Is it possible to combine 6 installation CDs into a single DVD?

[StrangerGuy]

Let's say I want to combine 6 UT2004 CDs and copy everything into a single DVD.

Will the game installation still work as normal? Has anyone tried?

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
Let's say I want to combine 6 UT2004 CDs and copy everything into a single DVD.

Will the game installation still work as normal? Has anyone tried?

never tried, but I am pretty sure you can get the DVD-iso off the net since you own a cd key

 

[fuzzynavel]

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: StrangerGuy
Let's say I want to combine 6 UT2004 CDs and copy everything into a single DVD.

Will the game installation still work as normal? Has anyone tried?

never tried, but I am pretty sure you can get the DVD-iso off the net since you own a cd key

Damn...never thought of that b4......not technically illegal that way either!!!

another thing I have thought of is that I try to make slipstreamed win xp pro SP2 Cds with lots of other stuff slipstreamed into the installation and they are too big for CD.....would a DVD still autoboot in DOS/BIOS??

 

[SunSamurai]

http://www.alcohol-soft.com/

 

[fuzzynavel]

Originally posted by: aeternitas
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/

Already have alcohol 120% and nero.....and roxio.....and cloneCD and......do I need to go on???

I don't think even alcohol 120% will get 1GB of data onto a 700MB CD!!! nice try though!!

 

[ginfest]

UT2004 CD?s to DVD
Make a folder on Harddrive, name it UT2004_CD1 (This will be the title to the final DVD)
Copy all the contents of CD1 to this newly created folder.
Then starting with CD2, JUST COPY THE FOLDERS to the newly created UT2004_CD1 folder.
Overwrite any folders that are the same (ie: the ?help?, ?Texture? folders etc)
Do the same with CD3, CD4, CD5 and CD6- JUST COPY THE FOLDERS over,
Now add another folder for the Updates and Patches etc. Name this folder whatever you choose.
Now open the ?Autorun.inf? with Notepad and you need to add the line: open=autorun.exe
Like this:

[autorun]
open=setup.exe
icon=help\unreal.ico

open=autorun.exe

Now burn to a DVD using the Label: UT2004_CD1

Not sure who the author was but this does work.

Mike G

 

[SunSamurai]

Originally posted by: fuzzynavel

Originally posted by: aeternitas
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/

Already have alcohol 120% and nero.....and roxio.....and cloneCD and......do I need to go on???

I don't think even alcohol 120% will get 1GB of data onto a 700MB CD!!! nice try though!!

Putting that much on one CD is asking for trouble.

 

[fuzzynavel]

Putting that much on one CD is asking for trouble.

Don't want to put that much on a CD....that is why I asked if I could put it all onto a DVD (<---different to CD).....I just need to know if it will still autoboot from the bios!!

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: fuzzynavel

Putting that much on one CD is asking for trouble.

Don't want to put that much on a CD....that is why I asked if I could put it all onto a DVD (<---different to CD).....I just need to know if it will still autoboot from the bios!!

Yes.

 

[MTDEW]

Yes and its really easy to do.

I'll try to hunt down the guide i used, hopefully i can find it again.

 

[MTDEW]

Here it is.

UT2004 CD?s to DVD
1: Make a folder on Hardrive, name it UT2004_CD1 (This will be the title to the final DVD)
2: Copy all the contents of CD1 to this newly created folder.
3: Then starting with CD2, JUST COPY THE FOLDERS to the newly created UT2004_CD1 folder.
Overwrite any folders that are the same (ie: the ?help?, ?Texture? folders etc)
4: Do the same with CD3, CD4, CD5 and CD6 JUST COPY THE FOLDERS over,
5: Now add another folder for the Updates, Patches and Cracks etc. Name this folder whatever you choose.
6: Now open the ?Autorun.inf? with Notepad and you need to add the line: open=autorun.exe
Like this:

[autorun]
open=setup.exe
icon=help\unreal.ico

open=autorun.exe

7: Now burn to a DVD using the Label: UT2004_CD1



LINK TO GUIDE

 

[gsellis]

The other guide - Booting from CD (or DVD - CDRWin does not care)