3. Make sure you are now able to play the T2_part1.wmv files from the Terminator 2 DVD. That requires running dvdrun.exe, individualizing WMP and finding the right proxy if you are not in US to get the license.
4. Get the DRM2WMV files from DOOM9 forum
5. Download Japanese version of WMP9 from Microsoft (same link as 2, but change the language)
6. Doubleclick the downloaded file, it will unpack all installation files to temp directory in your Documents and Settings directory. Get the drmv2clt.dll file and copy it to c:\Program Files\Windows Media Player directory. Cancel the Japanese WMP9 installation.
7. Edit lines 9-12 of the drmdbg.ini downloaded from step 4 as written bellow

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