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Kevin Crawford <eln...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Heya folks... I've been surfing the web for a while now trying to find a
> place to get Privateer 2 as a download... I would have thought it was out
> long enough that the copywrite had expired but I guess I was wrong

I guess that might have more to do with the fact that the game is 3 CDs
in size...

Mike

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Kevin Crawford <eln...@yahoo.com> wrote:
: Heya folks... I've been surfing the web for a while now trying to find a
: place to get Privateer 2 as a download... I would have thought it was out
: long enough that the copywrite had expired but I guess I was wrong so I
: surfed on over to ebay and am bidding on a copy.


Copyright expiry : 75 years 

Download? You'd have had alot more luck when the game was new. You'd have 
found full ISOs, HD zipped up crap, and ripped copies. 'course not exactly 
a small game...

On 20 Nov 2002 01:25:21 GMT, in alt.games.wing-commander
ewd_...@ece.concordia.ca wrote:

>Kevin Crawford <eln...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>: Heya folks... I've been surfing the web for a while now trying to find a
>: place to get Privateer 2 as a download... I would have thought it was out
>: long enough that the copywrite had expired but I guess I was wrong so I
>: surfed on over to ebay and am bidding on a copy.
>
>
>Copyright expiry : 75 years 
>
>Download? You'd have had alot more luck when the game was new. You'd have 
>found full ISOs, HD zipped up crap, and ripped copies. 'course not exactly 
>a small game...
>

If anything, you'd have found it ripped without movies...  broadband was...
let's say... less than common then.

On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:23:05 GMT, "Kevin Crawford" <eln...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Heya folks... I've been surfing the web for a while now trying to find a
>place to get Privateer 2 as a download... I would have thought it was out
>long enough that the copywrite had expired but I guess I was wrong so I
>surfed on over to ebay and am bidding on a copy.
>
>Anyway, anyone know ways to get it to work in XP so I can pre-set things
>ahead of time?  If not I do have a 98 box here that I can use, just trying
>to be pro-active.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>

The game seems to be making the rounds on the file sharing networks,
but considering the game's 3 CDs long, it would likely take you months
to DL.  Further, there's no way to know if you're DLing the DOS or
windows version.

As you have XP but no win98 or 95 ont the system, you may have a hard
time of it.   Privateer2 DOS version (the most common version) will
install on an XP system under a DOS box, with compatibility settings
in place.   The problem is that it probably won't run.    Some people
say it will, but most say it won't.

The Windows version has a nice catch-22 bug attached.  The *game* will
run under windowsXP, *but* the installer will not.    I have this
version, and you can install it using win98 (if you have a win98
partition) and run it in XP by creating a shortcut to the executable
(forget if I needed any compatibility settings).   Since you don't
have win98 or 95 installed, this isn't an option for you.

I don't know of any workarounds on a pure winXP system.

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Thanks

MCheu

> The Windows version has a nice catch-22 bug attached.  The *game* will
> run under windowsXP, *but* the installer will not.    I have this
> version, and you can install it using win98 (if you have a win98
> partition) and run it in XP by creating a shortcut to the executable
> (forget if I needed any compatibility settings).   Since you don't
> have win98 or 95 installed, this isn't an option for you.

> I don't know of any workarounds on a pure winXP system.

I had a similar problem installing 'Hardwar' (Something more Wing Commander
fans should look out for. In the US, those with access to Big Lots might be
able to find it for a mind-numbing $4.99). The work computer (which is a
perfect game machine, but primarily used for page-layout and other
work-related stuff that's far too boring to go into) has Windows XP Home,
and I couldn't get the installer to run.

Simple fix: Right-click the installer, go to 'compatability', and change it
to Win95.

I've managed to install a couple of programs that complained about incorrect
Windows version, and that might work for the Win95/98 version of Privateer2.
It's likely that the DOS version will not run regardless of what is tried.


-- Mike
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Michael Coe wrote:

> I had a similar problem installing 'Hardwar' (Something more Wing Commander
> fans should look out for.

Agreed it is a nice game.

> In the US, those with access to Big Lots might be
> able to find it for a mind-numbing $4.99). 

Wow they sure riped you off. ;-) I got my copy 2 months ago for 1 euro. 
I overlooked that -30% on all sale however so in the end I spent about 
70 euro cents - LOL.

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