help with creating backup of The Sims
 

I have tried to create a back up copy of "The Sims" using easy CD creator 4.03 with little sucess, when i tested the backup cd it ran the autorun and installed the softwre but when you came to play the game it just said insert cd-rom. when i looked at the properties the original has 488MB where as the backup only contains 468.9MB, why? I then tried to use CDclone but this just say that there is an error reading set of information when you look at the log file. I have made risible all the hidden files and have tried the "copy to" function in my computer but that doesn't work either.
I am using a LG re-writer (CED-8120B) and a samsung reader (CD-ROM SC-148F F007). It was suggested that i used clony to fine out what protection the sims was using, its using safedisk. I just dont know what to use. I cant find a no-cd patch or a fixed exe.
Thank you for your help,
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your writer is compatible with cd clone so make a image with cd clone with fast skip error tick thats all you tick and write back with close always tick using your writer to make the image

winoncd wil do the trick too long reading time so make image file on hd