Hehe.........I've hit a brick wall again!........

[Python007]

Hi once again,

This is my latest project.......Delta Force Land Warrior

Objective : To create CD or DVD version of the game with the latest update AND cracked executable already patched into the installer.

Now, I have extrapulated the updated files, and attempted to make the first prototype, but after installing, the game would'nt run because all the filesizes/dates etc. were exactly the same as before the update!

The culprit : The dreaded Data1.cab (Installshield 5 version)

i5comp will not perform maintenance on the cabinet because it has to be 'combined into a single volume'

Winpack is (and always has been) about as much use as a chocolate fireguard these days!

An idea I was looking to do was to create a new installshield5 data1.cab file

Any ideas on how I can accomplish this feat??

Cheers

Andy

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi Python007,

If I'm not mistaken, there are more CAB's, like data2.cab, data3.cab etc., CD-sized (?) volumes of a large archive. Changing one file would mean recompressing all files after it, including those in volumes with higher numbering. This is complicated and may not be implemented in CAB archivers.
A good idea might be extracting all files from all volumes and then recompessing them, either into multiple volumes or into a single volume. For the latter, you might have to hack the installer script (see "ORCA"; search for it on this forum or at the Micro$oft site). (No, I don't have this game; only speculating.) Good luck!

[DarkSoul]

The killerwale will not help him ;) InstallShield cabinet files are AFAIK incompatible to MS cabinet files. If he uses i5comp (really the old version 5?) correct it would work. If not: Install the game, fish all registry keys and create a new installation with another setup tool (e. g. InnoSetup). This is the way I prefer to overcome those problems.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Sorry, yeah, you're right, I forgot about the two different kinds of CAB's: M$ and InstallShield... :(
By the way, I do it similarly but I don't bother with creating an installation tool. I just change the registry entries so that they point to the current directory (single dot), test if the game runs (if not, hack it ;) ) and then archive the whole thing with RAR.