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[thegibsons]

I recently downloaded a game from bittorrent. When i go to install the game it doesn't work i know the game is completely there, because it goes to the installing screen. but then when i restart my computer then it will start the actual loading but will not finish because i restarted the computer. how do i get this to load?? thanks
the game says it's an iso and i have extracted all files from it.

[Auggie2k]

Don't extract the files. Either...

1) Mount the image on a virtual drive and install it from there
2) Burn the ISO to a CD and install it from there.

I would suggest using Alcohol 120% I www.alcohol-software.com I

[silentscream]

or daemon tools ...

Greg

[riderx]

mount the image with daemon tools
iso = image

[thegibsons]

Okay i am trying Alcohol 120% first. When burning image do i use a cd or dvd?

[thegibsons]

and what write method should i use?
DAO/SAO
RAW SAO
RAW SAO + SUB
RAW DAO

[VAMPYRE BLADE]

nero burns iso's fine, and if its something worth keeping you might as well burn it to cd

[thegibsons]

i tried nero it didn't work for some reason.

[Auggie2k]

If it's over 700Mb, you use a DVD, if it's under 700Mb use a CD. In your case I'm guessing you have to use a DVD. It can be time consuming so I would suggest creating a virtual drive (which is done automatically with Alcohol 120) and then right clicking the drive and click "mount imge". Then go to the ISO's location and select it. Now the ISO is mounted just like a DVD is in the drive so install it from there.

[Auggie2k]

Select "securom" in the drop down menu for a game.

[silentscream]

with alcohol or deamon tools the whole point is u dont need to burn the cd.

it make ure comp think it has another cd/dvd drive and that the iso is the disk inside it. :)

Greg

[thegibsons]

okay now my problem is i don't understand the alcohol 120%. I don't understand how to go about making a virtual drive. I looked in the help and it isn't much help can you give me step by step?

[silentscream]

not my domain as i use daemon tools, sorry

Greg

[thegibsons]

okay if i d/l daemon could you help me?

[Auggie2k]

Go here http://support.alcohol-soft.com/en/knowledgebase.php?postid=929&title=Configuring+Alcohol+120%25 and go to section "E".

[silentscream]

there are loads of guides and its really very simple when u get the hang of it.

plus if u find the knowhow for ureself u will feel better lol

or u can look here if u want a guide for daemontools but try with alcohol first and if u really cant figure it then have a go with this

http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/daemonhelp.php

Greg

[thegibsons]

where does the file mount to?

[Auggie2k]

The file stays in the same place as normal. When you open the virtual drive, your opening the ISO image except Alcohol makes the computer think it's a real CD drive.

[silentscream]

The file stays in the same place as normal. When you open the virtual drive, your opening the ISO image except Alcohol makes the computer think it's a real CD drive.

perfect explanation !

Greg

[thegibsons]

okay hopefully this will be the last question. i have got all the settings. now how do i open the file to apply it to this???

[silentscream]

u use the virtual drive to mount the iso (the file (maybe a winrar file) and it should then be in ure"my computer" as a cd

Greg

[Auggie2k]

On the ball SS!

[silentscream]

two to tango.. three to mount an image it seems ...

Greg

[thegibsons]

okay i mounted it on virtual drive "L". but the game is still not installing??? should i restart>?

[silentscream]

u tried doubleclicking the drive in "my computer" ??

Greg

[thegibsons]

yes, and it says do you want to install...i click yes...and then the program does nothing

[silentscream]

after all this i think u may just have a corrupt image (iso) which is bad luck indeed

Greg

[thegibsons]

but it tries to download...but it only does it when i restart computer..i tried putting my computer in safe mode but i can't get it to get there

[Auggie2k]

Anyway of doing it without restarting the computer?

[thegibsons]

i have no idea?

[silentscream]

download ?? or install ?

clarify

Greg

[Auggie2k]

Do you get a confirmation to "restart now or later" or does it say "restart now"?

[thegibsons]

oops i mean install....neither i just happened to restart my computer and the installing started but it wouldn't finish because my computer had to restart...makes no SENSE!!!!!

[Auggie2k]

Ok then so try installing it again without restarting it.

[thegibsons]

it aint working i don't know what to do next

[Auggie2k]

So it is mounted, and running but just isn't working. I'm sorry to say but SS was right in guessing that the file is corrupt. Best bet is to download the file again, this time from a different source. I hope the file wasn't too big and time consuming?

[thegibsons]

it is mounting but not running, it won't let me install it....i am going to try with nero one more time and if it don't work i ain't gonna mess with it.,....what kind of cd do i need to do it as... bootable or data... or just burn image to disc??? and i would put the whole winrar file in it or the extracted files??

[Auggie2k]

What exactly happens when you try to install it? What messages do you get?

[thegibsons]

okay when i double clicked on the mounted file it says do you want to install...i click yes...then it does nothing until i restart my computer then it starts to install but will not finish because my computer is restarting.....???

[silentscream]

a truly odd situation

Greg

[Auggie2k]

Instead of double clicking the virtual drive to open the autorun, open the CD drive and find the setup.exe file or the main .exe file.

[thegibsons]

haha tried that same thing....i don't know i'm just going to try nero one more time and burn image to disc to see if that works...thanks for all of your help i appreciate it... :-)

[silentscream]

shame we cant come over and have a look ;)

sure we could get it sorted between us or at least confirm that its buggered

Greg

[Auggie2k]

Certaintly worth a shot. Some games need to be actually run from a CD to... run! lol.

[thegibsons]

i can send ya the file?

[Auggie2k]

I dont think it would help plus how long would that take! Give nero a gogo!

[silentscream]

no u cant thats illegal ;)

Greg

[Auggie2k]

Since when has that been a problem? HA!

[silentscream]

too true

Greg

[thegibsons]

sorry i forgot...well nero didn't work burn image anyways...i am going to forget about it i've spent too m uch time on it anyways...thanks guys

[silentscream]

anytime

Greg

[Auggie2k]

No problem man!

[thegibsons]

okay okay okay i got it workin' all i needed to do is extract files anyways. but the problem was i had to go into msconfig and go into my selective startup and remove some files from startup...i can't believe i didn't realize that before...thanks again for the help :-)

[thegibsons]

okay although now it is installed it will go through the beginning of the game but then say i don't have the cd in there and i press ok and it shuts the game off

[silentscream]

lol
now u need a no cd

irony

Greg

[thegibsons]

anything i can do to fix that...lol

[silentscream]

yes u can search for a nocd crack for the game is question

i cant help u with this however google is ure friend

Greg

[thegibsons]

if i find it then what do i do?

[hellionshookup]

ok ya know what? either figure it out (i promise using daemon tools is a breeze) or fork out the $50. if you're too dumb to get it, pay for the legal version...that way you pop in the cd and play the game, that easy.

[DigitalJunkie]

To find NoCD crack, you should check to see there is a NFO file that came with it or not, open NFO file with Notepad to see any installation instructions with it. Usually, it will have a crack directory on the CD to use.

If there is no NFO file or crack directory with the crack, then you'll have to search for it on the net. Good luck!

[silentscream]

usualy u just put the file in the game folder orrrr

run it and it will patch the exe

good luck

Greg

[Auggie2k]

Most often the nocd cracks are on the ISO already, if it's a proper BT game release. The likes of GTA and NFSU2 and so on all have them. They're usually in a designated folder on the main folder of the ISO, under the name "crack" or the name of the supplier like "pantheon" or "hoodlum".

[silentscream]

yup love it when ppl do that

Greg