Technical problems with THE HORROR: downloading, installing, and running it
phyllis_p:
Quote from: SnootCB on 2009 June 12, 19:34:23
I finally broke down and decided to try it. I'm not sure how well it will work since my CPU speed is only 1.8GHz (with XP, and all other requirements are met). Anyway, I got it all installed with daemon into its own virtual drive and I'm at the point of overwriting the TSLHost.dll and TS3.exe in the \Game\Bin folder. Problem: it says it is "read only". I tried unchecking "read only" under general properties on the Bin and Game folders but that didn't do a damn thing. Have I done something wrong? Is there a way to get the files overwritable? Any help would be appreciated greatly.
Me, I don't overwrite the exe. I rename it and leave it there (in case I ever need it), and just copy in the new exe. The dll, I've never messed with -- maybe that's something one only does when using daemon? -- but I can't imagine why you would need to overwrite instead of just delete/rename/move the old one and insert the new one.
SnootCB:
Quote from: phyllis_p on 2009 June 12, 19:38:04
Quote from: SnootCB on 2009 June 12, 19:34:23
I finally broke down and decided to try it. I'm not sure how well it will work since my CPU speed is only 1.8GHz (with XP, and all other requirements are met). Anyway, I got it all installed with daemon into its own virtual drive and I'm at the point of overwriting the TSLHost.dll and TS3.exe in the \Game\Bin folder. Problem: it says it is "read only". I tried unchecking "read only" under general properties on the Bin and Game folders but that didn't do a damn thing. Have I done something wrong? Is there a way to get the files overwritable? Any help would be appreciated greatly.
Me, I don't overwrite the exe. I rename it and leave it there (in case I ever need it), and just copy in the new exe. The dll, I've never messed with -- maybe that's something one only does when using daemon? -- but I can't imagine why you would need to overwrite instead of just delete/rename/move the old one and insert the new one.
Just following the instructions that came with the crack: "copy TS3.exe and TSLHost.dll from crack dir to install folder\Game\Bin (overwrite-replace)". Anyway, I did try just adding the new files to the appropriate folder, and still no go-- I simply can't change anything about it. I suspect it has something to do with daemon having mounted the ISO to a new drive (I think the entire drive is read-only), but I've only done this once before so I'm a bit lost now that the basic instruction have failed me.
Budgie:
Quote from: SnootCB on 2009 June 12, 19:52:43
Just following the instructions that came with the crack: "copy TS3.exe and TSLHost.dll from crack dir to install folder\Game\Bin (overwrite-replace)". Anyway, I did try just adding the new files to the appropriate folder, and still no go-- I simply can't change anything about it. I suspect it has something to do with daemon having mounted the ISO to a new drive (I think the entire drive is read-only), but I've only done this once before so I'm a bit lost now that the basic instruction have failed me.
I had the same problem, and I had to copy the folders to my desktop, then copy those to the program file....
SnootCB:
Quote from: Budgie on 2009 June 12, 19:55:02
Quote from: SnootCB on 2009 June 12, 19:52:43
Just following the instructions that came with the crack: "copy TS3.exe and TSLHost.dll from crack dir to install folder\Game\Bin (overwrite-replace)". Anyway, I did try just adding the new files to the appropriate folder, and still no go-- I simply can't change anything about it. I suspect it has something to do with daemon having mounted the ISO to a new drive (I think the entire drive is read-only), but I've only done this once before so I'm a bit lost now that the basic instruction have failed me.
I had the same problem, and I had to copy the folders to my desktop, then copy those to the program file....
I've tried copying the Bin folder to the desktop, adding the cracked files to it, and then adding it back to the Game folder, but still I get the message that it's read-only. Is that what you mean? Or perhaps I am missing something?
Roflganger:
Quote from: SnootCB on 2009 June 12, 20:11:57
I've tried copying the Bin folder to the desktop, adding the cracked files to it, and then adding it back to the Game folder, but still I get the message that it's read-only. Is that what you mean? Or perhaps I am missing something?
This may sound horribly obvious, but you are adding the cracked files to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3 etc., right? Not the drive you have mounted with the image?
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