upgrading from 1.0 to 2.08

[Guest maxell]

Hi, I found my old original cd awhile back and after reading through the site...got the upgrade...it arrived today..so I installed the original bc3k 1.0...however, when I put the new upgrade cd in..I get some error...I read that faq(thought I got through all of it)..it seems to have alot of support dealing with 2.0x issues and above..but I really didn't see anything showing how to upgrade from 1.0..to 2.08..I get this error when I put the 2.08 cd in(unable to find _Setup.dll, Error code 103) any ideas?

[Wody]

Hello,

What you got is not an upgrade CD, you got the full version CD. So, uninstall v1, clean out everything, and just install v2.

If that does not work, try the cd on another computer, if it doesn't work you probably have a bad CD.

Greetings,

Wouter Dijkslag.

[Guest Gauffa]

I also recieved my 2.08 CD today and am having the same problem. Now that I've spent $15 on a bad CD can someone be kind enough to help me out with this? (Not implying that BC3000AD is a bad game. Don't misunderstand me. I would just like some advice on what's an appropriate next step.)

With all due respect,

Commander Eugene Gauffa

GCV Flames Fury

[This message has been edited by Gauffa (edited 03-11-2000).]

[Parias]

Probably a wild shot in pitch-darkness, but try cleansing your temp dir of all the junk in there. Go into WindowsTemp and delete all the files in there, then try installing again. Let me know if this helps

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[Guest Gauffa]

Parias,

No go on emptying the 'temp' dir. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

Commander Eugene Gauffa

GCV Flames Fury

[Rattler]

Gentlemen,

Please tell me EXACTLY what you ordered, what you received, and how you went about installing it. Maybe what you have received is a US patch for a UK ver 1.0, or vice versa. These things used to be important, but I'm not sure if the latest patch was universal or not. Please advise of your 1.0 version as well.

Thanks,

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[Supreme Cmdr]

That CD should be the full v2.08 CD-ROM. You do not need any prior version installed. Just run the SETUP.EXE program from the CD-ROM. A few months ago, BMT had sent out the wrong master and had to resend a few units. I dunno if this has happened again.

And since you ladies can't seem to describe a problem accurately, you're on your on until you do.

btw, browse the CD-ROM and tell me how files and folders are on it.

[This message has been edited by Supreme Cmdr (edited 03-11-2000).]

[Supreme Cmdr]

I contacted BMT and this is what they sent me back.

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Sigh, Yes - that was my bust. I was trying to put the 2.09 patch on the CD and we sent out exactly 10 of the funky ones.

It's the _setup.dll file that isn't copying and just for the sake of discussion I have that same problem with one other CD with the same file. Hmmm attributes maybe? Anyway, we know. I found out Thursday.

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They will be sending out new CD-ROMs, but in the meantime, this may fix the problem, assuming of course he is correct.

Try this:

1. Copy the entire contents, including all folders, of the CD-ROM to a temporary folder. eg C:BC3KTEMP

2. Download this file into that folder

   www.bc3000ad.com/downloads/_setup.dll

3. Run the SETUP.EXE program from the temporary folder

4. Once the game is finished installing, open Notepad and edit the BC3000AD.INI file in the folder where you installed the game.

   You want to change the cdrom= entry to point to your actual CD-ROM. For example, if you copied the files to c:temp and installed from there, this line would read cdrom=c:bc3ktemp. You want to change it to read cdrom=d: substituting d for your actual cdrom drive letter. Save the file.

5. Delete the temporary folder where you copied the files.

If the above does not work, then please wait for a replacement CD-ROM from BMT.

[This message has been edited by Supreme Cmdr (edited 03-11-2000).]

[Guest maxell]

ok...well on the order sheet that came with the cd it says Item # 45604 BattleCruiser 3000AD Upgrade CD...on the CD itself however it says "CD Includes V2.08 and 2.09 Patch, I also told you the only problem I am having earlier..when I attempt to run setup I get this error(Setup is unable to find _SETUP.DLL which is needed to complete the installation Error 103)...(btw..it doesn't even start an installation..that's what I get right away when I click on setup. In terms of what's on the cd itself...here it goes starting with folders

2.09-PATCH

ANIM

DOCS

PTE

UTILS

_inst32i.ex_

_isdel.exe

_setup.1

_setup.lib

Autorun.inf

Bc3k.ico

Bcsetup.bat

Bcsetup

Disk1.id

License.txt

Readme.txt

Setup.exe

Setup.ini

Setup.ins

Setup.iss

setup.pkg

Also..it terms of what version of 1.0 I have..it should be 1.0 because I got it for christmas 3-4 years ago right when it came out.

[Guest maxell]

Ack..you beat me posting that before I got that long one up..let me try that..thanks.

[Supreme Cmdr]

If that 2.09-PATCH folder contains the 2.08 to 2.09 patch, then you can also run it before deleting the temporary folder. The file should read bc3k208-209.exe

[Guest maxell]

It works!

[Supreme Cmdr]

Yes, in light of this problem, you have my permission to burn a CD-ROM. Sorry for the inconvenience.