Is there a way to install a game...

[JoeFahey]

On some games like Counter Strike Source, I don't need a disk. It is the same with Doom 3 as well. How do I do this for other games? Is there a certain type of install that allows this to happen?
THANKS!

 

[Noema]

As far as I know, CS:S (or Half Life 2 for that matter) don't require the CD to play as long as Steam is running.

As for other games, the CD-in requirement is a form of copy protection which isn't supposed to be bypassed. There are hacked .exe files around the net which allow you to do so, but they are, to my knowledge, illegal. Plus you could risk trojan infection, like with any exe file from a shady source.

 

[KillyKillall]

You can use a no-CD file. you can get them at www.gamecopyworld.com. These are legal IF you own the game.

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
You can use a no-CD file. you can get them at www.gamecopyworld.com. These are legal IF you own the game.

Totally. I hate the feeling of, omg i really wanna play the thing, but the cd is ALL THE WAY OVER THERE!! awww. Oh well forget it, another day maybe.

No-cd .exe's are my friend

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
You can use a no-CD file. you can get them at www.gamecopyworld.com. These are legal IF you own the game.

be careful though, because some online games may be able to detect that your .exe file has been altered or is different. Be sure to rename the original .exe to something like .backup in case the NO-CD exe didn't work, then just replace it if it didn't. Good luck!

 

[imported_LoKe]

Make an ISO and mount it.

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: DannyLove

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
You can use a no-CD file. you can get them at www.gamecopyworld.com. These are legal IF you own the game.

be careful though, because some online games may be able to detect that your .exe file has been altered or is different. Be sure to rename the original .exe to something like .backup in case the NO-CD exe didn't work, then just replace it if it didn't. Good luck!

Good info. Always rename the original exe to <filename>.OLD and leave it in the default folder.

Also, I pretty much use fixed EXE's for every game (with the exception of BF2 - my only online game that requires it) because it's too much of a pain in the ass to change CD's as often as I play games.

Game CD's belong on the shelf after install, not in and out of my system!

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: LoKe
Make an ISO and mount it.

Why waste the space on the HD when you can replace a file that is typically 1-3 kb?

 

[imported_FishTaco]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall

Originally posted by: LoKe
Make an ISO and mount it.

Why waste the space on the HD when you can replace a file that is typically 1-3 kb?

The advantage of using a disk image or mini-image is that your EXE file isn't modified which means anti-cheat software (ie punkbuster) won't complain and you can easily apply official patches without waiting for a new no-cd hack. Also you don't have to worry about introducing more bugs into the game when you patch the EXE. For BF2, I've been using the same mini-image(~2MB) + daemontools since the game came out.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: FishTaco

Originally posted by: KillyKillall

Originally posted by: LoKe
Make an ISO and mount it.

Why waste the space on the HD when you can replace a file that is typically 1-3 kb?

The advantage of using a disk image or mini-image is that your EXE file isn't modified which means anti-cheat software (ie punkbuster) won't complain and you can easily apply official patches without waiting for a new no-cd hack. Also you don't have to worry about introducing more bugs into the game when you patch the EXE. For BF2, I've been using the same mini-image(~2MB) + daemontools since the game came out.

Anyways, who can't spare a few gigs in todays world.

 

[JoeFahey]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: FishTaco

Originally posted by: KillyKillall

Originally posted by: LoKe
Make an ISO and mount it.

Why waste the space on the HD when you can replace a file that is typically 1-3 kb?

The advantage of using a disk image or mini-image is that your EXE file isn't modified which means anti-cheat software (ie punkbuster) won't complain and you can easily apply official patches without waiting for a new no-cd hack. Also you don't have to worry about introducing more bugs into the game when you patch the EXE. For BF2, I've been using the same mini-image(~2MB) + daemontools since the game came out.

Anyways, who can't spare a few gigs in todays world.

Yeah, space is not an issue for me. But how do I do that?