First of all no your not a dummy, you just think like one, lol.
Seriously, this is directed at the newcomers who have no idea what they are doing, but really want to play a game they downloaded. Make sure you pay close attention and follow step by step procedures I state as well as the procedures stated in provided .NFO files (open nfo in notepad) or .txt files. Make sure your computer agrees with at least minimum requirements, and make sure all necessary drivers are updated. ATI Users: Some games may need nvidia's PhysX software drivers to run. This is a brief tutorial of what needs to be done.
Disc Image- No not a picture of a disc. It is an exact copy of a DVD/CD that can be mounted on a virtual/image drive and acts just like the original physical copy. i.e. the disc without the disc.
Crack/fix-Altered executable file or set of files, usually released with an image(ISO) of the same name. Used to allow the end user to play a game, load an app, or view material that you would otherwise need a disc for and/or activation codes or keys to access. Usually has names like nodvd exe, mini image,etc.
mini image- A fake copy of a full iso. Usually has the crack inside of it and allows the user to mount the "mini" image in a virtual drive and run the game/app directly from the mini image.
Tools needed:
1. Virtual/Image drive reader(Daemon tools, Roxio Image Drive-Part of Roxio Ultimate 2009, Alcohol 120, Magicdisc,etc.
2. The ISO (duh) should be compatible with whatever image drive your using(magicdisc is compatible with all)
2a. Types of Iso images: nrg, bin+cue, mds+mdf, iso, CCD/IMG, and many more!
3. Read The Installation or release info provided either by the scene group named, the uploader, or whoever provided it for you!!! This info is found either in a ".txt" or ".NFO" . The .NFO can be read using notepad or word or any word processing app.
4. If you don't have the ISO, but instead have .rar files that contain it, that need to be extracted...........extract them. You can use 7zip, winrar, power archiver or the other millions of compression apps available.
Instructions:
After the unzippin/raring locate the ISO and mount it in the image drive. If you don't have autoplay enabled, enable it or go to the drive that the image is loaded to, and start the install process. After the installation process go over the instructions provided by the release group, if available; make sure you followed all instructions. Play the game
For those of you who don't read(what the hell are you here for?) A typical crack installation usually means copying and pasting the crack found in the "image" or ISO, to the installation directory of the game. If a crack can't be found in the ISO, google it or go to:
www.gamecopyworld.com
For Win 7 + Vista users: If a game doesn't work from the start, use compatibility mode, let's be a bit smarter about how we do things. W7 is a beta release(regardless of the RC nonsense) which means expect some software to need special privileges or permissions to run. Check to see if you have Admin privies, and run in compatibilty mode for the system that best suits the software you are using. If all this fails the game is not compatible, it's corrupted, or you did something wrong without knowing(yes s**t happens). To prevent downloading an incompatible game do some research.........we can't give you everything! Although we do try...........
For XP users: Most of the newer games(although they should work regardless) are designed for vista and later O.S. versions. If you have a problem installing a game that is only for Vista.................I want you to really ask yourself why your having that problem.
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