This should work for most (even newer) games...

[barkin]

This is my personal technique on creating backups, its worked for every game i've tried so far (CoD4 & Crysis included).

First you will need 3rd party plugins available from the downloads section:
1) DaemonScript
2) Y.A.S.U.

After installing both of those to your daemon folder create a script something like this:

1) Unmount
2) Enable applicable emulations (securrom/safedisk)
3) Mount your image
4) RunApp (Exe = YASU.exe Params = -c -nosd (or -nosr) -s
5) Delay for 5000ms (my computer is slow)
6) RunApp (Exe = yourgame.exe Params = yourparams)
7) Delay for another 5000ms (again its old, adjust the time)
8) RunApp (Exe = YASU.exe Params = -x -s)

Then save the script, make a shortcut, and have fun.

[Underheaven]

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Thanks for writing the advice

[barkin]

Slight update... after updating to newest daemon tools, and installing newest patch for Crysis it is a definate fail (so far). First problem I had was it said that it detected daemon tools or something (emulation software) and died. So instead of running the executable on step 6, I instead made a CureRom script for Crysis, and insterted that script into the launch instead. Now im getting the error 'a required security module cannot be activated...'. Other than downgrading to an older version of DT, does anyone have an idea on how to correct this?

[Blazkowicz]

CureRom is outdated. Don't use it.

You only have to use latest Daemon Tools and it will work.

[Reef]

CureROM can still be used to automatically mount images, just make sure to disable CureROM's anti-blacklisting (that is causing the 'security module' error).