GPL directory structure needed

Bit of an odd one, this, but can anyone provide me with the basic GPL directory structure? Reason for it is that my 2 year old copy of GPL seems to have stopped working. I just bought a new PC with a fresh hard drive, and when I tried reinstalling I got a message saying that the CD is not a valid one and that I need to contact my vendor - a bit odd, especially as I'd ported over the same old DVD drive I've always used, which I'm sure it worked okay on before. Anyway, I've copied all the files over manually and applied the no-cd fix but I still can't get the game to work because when I load it up and enter in a new driver, it says that it can't create a new player file. At this point you're stuck, because GPL has disabled the key combinations that return you to the desktop. I've already disabled the read-only tag off the files and directories, but I was wondering whether I need to create a new directory for the player files to be saved in. Currently I have the following (straight off the CD, as already mentioned): d:\games\racing\sierra\gpl\ + cars + effects + font + install + layout + objs + replay + seasons + sound + tracks I've written to the sierra tech. support team but I've had no reply. Please help. I'm so desperate for my fix. <sniffle> Bobby

if your new pc has a cd writer also ,install GPL from the writer itt's works by me "Bobby" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:9scmh1$nou$[email hidden]... > Bit of an odd one, this, but can anyone provide me with the basic GPL > directory structure? > > Reason for it is that my 2 year old copy of GPL seems to have stopped > working. I just bought a new PC with a fresh hard drive, and when I tried > reinstalling I got a message saying that the CD is not a valid one andthat

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> I need to contact my vendor - a bit odd, especially as I'd ported over the > same old DVD drive I've always used, which I'm sure it worked okay on > before. Anyway, I've copied all the files over manually and applied the > no-cd fix but I still can't get the game to work because when I load it up > and enter in a new driver, it says that it can't create a new player file. > At this point you're stuck, because GPL has disabled the key combinations > that return you to the desktop. > > I've already disabled the read-only tag off the files and directories, but

I > was wondering whether I need to create a new directory for the playerfiles

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> to be saved in. Currently I have the following (straight off the CD, as > already mentioned): > > d:\games\racing\sierra\gpl\ > + cars > + effects > + font > + install > + layout > + objs > + replay > + seasons > + sound > + tracks > > I've written to the sierra tech. support team but I've had no reply.

Please > help. I'm so desperate for my fix. <sniffle> > > Bobby > >

Ad <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rcrG7.36969$[email hidden]... > if your new pc has a cd writer also ,install GPL from the writer itt'sworks > by me Tried that already. My CD writer can't even *read* the GPL disk (i.e. I get the blue screen) - odd, as it's my main recourse when the DVD drive can't read any safedisk CDs like Nascar 4. So no joy there. Bobby

http://www.bonghead.org/racing/gpl_help/index.htm Stefan Zscharnack

"Bobby" wrote ... > Bit of an odd one, this, but can anyone provide me with the basic GPL > directory structure? > <snip>

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> I've already disabled the read-only tag off the files and directories, but I > was wondering whether I need to create a new directory for the player files > to be saved in. Currently I have the following (straight off the CD, as > already mentioned): > > d:\games\racing\sierra\gpl\ > + cars > + effects > + font > + install > + layout > + objs > + replay > + seasons > + sound > + tracks

A full working install also includes a folder at this level called "players". I would have thought GPL would create that for you, but couldn't hurt to make one here and then see if it will let you create a player within the game. You also mentioned a "no-CD" patch, could that be screwing you up?