Oh God !, What have I done?

Evil Colm · 02-07-2003, 10:43 AM

Em well any help or suggestions here would be greatly appreciated!
I recently formatted my hard drive in order to install windows xp - backed up all my BG Saved games and TOB - then wiped it. Now only to discover when i went to reinstall the games - my TOB Cd had a minor crack in it - hadnt used it in ages as i had the No cd patch - and cant reinstall the game - i can copy almost all the files from the Cd to the hard drive except 2 or 3 but i cant initiate the Setup file at all?
Anybody - preferrably with some wonderful ideas as how to get these files i need - (other than buying the game again as i'm broke) would help me out as i need to finish this game
Thanks
Me

Annatar · 02-07-2003, 11:33 AM

I assume you have the orginal cd of ToB, you could email/send/ring BlackIsle/Bioware for them to send you a new copy of the cd... this is possible with BG II so. It should also work for ToB I think

Brennihelvete · 02-07-2003, 11:34 AM

Exactly what happened to my BGII Disc 3... It was scratched and I managed to copy most files except 3 or four. My solotuion was to contact a friend who had baldurs gate II and had him send the files that was corrupted. Then I burnt a new cd with the exact same structure as the original cd, I did a full install and voila I could play BGII again.

Evil Colm · 02-07-2003, 11:45 AM

Yeah just i dont know anyone nearby that has TOB - but thanks
As for getting a replacement disc - is this possible? - I've had this CD for more than a year - is there a warranty?

Micah Foehammer · 02-07-2003, 11:51 AM

After a year, you're definitely out of any warranty period, however, you should still be able to get a replacement cd. You will have to pay a replacement fee plus shipping and handling.

LS0158 · 02-07-2003, 12:25 PM

Once, I had a CD for a playstation game with a crack on one side. I went to a nearby game store, and they resurfaced the disc, and I haven't had problems with it since. If it's just on the underside of a disc, go to a game store (funcoland, EB, gamestop, etc.) and get it resurfaced. I don't think that it costs any money.

Annatar · 02-07-2003, 04:10 PM

the cost for a replacement cd are round 4 or 5 $ depending of where you live...

ryanthemighty · 02-08-2003, 02:29 PM

On a shadier note, you can try to get a cracked version online from one of the many file-sharing programs out there. Try ~~, I've found it a few times before. You already HAVE the disk, it's not like you you're taking any money away from them...

[ 02-10-2003, 12:25 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]

Annatar · 02-09-2003, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ryanthemighty:
On a shadier note, you can try to get a cracked version online from one of the many file-sharing programs out there. Try ~~, I've found it a few times before. You already HAVE the disk, it's not like you you're taking any money away from them...

most of the copy's on the i-net and on file-sharing programs like kazaa ect.. are corrupted or incomplete... I would go for an replacement cd or a copy of ToB from a friend or so, that is legal because you already bought the original in a store, you are allowed to have 2 copy's for back-up means.

Downloading it from the internet is:

1: illegal
2: it takes a hell of time if you do not have a fast connection.
3: why bother if you can have a replacement cd for about 4 or 5 $.

[ 02-10-2003, 12:41 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]

Kaltia · 02-09-2003, 09:33 AM

ryan, that's piracy and is illegal on here, same as asking for a NWN CD key 'cause you have a dl'd version. Sorry [img]smile.gif[/img]

My CD2 is curreently broken and so am getting replacement. It's pretty good, £5.

02-07-2003, 10:43 AM	#1
Evil Colm Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 30, 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 41	Em well any help or suggestions here would be greatly appreciated! I recently formatted my hard drive in order to install windows xp - backed up all my BG Saved games and TOB - then wiped it. Now only to discover when i went to reinstall the games - my TOB Cd had a minor crack in it - hadnt used it in ages as i had the No cd patch - and cant reinstall the game - i can copy almost all the files from the Cd to the hard drive except 2 or 3 but i cant initiate the Setup file at all? Anybody - preferrably with some wonderful ideas as how to get these files i need - (other than buying the game again as i'm broke) would help me out as i need to finish this game Thanks Me __________________ Friends come and go - But enemies accumulate

02-07-2003, 11:33 AM	#2
Annatar Mephistopheles Join Date: January 7, 2003 Location: Holland Age: 38 Posts: 1,402	I assume you have the orginal cd of ToB, you could email/send/ring BlackIsle/Bioware for them to send you a new copy of the cd... this is possible with BG II so. It should also work for ToB I think __________________ <br />Nau Tagnik\'zur zhal fre\'sla wun ussta i\'dol. -Annatar

02-07-2003, 11:34 AM	#3
Brennihelvete Avatar Join Date: September 25, 2002 Location: Norway Age: 40 Posts: 516	Exactly what happened to my BGII Disc 3... It was scratched and I managed to copy most files except 3 or four. My solotuion was to contact a friend who had baldurs gate II and had him send the files that was corrupted. Then I burnt a new cd with the exact same structure as the original cd, I did a full install and voila I could play BGII again. __________________

02-07-2003, 11:45 AM	#4
Evil Colm Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 30, 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 41	Yeah just i dont know anyone nearby that has TOB - but thanks As for getting a replacement disc - is this possible? - I've had this CD for more than a year - is there a warranty? __________________ Friends come and go - But enemies accumulate

02-07-2003, 11:51 AM	#5
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	After a year, you're definitely out of any warranty period, however, you should still be able to get a replacement cd. You will have to pay a replacement fee plus shipping and handling. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-07-2003, 12:25 PM	#6
LS0158 Zhentarim Guard Join Date: November 11, 2002 Location: North Carolina Age: 66 Posts: 351	Once, I had a CD for a playstation game with a crack on one side. I went to a nearby game store, and they resurfaced the disc, and I haven't had problems with it since. If it's just on the underside of a disc, go to a game store (funcoland, EB, gamestop, etc.) and get it resurfaced. I don't think that it costs any money.

02-07-2003, 04:10 PM	#7
Annatar Mephistopheles Join Date: January 7, 2003 Location: Holland Age: 38 Posts: 1,402	the cost for a replacement cd are round 4 or 5 $ depending of where you live... __________________ <br />Nau Tagnik\'zur zhal fre\'sla wun ussta i\'dol. -Annatar

02-08-2003, 02:29 PM	#8
ryanthemighty Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 48 Posts: 36	On a shadier note, you can try to get a cracked version online from one of the many file-sharing programs out there. Try ~~, I've found it a few times before. You already HAVE the disk, it's not like you you're taking any money away from them... [ 02-10-2003, 12:25 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ] __________________ Your mind is like a parking lot: Sometimes it is full.<br />Sometimes it is empty.<br />And sometimes you make your own space...

02-09-2003, 09:33 AM	#10
Kaltia Jack Burton Join Date: May 2, 2002 Location: Canterbury, England Age: 38 Posts: 5,817	ryan, that's piracy and is illegal on here, same as asking for a NWN CD key 'cause you have a dl'd version. Sorry [img]smile.gif[/img] My CD2 is curreently broken and so am getting replacement. It's pretty good, £5. __________________ The wolf is as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do.

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