FairUse4WM v1.3 fix 2 (or FairUseWM) downloads still drive traffic to this site, plus there is a fix for Vista. I have found some more working mirrors for you to download FairUse4WM, plus the Vista version, from. After all most of the old ones are dead now. I believe the program has problems with the latest DRM protection and has not been updated from version (v1.3 fix 2.) There does not seem to be any activity that would indicate a v1.4 coming out. Especially now Vista and Media Player 11 are supported.

Download mirrors are at the bottom of this post.

Again please note that none of these download mirrors for FairUse4WM/FairUseWM are hosted on this, or any other Dreamhost, server. They are all external; although, I have checked them for file integrity with the MD5 hash from the author.

Furthermore I do not promote piracy and buy my own music from the shops. I'd personally rather buy something without DRM that I don't have to strip.

FairUse4WM is a graphical user interface (GUI) version of drmdbg ( a DRM removal tool). This program drmdbg does not convert your original Windows Media audio and video files. Instead it will remove the DRM header of the media file, effectively rendering it DRM free.

FairUse4WM v1.3 supports Windows Media Player 9, 10, 11 (individualization version up to .3930). It will now work correctly under Vista, which is nice.

Basic requirements:

1. Only works on individualized DRM file
2. Requires Windows Media Player (WMP) 9, 10 or 11 beta 1 and 2. Although there is no support for WMP 11 final.
3. Works with both individualized content and some DRMv1 files
4. Does not work with Win98 or similar

Download mirrors:

There are two version, the Vista edition is probably the better of the two, but it is much larger.

FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 1
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 2
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 3

FairUse4WM Vista fix (22 megabytes!) it's rather large...
FairUse4WM Vista fixed mirror 1
FairUse4WM Vista fixed mirror 2


Instructions for the Vista and Media Player 11 fixed version.
The only way right now to allow FairUse4WM 1.3(fix) to work on Windows Vista is to have it run under Windows XP using Virtual PC 2007 in Vista (freeware download from microsoft website).

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1. Download Virtual PC 20007 from Microsoft.com (just do a search for it, and you'll get a download link)



LINK: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx

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2. Create a virtual hard drive, Windows XP, and using a Windows XP SP1 or later disc, install XP on your virtual machine (DO NOT DO ANY WINDOWS UPDATES! Be sure to activate though, or else you can't use XP more than 30 days)

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3. Once your virtual XP machine is up and running in Virtual PC, install the included WMP11.exe file. This will install WMP version "11.0.5705.5043" which works with FairUse4WM 1.3(fix)

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4. Once the installation is complete, you need to individualize your computer (if you are choosing to use the URGE music store, just download urge and run it, it will auto-individualize)...for everyone else using another service, individualize using this site...



LINK: http://services.wmdrm.windowsmedia.com/indivSite/en/indivit.asp

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5. Run your subscription program and download a few songs while logged into your subscription account

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6. Run FairUse4WM and click "Recover Keys"...NOTE: you may need to click "Skip" on the last step, or you will never get past this step.

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7. DONE! Enjoy.



ADDITIONAL NOTE:

*This has been tested on Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium, Business and Ultimate

*NEVER EVER EVER EVER do any Windows Updates!!

*ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS click "No" when Windows Media Player asks you if you want to update

*Remember: This only works by using old files, so updating anything to do with Windows, Media Player, or your DRM protected subscription might make this not work.

*You can use WMP11 + Urge music service for $10 a month, and they will NEVER force updates on you, you can always clcik "No", so I suggest using Urge as your download service.

*Remember: If you EVER update, you will have to redo your virtual machine entirely in Virtual PC and start over with a new installation of XP.

The same mirrors again, in case you missed them:

FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 1
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 2
FairUse4WM 1.3 fix 2 mirror 3

FairUse4WM Vista fix (22 megabytes!) it's rather large...
FairUse4WM Vista fixed mirror 1
FairUse4WM Vista fixed mirror 2