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04-12-2004, 12:08 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

Just wanna say thanks for everytime you guys help me out, I'm kind of an idiot when it comes to computers and it's really great getting some expert help. Anyways, I just downloaded sim city 4 through bit torrent, wow, WAY better than kazaa lol. Thing is, when I get halfway through the installation the wizard says, please insert cd 2. I do have cd2, but unfortunately it's on my harddrive and I don't have a cd burner to make a copy and actually install it that way. I have heard that there are cd faker programs around. I would like to know, which program you guys feel is the best and if maybe you walk me through the process of doing so, thanks again guys, I really appreciate all your help!
04-12-2004, 12:11 AM
james_bond_rulez

"cd faker programs" rofl....if that helps... <_<

It's called cd image emulation program, learn the terms :D

Daemon Tools

i dont think i need to say more :rolleyes:
04-12-2004, 01:13 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

he emulator you recommended works great except now I havbe a new problem with Daemon tools. I installed the game no problem, but now it says I need thew cd , I have the virtual drive but it's in drive E(the virtual one) what I need to do is make a virtual CD so I can put it on my D drive so the game will work, any suggestions?
04-12-2004, 01:16 AM
kaiweiler

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Originally posted by HowlingMadMurdockPart2@11 April 2004 - 21:13
he emulator you recommended works great except now I havbe a new problem with Daemon tools. I installed the game no problem, but now it says I need thew cd , I have the virtual drive but it's in drive E(the virtual one) what I need to do is make a virtual CD so I can put it on my D drive so the game will work, any suggestions?

actually all i think you need to do is mount the image you made to the drive...
right click your virtual drive and see if you can say mount, then browse to your image file and hit okay
that's how it works with clonecd virtual drive, not sure about daemon tools
04-12-2004, 01:19 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

That's what I did, but the prob is that the only drives I can make are from e to z. The game needs the cd in D drvie to make it work, I just need to get it into D drive and I should be golden
04-12-2004, 01:22 AM
4th gen

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Originally posted by HowlingMadMurdockPart2@12 April 2004 - 00:19
That's what I did, but the prob is that the only drives I can make are from e to z. The game needs the cd in D drvie to make it work, I just need to get it into D drive and I should be golden

Why not just change where the game wants the CD from?
04-12-2004, 01:29 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

That's sound like an excellent idea, perhaps one of you could tell me how to do it? As I said in my original post, "idiot when it comes to computers"
04-12-2004, 01:32 AM
4th gen

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Originally posted by HowlingMadMurdockPart2@12 April 2004 - 00:29
That's sound like an excellent idea, perhaps one of you could tell me how to do it? As I said in my original post, "idiot when it comes to computers"

Can you clarify a few things for me, please...?

You have one real CD and one CD which is on your computer. Your CD drive is called D drive and your virtual drive (with Daemon) is called E drive. You are installing the game, the first disc is the real CD (from D drive) and the second disc is "in" the virtual drive (drive E)?

Is that right?
04-12-2004, 01:35 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

What it is is this.. I have 2 downloaded images(cd1 and cd2) for simcity 4 on my harddrive. Using Daemon tools, I installed the game, daemon tools created a virtual drive called drive E:. I have a real drive called drive D:. WHat I need to do is somehow get the game to run from E: drive or move the virtual drive CD into my real(D:) drive. Hope that clears it up
04-12-2004, 01:40 AM
4th gen

Right.... :unsure:

So, you've fully installed the game now?
And when you try to run it, it asks for you to put the CD in?
If this is the case, it sounds like you need a NO-CD crack (it should be on the first disc, in a folder called "crack"). Copy the .exe file from the crack folder and paste it into the folder you installed the game in (something like C:\Program Files\Sim City 4). If you've done it right, windows should pop up saying "are you sure you want to overwrite this file" or something similar.
04-12-2004, 01:53 AM
HowlingMadMurdockPart2

Jeez after all that, the game screen is just a bunch garbage colours. Is there no way to make a virtual CD and sstick it in my real drive? I think the No CD crack is kinda messed up. Interestingly when I copied and pasted no box came up asking me if I was sure if I wanted to overwrite the file.
:helpsmile:
04-12-2004, 01:59 AM
4th gen

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Originally posted by HowlingMadMurdockPart2@12 April 2004 - 00:53
Jeez after all that, the game screen is just a bunch garbage colours. Is there no way to make a virtual CD and sstick it in my real drive? I think the No CD crack is kinda messed up.

You can burn the images to disc if you want, but you're still going to need to use the no-cd crack. Try getting a different one from here
04-12-2004, 02:32 AM
muchspl2

yea thats all it is
you didn't put in the crack
04-12-2004, 05:31 AM
Keikan

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Originally posted by HowlingMadMurdockPart2@11 April 2004 - 18:53
Jeez after all that, the game screen is just a bunch garbage colours. Is there no way to make a virtual CD and sstick it in my real drive? I think the No CD crack is kinda messed up. Interestingly when I copied and pasted no box came up asking me if I was sure if I wanted to overwrite the file.
:helpsmile:

yep sim city 4 does not work