Help !!

[Tykelad]

Hi, I'm new to all this and have a problem.
I have bought American Conquest and have successfully made a back up copy using CLONE CD. I want to install it at work as well but don't want to take the disc and subsequently found a patch on GAMECOPY WORLD. I have downloaded the patch and am now stuck. I downloaded it into my "My Documents" (Is this OK ?) and then tried to activate the patch but it just says that it can't find the relevant file (Wintab32.dll). I did a manual search for the file and found it in the American Conquest File. What am i doing wrong ?
Basically i am a newbie and need to know how to do the following

1. Install the game - Full installation (Ive done this)
2. Replace the original DMCR.EXE executable with the one from the Executable Archive (What ?????)
3. Play the game (I wish !)

Thanx:confused:

[ByteMare]

Backup (just make a copy for new patches) the original DMCR.EXE, then copy the patched/cracked exe to the directory where you installed the game, overwriting the original DMCR.exe

[Arch|Angel|05]

it works fine to me !!
just follow the instructions.
"REPLACE" mean overwrite the main executable files in your game directories, (.exe file)
in this case replace the DMCR.exe :D

[krondike]

Originally posted by Arch|Angel|05
it works fine to me !!
just follow the instructions.
"REPLACE" mean overwrite the main executable files in your game directories, (.exe file)
in this case replace the DMCR.exe :D
Not always the best sultion. Alwats keep an backup of the original .exe file. Now these days when U patch the game it's checking CRC-sum (or CRS-SUM or somthing like that) and file size. And the cracked one aren't the right .exe file.
So when U try to patch (in most case) U need to delete cracked .exe and rename the backup original .exe in the same name that's was before then patch. Then backup the .exe file AGAIN, then download a new crack and install.

But this is not in all games but most games. When U are trying to update. So if U screw up the original .exe file U might get loos of some patches. :(

[Arch|Angel|05]

I FORGOT THAT ONE !! SORRY
of course it's very important to make backup original files before you cracked it !! so i agree with you :D

[Tykelad]

Thanx to everybody.
I moved the downloaded file from My Documents into the game file and double clicked on it to open up the patch. Everything is working fine. I didn't delete the old file, i just executed the downloaded one.

Touch wood, the game is work OK and without the disc.:)