August 2020
Hi @ivrognard you wrote that there are some other ways too to run TCM 2005 besides the one you described. Can you please share them? I am experiencing the same issue with TCM 2004 and would love to be able to play again..
August 2020
@Reudlak one involves disabling the drivers service that prevents the old protection drivers from being installed on Windows 10. The other involves creating a signed driver that will allow the old protection drivers to be installed. Both methods will expose the PC to high security risks (viruses, malware and so on). So, no, i can't recommend those in good faith.
A dual boot PC, a Virtual Machine or getting an old PC that can run Windows 7 and isn't connected to internet (Windows 7 lost its support, so security isn't up-to-date), those are your best and easiest to use options. Personally, i've used older parts from my previous PC, scavenged for the ones that i had to replace and built a rig just for old games. I still regret throwing away my old analog display (being young and stupid back then...)
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