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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 13-04-2013 14:53
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So I have a new laptop and want to play PCM on it but it doesn't have a disc drive. Problem is I have the CD version of the game. So my question: Can I just copy the whole Pro Cycling Manager 2012 from program files from my old laptop to my new laptop using a external hard drive?
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 13-04-2013 18:38
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more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 13-04-2013 18:39
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TheManxMissile wrote:
more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
MacBook Air? |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 13-04-2013 18:43
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fernando97 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
MacBook Air?
That is not a laptop, it is a douche symbol
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| Crommy |
Posted on 13-04-2013 18:47
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Spilak23 wrote:
So I have a new laptop and want to play PCM on it but it doesn't have a disc drive. Problem is I have the CD version of the game. So my question: Can I just copy the whole Pro Cycling Manager 2012 from program files from my old laptop to my new laptop using a external hard drive?
You should be able to, yes
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 13-04-2013 18:48
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TheManxMissile wrote:
fernando97 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
MacBook Air?
That is not a laptop, it is a douche symbol
True. VERY true.
"America. Show a nipple on television and the whole country goes ape-shit." -DubbelDekker
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 14-04-2013 08:53
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superider2010 wrote:
you don't need the disc if you want the setup installer
just search on internet any torrent or download links named pro cycling manager 2012
versions like ali123 are unlocked from steam
Why would I do an illegal download when I have already bought the game?
TheManxMissile wrote:
more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
Most ultrabooks
Crommy wrote:
Spilak23 wrote:
So I have a new laptop and want to play PCM on it but it doesn't have a disc drive. Problem is I have the CD version of the game. So my question: Can I just copy the whole Pro Cycling Manager 2012 from program files from my old laptop to my new laptop using a external hard drive?
You should be able to, yes
Thanks!
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:19
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Crommy's solution is not going to work. Those are just a part of the files - there's also the registry keys, folders in My Docs and AppData and probably more that I don't know about.
I don't really know what you can do, though. |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:31
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If you wish to rip the files from your CD, you need to create what's called an virtual 'image' of that cd.
Basically you need 2 things: a program that can create an .iso file, and a program that can read .iso files.
For the first one, I use Folder2Iso: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7nKM...NLalE/edit
For the second one, I use Daemon Tools Lite: https://eu-uk1.disc-tools.com/request?...1-0333.exe
Folder2Iso lets you rip your files from your CD. Select the entire disk drive as the input folder and it should copy the files and put it into an .iso file on your hard drive. You can see an .iso file as a virtual image of a cd or dvd.
Daemon Tools lets you then read these virtual image files. When installing it, it creates a virtual cd drive on your pc. You can then use the program to add and select, and then mount the .iso file. The computer then thinks its a cd, but instead it's all coming virtually from your hard drive. You should then be able to install normally. |
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| R_Funk |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:32
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Perhaps you are able to share your disc drive on your other laptop and install it through your network. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:40
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Okay, will try to find an external optical drive then. Or try Shorts' idea.
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:41
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ShortsNL wrote:
If you wish to rip the files from your CD, you need to create what's called an virtual 'image' of that cd.
Basically you need 2 things: a program that can create an .iso file, and a program that can read .iso files.
For the first one, I use Folder2Iso: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7nKM...NLalE/edit
For the second one, I use Daemon Tools Lite: https://eu-uk1.disc-tools.com/request?...1-0333.exe
Folder2Iso lets you rip your files from your CD. Select the entire disk drive as the input folder and it should copy the files and put it into an .iso file on your hard drive. You can see an .iso file as a virtual image of a cd or dvd.
Daemon Tools lets you then read these virtual image files. When installing it, it creates a virtual cd drive on your pc. You can then use the program to add and select, and then mount the .iso file. The computer then thinks its a cd, but instead it's all coming virtually from your hard drive. You should then be able to install normally.
Never tried this method, but this is what method I use.
1. Insert cd on another comp.
2. Open cd and copy the files onto a folder.
3. Use exterenal hard-drive to get the folder to your new comp.
4. Double tap .exe file and install as normal 
Should work, atleast it did on older PCM's
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-04-2013 10:49
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Spilak23 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
more importantly, what laptop doesn't have a disk drive!!!
Most ultrabooks
Ultrabooks are not Laptops
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 14-04-2013 11:04
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Wow, I'm surprised to see nobody has ever worked with .iso files before. Don't you people download stuff from newsgroups or torrent sites at all?  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 14-04-2013 11:05
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What's a ultra book then? Of course it's a laptop.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrabook |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-04-2013 11:07
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ShortsNL wrote:
Wow, I'm surprised to see nobody has ever worked with .iso files before. Don't you people download stuff from newsgroups or torrent sites at all?
That illegal, so no absoutely not. It is a horrible form of piracy that is directly linked to the problem in North Korea
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 14-04-2013 11:11
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TheManxMissile wrote:
That illegal, so no absoutely not. It is a horrible form of piracy that is directly linked to the problem in North Korea
Ah yes, I've heard that story before. Just like it causes global warming and climate change, right?  |
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| LLDS |
Posted on 14-04-2013 13:21
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ShortsNL wrote:
Wow, I'm surprised to see nobody has ever worked with .iso files before. Don't you people download stuff from newsgroups or torrent sites at all?
The problem is that some DVD have a new protection system and you have to be really good to rip these DVD or use some different programs. |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 14-04-2013 13:39
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Just download the game from a torrent and use your key on the activation. |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 14-04-2013 13:42
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Schleck96 wrote:
Just download the game from a torrent and use your key on the activation.
That is really smart. And should work, so I will try
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