OT: installing a game on HDD

[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

 

[Jeff Richards]

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
>
>
>

 

[dadiOH]

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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[Lil' Dave]

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
>
>
>

 

[rod]

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
>
>
>

 

[rod]

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!