completely clean install opportunity - What would you do?
Annette:
Do we have to open the game after every ep is installed? Is this to activate each patch?
When I get my new computer I was thinking of installing up to Seasons then opening to make sure everything was fine, then not opening again until the M&G no-cd patch was in. We were secuRom free until Seasons right?
Malapietra:
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Installing:
* Install one disk according to release order
* Replace exe with no-CD BEFORE OPENING THE GAME!!1!eleventy!
* Open game, but DO NOT ENTER NEIGHBORHOOD (no townie generation yet)
* Close game
* Install next, rinse, and repeat until all disks are installed
Does it matter at all what order you install the game in? What is the point of opening the game and then closing them before installing the next one?
morriganrant:
Quote from: rosess on 2009 March 01, 18:36:14
Installing:
Install one disk according to release orderReplace exe with no-CD BEFORE OPENING THE GAME!!1!eleventy!Open game, but DO NOT ENTER NEIGHBORHOOD (no townie generation yet)Close gameInstall next, rinse, and repeat until all disks are installed
I would not open the game between EP installs ...well not like this anyway. The installs often choke on No-cd cracks. Better to just install them all and then use a no-cd on the last one. Although you may be able to keep it from choking on the No-cd by making sure that you patch your game between installs. Using a no-cd on every single ep and sp is just overkill and unnecessary.
morriganrant:
Quote from: janeyw on 2009 March 03, 06:35:03
I said that because i didn't think she had the no-cd crack. I don't have it and I find running the game after each instal is by far the easiest and cleanest way to do it. The no-cd crack thing you quoted was just a recommendation to me but as I bought all my games I don't need it. I give up on the securom issue so not required.
I believe you only need the no-cd crack if you want to keep securom off your system
Basically what I'm saying is that you can check that everything is working properly between ep installs, but removing the no-cd and replacing it with the original after testing and before the next ep install is a better idea if you want to make sure your next install actually installs.
A better idea would be to change the name of the no-cd to something other then the name of the original exe and to re-direct your shortcuts. That way, anything looking for the original exe will find it and not freak out, while still staying Securom free.
It is true that you need a no-cd to stay Securom Free, but you only need a no-cd for the EP you are running from. I have All eps and SPs installed, some pirated, most not. The only one that needs a no-cd is M&G because that is the only one I am running from.
rosess:
I'd have to guess at the technical details concerning why opening each EP after installation is recommended, but read it enough to figure it should probably go on the list. If nothing else, you find out if something didn't install correctly before moving on to newer disks. Multiple No-CDs made it on for that reason, and for AnyGameStarter. There are other ways to do it, absolutely. Since janeyw probably has to go through the Securom removal steps anyway if she wants to be rid of it, she could just do it at the end of the process and use the one No-CD.
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