<font color=deepskyblue>I have recently installed SoA and ToB on my backup PC (because my primary one was in the shop). For some reason, it would NOT let me do a Full Install, even though I have plenty of space on my HD. It would run until the install was about 60-61% complete, then I kept getting an error when it tried to install some of the movie files. This happened 3 times in a row. Finally, I just did the Recommended Install and the game works fine. However, SoA will NOT run off of ToB CD under Recommended. When I choose to play SoA instead of ToB, I have to insert SoA CD2 for the game to play.

I didn't care too much since this was my backup PC (I got it for my boys) and I was getting the HD, processer and a DVD drive upgraded in my main machine. Yet, when I got it back from the shop and tried to Re-Install BGII, I had the exact same problem!!! - and my upgraded machine has a 120gb HD!! (I had to re-install the game because there was no way for the installed games to be copied from the old HD to the new one - but they DID create a file and saved all of my SAVED games from the old system).

So, if anybody can tell me WHY neither machine will allow me to do a Full Install, I would appreciate it. I would really like to have BGII Fully Installed on BOTH PC's if I can get it to work.</font>

[ 06-14-2004, 06:23 AM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]

Man Cerek, you have like loads of problems lately :(

Anyways my advice to you would be just to reformate whole PC.

I had this exact problem. And the source is probably a scratch in CD4. You either have to get a new Cd, or just drive it from Reccomended install. That is what i did

<font color=deepskyblue>Ain't that the truth! But then again, I've not had any problems for the last two years while other members were having to replace entire systems, so I guess I was due.</font>

<font color=deepskyblue>That's what I figured too, <font color=cyan>Mystique</font>. Since the same problem occurred on both machines, I figure the problem had to be with the CD's and not the PC's. Fortunately, I think I DO have a back-up copy of BGII, so I will Un-Install and then Re-Install using that one and see what happens.

Thanks for the advice.</font>

Incidentally, some of the the movies are shared across cds. If you can figure out what files there are problems with, and there are duplicates, then you can always run a recommended install and then force it into a full one.

<font color=deepskyblue>{sigh} I'm afraid my CD2 is just completely buggered. The last time I tried to play a game on my backup PC, the game never started. I opened the game with my ToB CD, then had to insert CD2 when I chose Shadows of Amn. The game never started because the drive apparantly couldn't read the CD. So I Un-Installed yesterday and cleaned ALL the CD's thoroughly. I noticed that CD2 had lots of minor scratches on it that I couldn't rub off. I then tried to do a Full install (failed) followed by a Recommended install (which also failed). I'm afraid my CD2 is simply beyond repair. [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img]

The really aggravating part is that I haven't been played the game in several months, and just recently got the "bug" to play it again. I had started several different games to try different classes and kits and was just starting to enjoy the game again. Now it looks like I'll be shopping on ebay before I can continue playing anymore.

Oh yeah - one last thing - I must have given away the backup I made of the game to a friend of mine who was having problems with HIS game. I had recently purchased a new copy of all the disks off ebay at that time, so I didn't think I needed my backups anymore. Guess it's back to the auction block for another copy of the game.</font>

Whenever I have problems with my disks I will copy the contents of the disk ( all 4 ) to the hard drive then install from the Hard drive. Just name each of the folders CD 1 CD 2 etc then when the install asks for them direct it to the folder.

Hope that helps

<font color=deepskyblue>Thanks for the advice, <font color=lime>T-D-C</font>. I'll give that a try. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] </font>

<font color=deepskyblue>It's a moot point now anyway. I just won an ebay auction for another copy of BGII. I had bid on it before you posted the tip about copying mine to the harddrive.

Oh well. At least now I know I will soon have Full Installments on both PCs. [img]graemlins/yippee.gif[/img] </font>