zip drive install?!?

[Turandis]

Wanting to get back into p99, for some reason i cant seem to get my CD drive to work. I have the physical CD's, I installed all 5 CD's normally onto my laptop, then found the location of the files. Put that folder onto a zip drive to transfer over to my desktop. I found the "Launch Titanium" in the folder, ran that and the game boots. I log in it accepts my log in an i pick my server. It goes to the loading screen and i think everything is ok an its playing, BUT i get a fatal error saying it cannot pull memory from directory, While im not the most tech savvy guy, is there some crucial step im missing? I really dont want to pirate this game since i have the physical CD's because that's the only set up tutorial i can seem to find other than the normal setup with a working cd drive :(

[GraveD]

ZIP drive? Seriously? Like, http://www.esaitech.com/iomega-04051d01-250mb-25-pin-z250s-scsi-external-zip-drive.html?pk_campaign=ga-pla&gclid=Cj0KEQiA2uDEBRDxurOO77Cp-7kBEiQAOUgKV02jp-6UFzQ1AGz-S2JwGK3Xq7fcusEYNYSAYg60RLQaAj208P8HAQ ?

I assume you mean a ZIP file that you put on a USB stick.

Also, did you make images of the disk, or just install it and then copy the installed folder over? If you didn't make images, I would suggest taking the CDs to friend's or work PC and just making ISO images of each disk so you can do a proper install on whatever system you like.

[Turandis]

no idea how to do that, u can speak Chinese to me but it wont matter unless i understand it.

[GraveD]

no idea how to do that, u can speak Chinese to me but it wont matter unless i understand it.

What a pleasant individual you are!

[Turandis]

im just asking a question if there is a way to do it, you are the one that immediately trolled me. i called it a zip drive, better sharpen your pitch forks an come get me. last i checked this is a forum to technical support on a video game, simple request. I didnt come here to internet fight.
all i wanna do is solve my problem.

[paulgiamatti]

It goes to the loading screen and i think everything is ok an its playing, BUT i get a fatal error saying it cannot pull memory from directory

Please post the exact text of the error.

is there some crucial step im missing?

No. Everything you did was correct - you don't need to make images of the discs or anything, you can literally just copy the installation directory over to another machine and it should work fine. You're probably experiencing some kind of hardware/driver issue, but it cannot be properly diagnosed without knowing what the error said.

[GraveD]

im just asking a question if there is a way to do it, you are the one that immediately trolled me. i called it a zip drive, better sharpen your pitch forks an come get me. last i checked this is a forum to technical support on a video game, simple request. I didnt come here to internet fight.
all i wanna do is solve my problem.

I wasn't trolling you. I was asking questions to figure out what you actually did in hopes of diagnosing the problem for you. None of which you answered.

Good luck.

[Ashintar]

Please post the exact text of the error.



No. Everything you did was correct - you don't need to make images of the discs or anything, you can literally just copy the installation directory over to another machine and it should work fine. You're probably experiencing some kind of hardware/driver issue, but it cannot be properly diagnosed without knowing what the error said.


Paul is right, you can just copy your EQ directory to another computer w/o re-installing. post the error message your getting and I'm sure someone here will be able to help.

[Turandis]

tried a complete reinstall an fresh transfer. Copy an replaced files an deleted the ones the setup says to delete. Launch titanium works then on to character select loading screen this fatal error pops up.

"The instruction at 0x02cc45b4 refrenced memory at 0x02a5f0dc. The memory could not be reached."

[paulgiamatti]

Launch titanium works then on to character select loading screen this fatal error pops up.

"The instruction at 0x02cc45b4 refrenced memory at 0x02a5f0dc. The memory could not be reached."

From the FAQ thread (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94928):

1. Help! When I try to run eq, at some point before entering the game, I get an error that looks something like this:
The instruction at 0x029110ce referenced memory at 0xfffffffc. The memory could not be read

This solution to this is actually very simple. Go to your EQ folder. Find the file eqclient.ini and open it in a text editor (i use notepad, its the simplest to use)

hit ctrl+f, type windowedwidth, you should see something like this:

WindowedWidth=1280
WindowedHeight=768
Width=1280
Height=768
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
WidthWindowed=1280
HeightWindowed=768


change it to this:

WindowedWidth=800
WindowedHeight=600
Width=800
Height=600
FullscreenBitsPerPixel=32
FullscreenRefreshRate=0
WidthWindowed=800
HeightWindowed=600

... you may need to fiddle with that a bit. If 800 x 600 isnt working, try using your monitors native resolution instead. Eventually, you will get a combination that works

[Turandis]

fixed it, switched compatibility modes to windows 98, runs fine