rec.autos.simulators

It's better to burn an image with CloneCD, and then use DaemonTools to mount
the image as a virtual CD.

NO CD, can play online, and the original CD is safely stored away in it's
box.  Perfect solution...

-Larry

WinME is just an overall pain-in-the-ass.  Not just for games...

-Larry

i've used clone cd but i have to use the no cd patch to play the game at
home, i have not been able to play online because of the no cd patch
how did u do it ?

Rd

Like I said...

Make an image of the CD with CloneCD.

Then, use DaemonTools to mount the Image as a Virtual CD.

Enable the SecuRom emulation in Daemon Tools.

Now you can install the game and run it from the Image just like you had the
real CD in the drive.  Put the original away for safe keeping.

-Larry

Larry perhaps you had better give a step by step description that folks can
copy or download..
first give the locations for clonecd and daemon tools and the describe in
painful detail how to burn an image, mount the image etc.
  I will vouch for Larry's method if you have room on your hard drive...I
used it for N4 and it worked even AFTER the patch came out.  I'll have to
re-do the whole thing tho when my mb comes back from the factory.
dave henrie

Care to explain just why it's a pain in the ass ?

I've been using it for months and have absolutely no problems, more stable
than Win98 SE ever was.

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Ian P
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I'd like to take the ME plunge Ian but Soooooooo many says its nothing
but trouble... I have both WindowsME and Windows2000 Professional
[that is the 2CD version] here and it just sits!! Call me chicken....eh? :-)

| Care to explain just why it's a pain in the ass ?
|
| I've been using it for months and have absolutely no problems, more stable
| than Win98 SE ever was.
| --
| Ian P

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  State the Reasons for wanting to change os's.
Are you just curious?
Do you have existing problems that you think might be cured by a new
version?
Do you just have money to burn?
Do you need a feature that is only on the new os?

  I think you will find very little actually different between me and se.
Both are based on win98, me does have the recover features, but aside from
some newer drivers, what else is there to recomend it?
Changing os's just for the sake of change seems a-bit on the extreme
side...until there is a clear need to change, why do it?
  For example, most people upgraded from win95 because of 3 reasons...better
internet connection support, better USB support, and the Internet connection
service that allowed home networks to c0nnect.
  But what features does ME have that make it a 'must have'?
dave henrie

Thom, I've got two PC's here.
One is Win 2000 only, the other is Win 2000 and WinME dual boot. I have no
problems with either (except I can't get modem drivers for the Win 2000 only
machine, but that's irrelevant because with Win 2000 I can easily use
Internet connection sharing)

I'd like to say I can wholeheartedly recommend upgrading for you, but, some
people are reporting problems with ME.

I back up all my important data regularly, so a reformat is no big deal to
me, however I seem to recall you saying you have many gigabytes of data on
your HD that would be a PITA to reinstall, so it would be a pretty major
headache if all doesn't go to plan.

I don't know if you have more than one PC, but if you do and one is less
vital, it may be worth giving WinME and Win2k a go on that one, after all,
you've already made the outlay for the upgrades.

Of course, you may just be a chicken <VBG>

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Ian P
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Ian: One PC and yes I have about 50gigs out of 90 filled now and it
would be a huge PITA if I had to go thru all this reloading etc!! I do
have a back upi tape but running 50gis now takes me about an hr a
gig so you can imagine how long that would take to replace! So [a]
its a PITA and [b] I am chicken!!

| Thom, I've got two PC's here.
| One is Win 2000 only, the other is Win 2000 and WinME dual boot. I have no
| problems with either (except I can't get modem drivers for the Win 2000
only
| machine, but that's irrelevant because with Win 2000 I can easily use
| Internet connection sharing)
|
| I'd like to say I can wholeheartedly recommend upgrading for you, but,
some
| people are reporting problems with ME.
|
| I back up all my important data regularly, so a reformat is no big deal to
| me, however I seem to recall you saying you have many gigabytes of data on
| your HD that would be a PITA to reinstall, so it would be a pretty major
| headache if all doesn't go to plan.
|
| I don't know if you have more than one PC, but if you do and one is less
| vital, it may be worth giving WinME and Win2k a go on that one, after all,
| you've already made the outlay for the upgrades.
|
| Of course, you may just be a chicken <VBG>
| --
| Ian P

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