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First off, before I start - never, ever, EVER buy a Hewlett-Packard computer. Ever.
Now, my computer has a bizarrely defective cdrom drive - some cds it just refuses to read. Armada 2 is one of these. Now, with Call to Power 2 I was able to install across the network and crack it, and I was able to do the same with Armada, but it means that I cannot install using the B2 installer, as the CD is not in the drive. The computer I had networked is dead for the forseeable future (overclocking gone terribly, terribly wrong :cry: ) so I was wondering if it'd be possible to release a download which did not require the cd.
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2003, 09:08:14 AM » |
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Welcome to the forums Currently there is no such version planned cause of compatibility reasons. Here a workaround. - Secondary computer
- Download a tool like WinISO
- Install it on your secondary computer
- Insert your Armada II CD in your secondary computer
- In WinISO (or any other tool) create an image of your II armada cd
- After creation is complete, copy it to your computer via network
- Your computer
- Get Daemon Tools - a tool emulating a cd rom drive and loads cd images
- Now in the tray icon of d-tools create a new virtual cd drive
- load the image you just created and copied from your secondary computer into that drive also over the tray icon
- Install Fleet Operations and select the cd rom drive with your virtual Armada II CD
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2003, 04:32:50 PM » |
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I didn't know if ISOs would work, thanks, I'll give it a try.
Just out of curiosity, what compatability issues would such a version raise?
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« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2003, 04:56:07 PM » |
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First off, before I start - never, ever, EVER buy a Hewlett-Packard computer. Ever.
Now, my computer has a bizarrely defective cdrom drive - some cds it just refuses to read. Armada 2 is one of these. Now, humm i have a hp computer and my cd drive keeps going up the creek, kick it a few times and it might start to read it when you shut down the compter (so the installer starts and windows finish's!) |
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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2003, 05:39:14 PM » |
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I didn't know if ISOs would work, thanks, I'll give it a try.
Just out of curiosity, what compatability issues would such a version raise? otherwise, just take nero or some other cd image tool daemon tools can read any format absolutly no compatibility problems, it is like a 100% cd rom drive and the image is as good as it's format  DOCa Cola |
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2003, 05:55:52 PM » |
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i might also recomed a program called alcohol 120% it alowes you to save game cd's to your hard drive with the ability to acces them via a simulated cd drive. kinda like what doca said all in one tool.
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2003, 06:05:34 PM » |
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true, alcohol would be an alternative but it is no freeware and has some compatibility problems with some images
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2003, 06:07:23 PM » |
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true it costs money, well i got mine from a friend with a K at the begining of his name. but hmm compatibiilty isuses ohh well.
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2003, 10:03:53 PM » |
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what does the k have to do with any thing???
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2003, 11:45:26 PM » |
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dude i think hes trying to say Kazaa without coming out right and saying it.
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2003, 12:32:26 AM » |
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i only wanted to show up the legal aspect so that people that don't use their friend like mr. K to receive it DOCa Cola |
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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2003, 12:51:23 AM » |
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yeah i know, jus helpin eufnoc out with who "Mr. K" is
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2003, 08:37:26 PM » |
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thanks
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2003, 10:16:43 PM » |
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no problem man, glad to help.
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« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2004, 07:53:08 PM » |
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It keeps saying there is no cd when there is obviously a CD in the drive. What can I do about this? I see it in My Computer, I can open it but the installer won't detect it. I tried making it an image and on emualted it but it still said its not there. Why have I been forsaken with such a fate?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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