Exact Copies

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I've had The Orange Box for a bit now, and the original disk is looking a little shabby. I went to look up on the web on whether it was possible to make a backup, should my stupidly expensive game become un-playable, and it seems the only way is via modding your xbox (IE, voiding the warranty) - something I don't fancy doing. I don't want to break the law in any way, I just want to not break my bank by having to buy new games that I already owned.

 

This then lead me to wonder why I couldn't get it to run on mine. IE, if I made an exact copy, why should my Xbox have any trouble running it? For all it knows, the game is exactly the same one I've been using for about a month.

 

Which then led to a conversation with*a friend*about disk encryption etc. where the conclusion was made that it's impossible to make an EXACT copy. So, having pondered this further, I got to wondering why.

 

So, I just want to know why I can't make an exact copy. Say I use a*different app, a different OS, why*won't it work? In theory, creating an exact copy should be possible... I just want to know why it isn't. Anybody know?

 

 

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