C00L DuDe
24.04.2005, 20:49:48
Blade Wrote:what does the patch look for when working out if it can patch or not. I had problems running the 1.001 patch on a re-install of YR I did over an existing install since I re-installed windows and lost all the registry settings. To make sure I had the 1.001 versions of everything I have a backup RA2 folder which is an image of a pristine 1.001 install so I just copied that over everything, but the 1.04 patch won't run. Is there a reg key that gets set to tell the game its version 1.001?
it is the same problem I got
the patch is looking for gamemd.exe 1.001
and i think yes for an registery data too
I reinstalled my windows too and then tried to install the patch and got an error
also there is some files (mods,maps) I didn't want to loose, so that what I did(and that what you need to do):
1. Renamed my game folder c:\games\ra2 to c:\games\ra2old
2. Installed a new red alert 2 into c:\games\ra2
3. Patched it to 1.001
4. moved the gamemd.exe from c:\games\ra2 to c:\games\ra2old (replaced the old file)
5. Deleted the c:\games\ra2 folder
6. renamed the c:\games\ra2old back to c:\games\ra2
7.patched it with the ROCK PATCH with no problems
GAMEMD.EXE - the hidden part must be hacked