Saving an installed game w/ destroyed disc.

[Sam Leach]

One of my Battflield 1942 dics is unreadable but i have the game installed on my HDD. Is there some kind of installer i can use to get the game files into an executable file kind of like the original disc (I would put it on a dvd). i have thought of just using winrar but is there anything better so I could get up install dir,etc like a normal game setup?

Thanks

[Joe Forster/STA]

Read the forum rules, the FAQ and finally contact the publisher for a replacement.

[Sam Leach]

Will they give me a free replacement? That would be perfect. Would there be any problem with me being in spain?

[Joe Forster/STA]

Not free, you'll have to pay for it. As for you being in Spain, it should be no problem. (But why don't you ask them?!)

[Sam Leach]

lol if I still have to pay then I might aswell go directly to the shop I bought it from. Thus saving postage costs (which I will probably have to pay)

Why dont they release games with a backup copy!?! It would not have to have the game design on the cd etc... saving costs a bit. It would be nice :D

[Grumpy]

@Sam Leach
Yes you will have to pay but it is normally only a fraction, of the whole retail price, for a replacement disc. ;)

[Joe Forster/STA]

Selling a game with a backup copy will cost quite a bit more (more space, more packaging!) and it won't help you. The most important part of letting you make a backup of your originals is that you can make another backup every time you previous backup dies. (You still have one backup at a time...)