Moving Q3 between PCs

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4 total messages Started by Old Wolf Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:32

#286664

Author: Old Wolf
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:32

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I had Q3 installed on my PC. Then I got a new PC. My CD is
scratched and won't read any more. I tried copying over all of
the data files from the old PC. It works file for single player.

I then downloaded the latest point release and tried to play on
the Internet. However, the server connect fails saying I don't
have the right server protocol. For some reason, Q3 seems to
be telling the server that I don't have the point release installed,
even though I do.

Is there some registry setting or other procedure that I need to
follow, when copying an installation from one PC to another?

Re: Moving Q3 between PCs

#286666

Author: Wesley
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:59

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Oh man that sucks. I would have to buy CD again. Very cheap !!!

You can get Quake 3 Gold. Its good :)

Re: Moving Q3 between PCs

#286665

Author: Erik Max Francis
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:54

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Old Wolf wrote:

> I had Q3 installed on my PC. Then I got a new PC. My CD is
> scratched and won't read any more. I tried copying over all of
> the data files from the old PC. It works file for single player.
> 
> I then downloaded the latest point release and tried to play on
> the Internet. However, the server connect fails saying I don't
> have the right server protocol. For some reason, Q3 seems to
> be telling the server that I don't have the point release installed,
> even though I do.

The protocol error means you still don't have the proper point release, 
so you're doing something else wrong.  I've gone through several 
iterations of moving Quake III Arena to new machines and have had no 
such problems.

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Re: Moving Q3 between PCs

#286667

Author: Zenmasta
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:54

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a copy/paste is all it normally requires

make sure you are installing the point release to the right 
directory...you shouldn't have had to reinstall anything anyway

Old Wolf wrote:
> I had Q3 installed on my PC. Then I got a new PC. My CD is
> scratched and won't read any more. I tried copying over all of
> the data files from the old PC. It works file for single player.
> 
> I then downloaded the latest point release and tried to play on
> the Internet. However, the server connect fails saying I don't
> have the right server protocol. For some reason, Q3 seems to
> be telling the server that I don't have the point release installed,
> even though I do.
> 
> Is there some registry setting or other procedure that I need to
> follow, when copying an installation from one PC to another?
>

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