B2:install - Cd-less Version?

[DOCa Cola]

posted on November 17th, 2003, 1:53 am

Last edited by DOCa Cola on August 1st, 2005, 2:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.

First off, before I start - never, ever, EVER buy a Hewlett-Packard computer. Ever.

Now, my computer has a bizarrely defective cdrom drive - some cds it just refuses to read. Armada 2 is one of these. Now, with Call to Power 2 I was able to install across the network and crack it, and I was able to do the same with Armada, but it means that I cannot install using the B2 installer, as the CD is not in the drive. The computer I had networked is dead for the forseeable future (overclocking gone terribly, terribly wrong :cry: ) so I was wondering if it'd be possible to release a download which did not require the cd.

Thanks

[DOCa Cola]

posted on November 17th, 2003, 8:08 am

Last edited by DOCa Cola on November 17th, 2003, 8:08 am, edited 1 time in total.

Welcome to the forums
Currently there is no such version planned cause of compatibility reasons.
Here a workaround.

• Secondary computer
  [li]Download a tool like WinISO
  • Install it on your secondary computer
  • Insert your Armada II CD in your secondary computer
  • In WinISO (or any other tool) create an image of your II armada cd
  • After creation is complete, copy it to your computer via network
  [/li]

• Your computer
  [li]Get Daemon Tools - a tool emulating a cd rom drive and loads cd images
  • Now in the tray icon of d-tools create a new virtual cd drive
  • load the image you just created and copied from your secondary computer into that drive also over the tray icon
  • Install Fleet Operations and select the cd rom drive with your virtual Armada II CD
  [/li]

DOCa Cola

posted on November 17th, 2003, 3:32 pm

I didn't know if ISOs would work, thanks, I'll give it a try.

Just out of curiosity, what compatability issues would such a version raise?

posted on November 17th, 2003, 3:56 pm

First off, before I start - never, ever, EVER buy a Hewlett-Packard computer. Ever.

Now, my computer has a bizarrely defective cdrom drive - some cds it just refuses to read. Armada 2 is one of these. Now,

humm i have a hp computer and my cd drive keeps going up the creek, kick it a few times and it might start to read it when you shut down the compter (so the installer starts and windows finish's!)

posted on November 17th, 2003, 4:39 pm

I didn't know if ISOs would work, thanks, I'll give it a try.

Just out of curiosity, what compatability issues would such a version raise?

otherwise, just take nero or some other cd image tool
daemon tools can read any format

absolutly no compatibility problems, it is like a 100% cd rom drive and the image is as good as it's format

DOCa Cola

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 4:55 pm

i might also recomed a program called alcohol 120% it alowes you to save game cd's to your hard drive with the ability to acces them via a simulated cd drive. kinda like what doca said all in one tool.

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 5:05 pm

true, alcohol would be an alternative but it is no freeware and has some compatibility problems with some images

DOCa Cola

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 5:07 pm

true it costs money, well i got mine from a friend with a K at the begining of his name. but hmm compatibiilty isuses ohh well.

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 9:03 pm

what does the k have to do with any thing???

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 10:45 pm

dude i think hes trying to say Kazaa without coming out right and saying it.

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 11:32 pm

i only wanted to show up the legal aspect so that people that don't use their friend like mr. K to receive it

DOCa Cola

posted on November 22nd, 2003, 11:51 pm

yeah i know, jus helpin eufnoc out with who "Mr. K" is

posted on November 23rd, 2003, 7:37 pm

thanks

[cts006]

posted on November 23rd, 2003, 9:16 pm

Last edited by cts006 on November 23rd, 2003, 9:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.

no problem man, glad to help.

posted on January 11th, 2004, 6:53 pm

It keeps saying there is no cd when there is obviously a CD in the drive. What can I do about this? I see it in My Computer, I can open it but the installer won't detect it. I tried making it an image and on emualted it but it still said its not there. Why have I been forsaken with such a fate?


Any help would be greatly appreciated.