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On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 01:53:26 GMT, in alt.games.wing-commander "DocScorpio"
<DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:

>I'm replaying Privateer 2 (Deluxe Edition) and would like to load the whole
>thing on the harddrive.  Can't find a cracked execute at the usual places
>(it's a pretty old game....and was never very popular).  Repeated google
>searches have turned up nada.  Does anyone know if one is available?  Thanks
>for any info.
>

You don't need a cracked exe.  Just copy the thing onto a hard drive and install
from there.  I know Death's done it, so I assume if there were any more steps
he'll jump in here.

TC

On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 07:54:28 GMT, TC <T...@blacklance.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 01:53:26 GMT, in alt.games.wing-commander "DocScorpio"
> <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> 
> >I'm replaying Privateer 2 (Deluxe Edition) and would like to load the whole
> >thing on the harddrive.  Can't find a cracked execute at the usual places
> >(it's a pretty old game....and was never very popular).  Repeated google
> >searches have turned up nada.  Does anyone know if one is available?  Thanks
> >for any info.
> 
> You don't need a cracked exe.  Just copy the thing onto a hard drive and install
> from there.  I know Death's done it, so I assume if there were any more steps
> he'll jump in here.

Umm, actually, no I didn't. Priv1 is the only Privateer that I've run
from the HD.

However, I don't know of any reason, offhand, that copying the discs
over first, then installing from HD wouldn't work.  Only way to be
sure is to try.

SubCrid Death
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(mostly) cliche-free first contact story (updated periodically)

Death <look@my.reply-to.address> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 07:54:28 GMT, TC <T...@blacklance.org> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 01:53:26 GMT, in alt.games.wing-commander
"DocScorpio"
> > <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> >
> > >I'm replaying Privateer 2 (Deluxe Edition) and would like to load the
whole
> > >thing on the harddrive.  Can't find a cracked execute at the usual
places
> > >(it's a pretty old game....and was never very popular).  Repeated
google
> > >searches have turned up nada.  Does anyone know if one is available?
Thanks
> > >for any info.
> >
> > You don't need a cracked exe.  Just copy the thing onto a hard drive and
install
> > from there.  I know Death's done it, so I assume if there were any more
steps
> > he'll jump in here.
>
> Umm, actually, no I didn't. Priv1 is the only Privateer that I've run
> from the HD.
>
> However, I don't know of any reason, offhand, that copying the discs
> over first, then installing from HD wouldn't work.  Only way to be
> sure is to try.
>
> SubCrid Death
> --
> Official Net.Nazi, LOAF's Merry Guild http://www.wcnews.com/loaf/
> ICQ UIN 3908950  <http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3908950>
> A Meeting of Minds <http://nohbody.com/schtuff/meeting.html> - a
> (mostly) cliche-free first contact story (updated periodically)

Thanks for the replies.  I'll try copying the CD's to the HD and then
installing from there.  My fear is that the game will still be looking for
the CD's in my DVD drive, unless I edit some .cfg file....as in P1.  If it
works I'll let you know.

DocScorpio <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>
> Death <look@my.reply-to.address> wrote in message
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[snip]
> >
> > Umm, actually, no I didn't. Priv1 is the only Privateer that I've run
> > from the HD.
> >
> > However, I don't know of any reason, offhand, that copying the discs
> > over first, then installing from HD wouldn't work.  Only way to be
> > sure is to try.
> >
> > SubCrid Death
> > --
> > Official Net.Nazi, LOAF's Merry Guild http://www.wcnews.com/loaf/
> > ICQ UIN 3908950  <http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3908950>
> > A Meeting of Minds <http://nohbody.com/schtuff/meeting.html> - a
> > (mostly) cliche-free first contact story (updated periodically)
>
> Thanks for the replies.  I'll try copying the CD's to the HD and then
> installing from there.  My fear is that the game will still be looking for
> the CD's in my DVD drive, unless I edit some .cfg file....as in P1.  If it
> works I'll let you know.
>
>
Doesn't look like it's going to fly. :-(    I created a "Privateer 2"
directory on my C drive and copied the contents of the three CD's into it
(consolidated all the movies in one movie directory and did not copy in dup
files from 2 and 3).  However when I try to install, it wants CD 1 and I
have to alt-tab out to end the install program.

On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:05:16 -0500, in alt.games.wing-commander Death
<look@my.reply-to.address> wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 07:54:28 GMT, TC <T...@blacklance.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 01:53:26 GMT, in alt.games.wing-commander "DocScorpio"
>> <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>> 
>> >I'm replaying Privateer 2 (Deluxe Edition) and would like to load the whole
>> >thing on the harddrive.  Can't find a cracked execute at the usual places
>> >(it's a pretty old game....and was never very popular).  Repeated google
>> >searches have turned up nada.  Does anyone know if one is available?  Thanks
>> >for any info.
>> 
>> You don't need a cracked exe.  Just copy the thing onto a hard drive and install
>> from there.  I know Death's done it, so I assume if there were any more steps
>> he'll jump in here.
>
>Umm, actually, no I didn't. Priv1 is the only Privateer that I've run
>from the HD.

hmm...  stupid lack of a proper memory

DocScorpio <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> DocScorpio <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:dHJha.622$PM7.87@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
[snip]
> >
> Doesn't look like it's going to fly. :-(    I created a "Privateer 2"
> directory on my C drive and copied the contents of the three CD's into it
> (consolidated all the movies in one movie directory and did not copy in
dup
> files from 2 and 3).  However when I try to install, it wants CD 1 and I
> have to alt-tab out to end the install program.
>
Also tried a different method:  created three directories (named "1," "2,"
and "3"....which are what the CD's are named) with the contents of the three
CD's and tried to install using "install.exe" in the "1" directory.   Same
result:  it wants CD 1 in the drive.

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 04:54:15 GMT, "DocScorpio"
<DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:

>
>DocScorpio <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> DocScorpio <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>[snip]
>> >
>> Doesn't look like it's going to fly. :-(    I created a "Privateer 2"
>> directory on my C drive and copied the contents of the three CD's into it
>> (consolidated all the movies in one movie directory and did not copy in
>dup
>> files from 2 and 3).  However when I try to install, it wants CD 1 and I
>> have to alt-tab out to end the install program.
>>
>Also tried a different method:  created three directories (named "1," "2,"
>and "3"....which are what the CD's are named) with the contents of the three
>CD's and tried to install using "install.exe" in the "1" directory.   Same
>result:  it wants CD 1 in the drive.

Have you considered copying it as an image with something like
CloneCD? The new version is supposed to act something like FakeCD.

Paul T <dontsp...@canada.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 04:54:15 GMT, "DocScorpio"
> <DocSc...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> >
[snip]
>
> Have you considered copying it as an image with something like
> CloneCD? The new version is supposed to act something like FakeCD.

Yes, I've been thinking of going that route.  Either that.....or I'll just
keep swapping CD's till I get bored with P2. ;-)

I just tried it with FakeCD, it works fine for one cd but not for all 3. 
Each CD has a file called "CD.DAT" which contains its cd # (1, 2, or 3).  
So even if you copy all the files to one directory, it still asks for the 
other cd's.  Looks like it checks for this cd.dat file and not just for the 
needed files.

In the "dark.cfg" file, the first line contains the drive letter of the 
installed CD-Rom drive.  So I made a fake-cd drive for V, and changed this 
file.  Still can't get around the multi cd issue.  

scatter wrote:
> I just tried it with FakeCD, it works fine for one cd but not for all 3. 
> Each CD has a file called "CD.DAT" which contains its cd # (1, 2, or 3).  
> So even if you copy all the files to one directory, it still asks for the 
> other cd's.  Looks like it checks for this cd.dat file and not just for the 
> needed files.
> 
> In the "dark.cfg" file, the first line contains the drive letter of the 
> installed CD-Rom drive.  So I made a fake-cd drive for V, and changed this 
> file.  Still can't get around the multi cd issue.  

An easier way (if you actually own the game and don't care that much 
about the movies) is to go to "the home of the underdogs" and download 
it (50 some megs)...

In article <b6n76f$92l$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>,
scatter  <sca...@nospam.com> wrote:
>I just tried it with FakeCD, it works fine for one cd but not for all 3. 
>Each CD has a file called "CD.DAT" which contains its cd # (1, 2, or 3).  
>So even if you copy all the files to one directory, it still asks for the 
>other cd's.  Looks like it checks for this cd.dat file and not just for the 
>needed files.
>
>In the "dark.cfg" file, the first line contains the drive letter of the 
>installed CD-Rom drive.  So I made a fake-cd drive for V, and changed this 
>file.  Still can't get around the multi cd issue.  

Hmm. What if you put them in separate partitions (say: dark1, dark2, dark3),
and then used FakeCD to point to "darkcd", and then, on the fly, renamed the
directories?

Not sure that would work in DOS - it would probably keep the file pointer
the same as before..

Could you save your mission, do the renaming and then resume?

Mattias

scatter wrote:
> I just tried it with FakeCD, it works fine for one cd but not for all 3. 
> Each CD has a file called "CD.DAT" which contains its cd # (1, 2, or 3).  
> So even if you copy all the files to one directory, it still asks for the 
> other cd's.  Looks like it checks for this cd.dat file and not just for the 
> needed files.
> 
> In the "dark.cfg" file, the first line contains the drive letter of the 
> installed CD-Rom drive.  So I made a fake-cd drive for V, and changed this 
> file.  Still can't get around the multi cd issue.  

Something that might help:
Try to assign the second CD to drive letter W and the 3rd to X.
Some games just keep looking the following drive letters in case they 
need a CD (I know that Diablo II and Freespace do). Maybe P2 will do 
this (I don't really think, but worth trying, no...)

Except that you migth want to have a look at VirtuaCD which is Windows 
based and has a lot of features (it isn't free however).

--
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Those who do, and
Those who don't.
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mghe...@ecexh.uwaterloo.ca (Mattias Hembruch) wrote in
news:b6t2rg$np7$1...@tabloid.uwaterloo.ca: 

> In article <b6n76f$92l$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>,
> scatter  <sca...@nospam.com> wrote:
>>I just tried it with FakeCD, it works fine for one cd but not for all
>>3. Each CD has a file called "CD.DAT" which contains its cd # (1, 2,
>>or 3).  So even if you copy all the files to one directory, it still
>>asks for the other cd's.  Looks like it checks for this cd.dat file
>>and not just for the needed files.
>>
>>In the "dark.cfg" file, the first line contains the drive letter of
>>the installed CD-Rom drive.  So I made a fake-cd drive for V, and
>>changed this file.  Still can't get around the multi cd issue.  
> 
> Hmm. What if you put them in separate partitions (say: dark1, dark2,
> dark3), and then used FakeCD to point to "darkcd", and then, on the
> fly, renamed the directories?
> 
> Not sure that would work in DOS - it would probably keep the file
> pointer the same as before..
> 
> Could you save your mission, do the renaming and then resume?
> 
> Mattias


Sometimes after a mission it asks to load the next cd, then you are 
stuck!!  Have to reset the pc.  Otherwise you can just change the 
mapping, reboot, then use the next cd that way.