Disc-Check-Free Edition of SimCity 4 Deluxe?

[skdyer 0]

I own the CD-ROM SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition.  It drives me bonkers to have to have the CD in the drive to launch this game.  Often when games get older, new versions of the the game or updates to the game remove this disc-check DRM.  As an example, Civ IV Complete and the 3.19 roll removed the disc-check from Civ IV.  Has anything like this ocurred with SimCity 4?  Alternatively, is SimCity 4 available from anyone like Steam or any other digital distributor where the DRM could be handled via an online authentication rather than a disc-check?  I know a third option would be to purchase software that basically creates a virtual disc of the CD on my hard drive but that sort of software is typically not cheap.

In summary, if someone can provide me with info on the easiest/cheapest method of running SimCity 4 without disc-check at startup I would GREATLY appreciate it.

Thanks.

[Mootilda 76]

From the Forum Rules:

5. Prohibited Actions. It is strictly and expressly prohibited to post or upload:

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b. Anything referring to CD keys or no CD cracks;

EA hasn't shown any tendency to remove disk checks from outdated products.  Since SimCity 4 is still selling, they're especially unlikely to provide a no-disk-check version of SC4.

[CaptCity 4,666]

EA has created nothing to eliminate the CD Requirement, and since alternative methods are not allowed in discussion per forum rules, this is closed.