Just to be fair here, I am not saying this is a malicious program - it is just a question of the method it uses to accomplish its assigned task being inappropriate at best and illicit, even harmful, at worst. understand that illicit and harmful doesn't have to mean the program is farming data and CC numbers and shipping them to Kenya, it can simply mean a program is operating in a way that causes issues or interferes with the normal operation of the operating system or other programs. If you are on the fence, or if you are of the thinking that this is a reason to avoid a game that uses it there is an alternative to just skipping the game (though that is the only way programs like GG will be forced to legitimate methods). You can setup a dual boot and use that second boot of your operating system to run the game - I would recommend that you remove the drive letters form the main install on the dual booted operating system just to make access to that file system harder, and there are ways to hide it completely if you so choose.
The best way to do this is to not install your other operating system to the same disk rather to install it to a second disk, internal or external and to do it while the main disk is disconnected so that the entirety of the operating system, boot files and all, are on this alternate disk. Otherwise, if you are just partitioning and installing to a second partition then the main operating system will be a system disk to the alternate operating system requiring it to be available and visible to the alternate operating system. This is particularly easy if you have remotely modern hardware as all motherboards these days have a simple list in the BIOS that lets you define the main boot disk and they will also let you change that by hitting a key during post and selecting a disk to boot to (typically esc or f12). Programs like EasyBCD also make this very manageable allowing you a graphical interface for BCD (vista and win 7 boot manager) that will allow you to easily create boot menus but keep in mind if you use something like EasyBCD or VistaBootPro your main operating system will remain a system disk to the alternate system as you would be using the boot files of that main system to load the alternate, even if they are on different physical disks. That is why I think it is best to maintain the separate installs on separate disks and for this type of purpose (a dedicated gaming machine or other system with which you will use some DRM infected software) use the bios level boot disk selection to keep things very segmented.
Yah, I don't think their intent is malicious either. It would be better if they provided a way to uninstall the program (in its entirety) as well as allowing it to be appropriately shut down when you aren't playing a GG game. But neither of those features are available, thus I won't use it.
Just to be fair here, I am not saying this is a malicious program - it is just a question of the method it uses to accomplish its assigned task being inappropriate at best and illicit, even harmful, at worst. understand that illicit and harmful doesn't have to mean the program is farming data and CC numbers and shipping them to Kenya, it can simply mean a program is operating in a way that causes issues or interferes with the normal operation of the operating system or other programs. If you are on the fence, or if you are of the thinking that this is a reason to avoid a game that uses it there is an alternative to just skipping the game (though that is the only way programs like GG will be forced to legitimate methods). You can setup a dual boot and use that second boot of your operating system to run the game - I would recommend that you remove the drive letters form the main install on the dual booted operating system just to make access to that file system harder, and there are ways to hide it completely if you so choose.
The best way to do this is to not install your other operating system to the same disk rather to install it to a second disk, internal or external and to do it while the main disk is disconnected so that the entirety of the operating system, boot files and all, are on this alternate disk. Otherwise, if you are just partitioning and installing to a second partition then the main operating system will be a system disk to the alternate operating system requiring it to be available and visible to the alternate operating system. This is particularly easy if you have remotely modern hardware as all motherboards these days have a simple list in the BIOS that lets you define the main boot disk and they will also let you change that by hitting a key during post and selecting a disk to boot to (typically esc or f12). Programs like EasyBCD also make this very manageable allowing you a graphical interface for BCD (vista and win 7 boot manager) that will allow you to easily create boot menus but keep in mind if you use something like EasyBCD or VistaBootPro your main operating system will remain a system disk to the alternate system as you would be using the boot files of that main system to load the alternate, even if they are on different physical disks. That is why I think it is best to maintain the separate installs on separate disks and for this type of purpose (a dedicated gaming machine or other system with which you will use some DRM infected software) use the bios level boot disk selection to keep things very segmented.
Thats actually a great idea. I really dislike the way windows handles multi OS booting. Never even considered something so simple. Thanks for posting!
Gameguard is not the problem. People are complaining about gameguard when the real problem is their AV / internet security tool. On my system Aion didn't work with Kaspersky (KIS 2010); I removed and replaced it with NOD32 and now everything is working fine.
Bullshit.
So I suppose my antivirus program conflicting with gameguard is what causes my dvd drive to vanish from my system, requiring a reboot to have it usable again? When I read my system logs, and see that it's a gameguard process that's causing IE 8 to crash when I alt-tab out of Aion, because I'm bored and want to read a forum...that's because I need to switch antivirus. I guess I must be hallucinating all the Gameguard-related entries, right?
You don't know what you're talking about, so speaking as if you are some authority on the subject. I'm not going to sit here and say I have all the answers, but even an idiot can see, without Aion/Gameguard, my system runs like a champ. Install Aion/Gameguard, shit hits the fan. No game is worth the amount of bullshit swirling around GG.
Katsma is Lithuanian for 'he who drinks used douche fluid'.
WOW, do you even read before posting? I will try to say it more slowly... KIS 2010 i s n o t t h e p r o b l e m, I n e v e r h a d a n y i s s u e s r e l a t i n g t o k a s p e r s k y. R e a d m y f i r s t p o s t i n t h i s t o p i c a n d y o u w i l l s e e t h a t m y p r o b l e m h a s n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h m y a n t i - v i r u s. Stop knitpicking my posts, read the whole post and you'll see that I'm telling you that GG is a piece of sh*t of a program and it is causing ALL SORTS of bugs, not only A V bugs. D o y o u u n d e r s t a n d m e n o w ?
As I said:
-> KIS 2010 is the problem. This is confirmed on the kaspersky forums.
Because you "n e v e r h a d a n y i s s u e s r e l a t i n g t o k a s p e r s k y" is completely irrelevant (gameguard has to use low level system access to block hacks that use low level access - and once you are in low level problems and conflicts can happen in some circumstances - even more so if an internet security tool has a bug with its rules management, like the *newly released* (aka "not properly tested") KIS 2010 (KIS 2009 is fine).
That said, if you uninstall KIS 2010 and it still doesn't work, then you probably also have another conflict on your system (or perhaps even a bug with gameguard - everything is possible, remember, we are testing beta software). But until you do, it is really pointless to talk more about this.
Anyway, in my case I had 2 choices:
1. Act and replace KIS 2010 with NOD32 (KIS 2009 would also have been an option). -> and PLAY Aion. (this took less than 5 minutes)
OR
2. whine and complain on forums refusing to remove KIS 2010 -> and NOT play Aion.
Guess which option I took?
So if I understand right, you are saying that the years of GG bugging games and people's computers is all KIS 2010's fault? Even though it didn't even exist back then?
You say if I downgrade to 2009 and continue having problems, it's still not GG, but something else in my computer?
Or maybe all the people who are having problems with GG and who are not using Kaspersky, is that also Kasperskys fault? Kaspersky 2010 is bugging people's computers even though they never had it on their computer?
Everyone who is having problems have ONE thing in common, and it is GG. People have Kaspersky, NOD32, Bitdefender, Norton, McAfee, AVG and other AVs, and they are having problems, but that is not GGs fault, it's kaspersky that is causing everyone to have problems right?
If you actually read people's posts with problems relating to GG, you will notice that not even 5% of the people having problems have Kaspersky.
But like you said, it is pointless to continue to talk about it, because even if I bring all the arguments of the world, you will answer with Kaspersky is the problem. I wouldn't be surprised if I saw you say that WWII happened because of Kaspersky lol.
My choice has been made a while ago like a lot of people, as long as they use GG, I will not play Aion. If it's a F2P game, it wouldn't matter as much, but an ''elite'' game like Aion should have it's own core anti-hack system. When I pay for a Ferrari, I do not want it to be using Oldsmobile parts.
NcSoft is the biggest mmorpg company in the world, they should not be using crap in their games. This is not their first game, they know what they are doing, or at least I hope they do...
Peace
Have u even tryed Kaspersky 2009? if you havent u should and stop moaning , i had a few probs with gameguard but i sorted it , and in the end it was my fault , AVG Free works fine no problems , if u want to play Aion do what is needed to be done to get it working stop crying and moaning , if u dont want to , stop posting its as simple as that.
I really do not understand all the hype this game is getting. It does not bring anything new to the table, and there is enough bad about it to really upset anyone who roleplays or cares about their computer. What is the deal with this game?
"Gamers will no longer buy the argument that every MMO requires a subscription fee to offset server and bandwidth costs. It's not true you know it, and they know it." Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet, 2007
for people not wanting GG there are 2 simple ways to go about it.
1) not install anything with GG
2) or break down and search the net for one of the Many websites that deal with disabling it, and setting it up to not install period when you install Aion or any game. (granted this is a form of illegal tampering so if you do it.. your choice)
thats the best way to avoid GG. as i dislike/trust GG as it doesnt work period to block hackers and it tried to disable my firewall more then once while i was trying to run a crappy little MMO, pretty sad when an anti-cheat program is flagged by an AV and firewall security system as a hack attempt... (and no, i know for a fact it was GG. my firewall is programmed to tell me exactly where the alert came from. it pointed exactly at the GG folder and the .exe file lol)
no anti-cheat program should be flagged as rootkit or malware... its makes it sound hypocritcal and full of BS when it is
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I'm not the biggest fan of GG, but if the game simply kicks much ass, I'll endure.
Aion, for me, kicks much ass.
If I could have Aion without GG, I'd take it. But I won't give up an amazing game due to it.
Unfortunately, I know that goes nowhere towards correcting the issue... but I love great games
Yah, I don't think their intent is malicious either. It would be better if they provided a way to uninstall the program (in its entirety) as well as allowing it to be appropriately shut down when you aren't playing a GG game. But neither of those features are available, thus I won't use it.
Thats actually a great idea. I really dislike the way windows handles multi OS booting. Never even considered something so simple. Thanks for posting!
Bullshit.
So I suppose my antivirus program conflicting with gameguard is what causes my dvd drive to vanish from my system, requiring a reboot to have it usable again? When I read my system logs, and see that it's a gameguard process that's causing IE 8 to crash when I alt-tab out of Aion, because I'm bored and want to read a forum...that's because I need to switch antivirus. I guess I must be hallucinating all the Gameguard-related entries, right?
You don't know what you're talking about, so speaking as if you are some authority on the subject. I'm not going to sit here and say I have all the answers, but even an idiot can see, without Aion/Gameguard, my system runs like a champ. Install Aion/Gameguard, shit hits the fan. No game is worth the amount of bullshit swirling around GG.
Katsma is Lithuanian for 'he who drinks used douche fluid'.
As I said:
-> KIS 2010 is the problem. This is confirmed on the kaspersky forums.
Because you "n e v e r h a d a n y i s s u e s r e l a t i n g t o k a s p e r s k y" is completely irrelevant (gameguard has to use low level system access to block hacks that use low level access - and once you are in low level problems and conflicts can happen in some circumstances - even more so if an internet security tool has a bug with its rules management, like the *newly released* (aka "not properly tested") KIS 2010 (KIS 2009 is fine).
That said, if you uninstall KIS 2010 and it still doesn't work, then you probably also have another conflict on your system (or perhaps even a bug with gameguard - everything is possible, remember, we are testing beta software). But until you do, it is really pointless to talk more about this.
Anyway, in my case I had 2 choices:
1. Act and replace KIS 2010 with NOD32 (KIS 2009 would also have been an option). -> and PLAY Aion. (this took less than 5 minutes)
OR
2. whine and complain on forums refusing to remove KIS 2010 -> and NOT play Aion.
Guess which option I took?
So if I understand right, you are saying that the years of GG bugging games and people's computers is all KIS 2010's fault? Even though it didn't even exist back then?
You say if I downgrade to 2009 and continue having problems, it's still not GG, but something else in my computer?
Or maybe all the people who are having problems with GG and who are not using Kaspersky, is that also Kasperskys fault? Kaspersky 2010 is bugging people's computers even though they never had it on their computer?
Everyone who is having problems have ONE thing in common, and it is GG. People have Kaspersky, NOD32, Bitdefender, Norton, McAfee, AVG and other AVs, and they are having problems, but that is not GGs fault, it's kaspersky that is causing everyone to have problems right?
If you actually read people's posts with problems relating to GG, you will notice that not even 5% of the people having problems have Kaspersky.
But like you said, it is pointless to continue to talk about it, because even if I bring all the arguments of the world, you will answer with Kaspersky is the problem. I wouldn't be surprised if I saw you say that WWII happened because of Kaspersky lol.
My choice has been made a while ago like a lot of people, as long as they use GG, I will not play Aion. If it's a F2P game, it wouldn't matter as much, but an ''elite'' game like Aion should have it's own core anti-hack system. When I pay for a Ferrari, I do not want it to be using Oldsmobile parts.
NcSoft is the biggest mmorpg company in the world, they should not be using crap in their games. This is not their first game, they know what they are doing, or at least I hope they do...
Peace
Have u even tryed Kaspersky 2009? if you havent u should and stop moaning , i had a few probs with gameguard but i sorted it , and in the end it was my fault , AVG Free works fine no problems , if u want to play Aion do what is needed to be done to get it working stop crying and moaning , if u dont want to , stop posting its as simple as that.
I really do not understand all the hype this game is getting. It does not bring anything new to the table, and there is enough bad about it to really upset anyone who roleplays or cares about their computer. What is the deal with this game?
"Gamers will no longer buy the argument that every MMO requires a subscription fee to offset server and bandwidth costs. It's not true you know it, and they know it." Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet, 2007
WTF? No subscription fee?
for people not wanting GG there are 2 simple ways to go about it.
1) not install anything with GG
2) or break down and search the net for one of the Many websites that deal with disabling it, and setting it up to not install period when you install Aion or any game. (granted this is a form of illegal tampering so if you do it.. your choice)
thats the best way to avoid GG. as i dislike/trust GG as it doesnt work period to block hackers and it tried to disable my firewall more then once while i was trying to run a crappy little MMO, pretty sad when an anti-cheat program is flagged by an AV and firewall security system as a hack attempt... (and no, i know for a fact it was GG. my firewall is programmed to tell me exactly where the alert came from. it pointed exactly at the GG folder and the .exe file lol)
no anti-cheat program should be flagged as rootkit or malware... its makes it sound hypocritcal and full of BS when it is