Snelk Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hey everyone, so I was wondering if it was possible to run Rock Raiders without the disk. I have seen people talking about it on the internet but there are very few actual solutions and the ones that I did find do not work. I have tried making an iso of my disk but I received a cyclic error from one of two programs I tried and the other one took and one and a half hours to make it. So I mounted this disk image and received a no disk error. I also tried a no-cd fix from game copy world which resulted in the immediate crash of the game. I ask this because I have a laptop which I take everywhere with me and I just hate having to drag a disk case around with me wherever I go so if anyone has any info that would be great, thanks. OS: Windows Vista (32bit) Game: Original 95/98 version Programs used: Format factory(failed to make iso), MagicDisk (used to make iso and mount) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Well, if you already have the game installed: The answer is... Play the game without the disc! It requires nothing and results only in no movies or music. And welcome to RRU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEPICtrainrider Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 play the standard version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelk Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hmmmm.... doesn't seem to be working I receive a "cannot locate CD-ROM" error no matter where I start it from, and thanks for the welcome Lair, nice to be here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acmex Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 The said error is likely caused by using a shortcut with -best on the end of the target string... Although my version never yells at me, so I don't know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Make a fresh installation from the ISO. That's what I had to do to make it work since I had the same error you have. I still play with the disk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 How old is your copy of LRR? I think it has nothing to do with the shortcuts. I had an old copy of the game which would not let me play without a disk, however I purchased a new copy and it runs fine without the disc. I have found that in games that work without the disc, the 'Lego.icd' file is 0kb and the actual exe file is bigger then the exe that won't run without the disc. Welcome to the community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelk Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks for trying guys but I think that Cyrem's got it. I got my copy back when it first came out so yeah it's pretty damn old so that is probably it. Also the "lego.icd" file is 720 kb so... Anyway it looks like I will have to get a newer copy. And thanks Cyrem it's good to be here ^^. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 You can try using the program magicDisk. It is freeware, can convert a cd to a single image file that can then be mounted onto a virtual drive by the program and run. It is great for backing up all your disks. DVD's as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 alcohal 52% is safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Yeah, but is it free? Magic disk is and it works perfectly. I have no problems with it and you can have up to 15 virtual drives going at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 alcohal IS free and my dad was a master at flash in my childhood and he uses it in THIS time hes used it SINCE then. SO TAKE THAT MAGICDISK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 This isn't war of the virtual drive progs, so back on topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelk Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 OS: Windows Vista (32bit) Game: Original 95/98 version Programs used: Format factory(failed to make iso), MagicDisk (used to make iso and mount) *cough* *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Oh! I missed that, somehow..... I blame my ADD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I use ImgBurn to make ISOs and DAEMON Tools Lite to mount them. Both are free, and both work marvelously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Try alcohal and see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDeath Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 i play it on a laptop and it runs fine without the disc. the only downside is no music. i have vsp2 so i run it with admin priv. i also used a hex editor to remove the safedisc problem on the disc that happens on vsp2. i use the later 2nd version. i put all the avis on HDD in avi folder. runs great. i only recieved the no disc error once and hit continue. never had a problem with it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hey, DrDeath, why not post step-by-step guide? This could be a big help to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDeath Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hey, DrDeath, why not post step-by-step guide? This could be a big help to people. cant sharing the .exe is against forum rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciguy Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 posting a step-by-step guide does not involve uploading any .exe files. Just tell us what you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 :/ well....this is odd. Mayhapse the disk is corrupted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Lego.cfg - There's an entry called RequireDisc or something... I'll check on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDeath Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 posting a step-by-step guide does not involve uploading any .exe files. Just tell us what you did. i used a hex editor on the .exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelk Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 i used a hex editor on the .exe I don't suppose you could be a bit more specific? ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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