OT: installing a game on HDD

[Guest rod]

Our young 'un has Warcraft,

Genuine and purchased game.

 

Is it possible to load on C Drive

(disk 1 and 2)

so he can run from HDD and not have to swap disks

time to time?

 

Thanks

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

I don't know anything about Warcraft in particular, but this is the type of

device you need:

http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

http://www.ztekware.com/product.htm

http://www.j-a-associates.com/vdc.htm

 

I haven't used any of these and they are several of many, so do some

searching around before choosing the best one for you.

--

Jeff Richards

MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

"rod" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message

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> Our young 'un has Warcraft,

> Genuine and purchased game.

>

> Is it possible to load on C Drive

> (disk 1 and 2)

> so he can run from HDD and not have to swap disks

> time to time?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

rod wrote:

> Our young 'un has Warcraft,

> Genuine and purchased game.

>

> Is it possible to load on C Drive

> (disk 1 and 2)

> so he can run from HDD and not have to swap disks

> time to time?

 

World of Warcraft? Of course. Plain old Warcraft, I don't know but suspect

so although it may bug you for the CDs from time to time; it probably

wouldn't need them, just an anti-piracy thing. There are "fixes" available.

 

Richards mentioned virtual drives. That can work...after installing the

game one makes an iso of the disc, stashes it in a folder then mounts the

iso on the virtual drive.

 

In some cases if the installed program wants the CD inserted, it will expect

the CD drive letter to be the same as that from which it was installed.

Since the virual drive letter will not be the same, things won't work;

however, there will be an ini or cfg file in the install folder that lists

the drive letter required and it is a simple matter to change it.

 

--

 

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[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Warcraft runs in Windows 9X in dos emulation. One CD. Disk refers to a

hard drive. Disc refers to CD/DVD media.

 

--

Dave

 

Hypocrisy. Big SUV, filament lights on all night. You think your neighbor

should be changiing to compact fluorescent light bulbs and driving the

hybrid.

"rod" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message

news:%234el6%23dpIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Our young 'un has Warcraft,

> Genuine and purchased game.

>

> Is it possible to load on C Drive

> (disk 1 and 2)

> so he can run from HDD and not have to swap disks

> time to time?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest rod]

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Thank you Jeff Dad and Dave,

appreciate your time in responding,

we are working through your advice,

Rod and Cody.

 

 

 

 

"rod" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message

news:%234el6%23dpIHA.6096@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Our young 'un has Warcraft,

> Genuine and purchased game.

>

> Is it possible to load on C Drive

> (disk 1 and 2)

> so he can run from HDD and not have to swap disks

> time to time?

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest rod]

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

Re: installing a game on HDD

 

 

"Lil' Dave"

> Disk refers to a hard drive. Disc refers to CD/DVD media.

 

Wow, I never realised that, blow me down!