Install Problem

bradley · Post by **bradley** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 7:33 am

I cannot perform a full install of IWD. I get close to the end of the install and I get an error. Can't remember the exact wording but it always happens at the same point in the install.

So I did a minimum install and now I ask: Is there a way to fool my computer into thinking I have a full install by copying the files over and then editing .ini files?

Bueller? Bueller? Anybody?

Thanks. Bradley

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 10:03 am

I got a simular problem in BG2, there is some info here: [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=007957"]http://www.gamebanshee.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=007957[/url]

Perhaps the trick to fool the comp for BG also works for IWD, if you change (=read differently) some things like baldur.ini to whatever it is in this game.

bradley · Post by **bradley** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 12:23 pm

Thanks, Rohbin. I'll give it a try and see if it works this weekend.
Bradley

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 1:29 am

@Rob-hin - did it work for you?

@Bradley - another thing you can try is a full install with the DMA on your CD Rom drive turned off. It is slow but the file transfers are much more stable

Alternatively, you could try copying both your disks to your hard drive and running the installation from there...

Good luck and welcome to the GB forums.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 1:38 pm

Originally posted by Yshania:
<STRONG>@Rob-hin - did it work for you?
</STRONG>

Giving it a go tommorow, the loading while playing BG is driving me nuts!

*Oh no, a group of hobblins....loading....loading....Rob-hin got 123 damage....Rob-hin got 853 damage....death....Load or exit?*

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Sun Oct 28, 2001 9:49 am

YO bradley!!

The info on the link I gave you isn't totally correct.

This is what it needs to be:

1. Do a Minimum install.

2. Edit your "baldur.ini" file. Change the line "Install Type=1" to "Install Type=3". Also, you will need to edit the [Alias] section. Make the following changes where [BG2] is the location of your BG2 install

[Alias]
HD0:=[BG2]
CD1:=[BG2]\CD1\
CD2:=[BG2]\CD2\
CD3:=[BG2]\CD3\
CD4:=[BG2]\CD4\

(there were missing a couple of :'s)
(remove the [ ] from the name)

3. Copy the following directories (and all their contents) from the BG2 CDs to your BG2 install folder, where [cddrive] is the letter of your CD-ROM drive and [BG2] is the location of your BG2 install

CD2
[cddrive]\CD2 ===> [BG2]\CD2

CD3
[cddrive]\CD3 ===> [BG2]\CD3

CD4
[cddrive]\CD4 ===> [BG2]\CD4

You now have a Full install.

bradley · Post by **bradley** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:24 am

Rob-hin,
Thanks for reposting the info to this forum. I was able to track down the post in the BGII SOA forum. So it was really needed, but I do appreciate it. I haven't had time to try all methods, but I will in a few days. Thanks guys and I'll keep you posted.

Bradley