How I got winter assault to work
 

install blindwrite_full_setup (got from vso website )
Burn Using BlindWrite (disable Autoplay in Options menu)
burn in DAO PW at 4-12x
click "YES" when asked if you want to physically include BWA
information
all you do then is install both disks and play :D

Greetings from Germany!

Mount fixed DOW image with Daemon Tools (no emu)
Mount DOW WA CD1 Image with Daemon Tools (no emu, Image created with Blindwrite mount bwt file)
Delete disk1check (or rename)

This works fine for me with version 1.4 DOW

:-) Simon

Working Solution
 

Hey guys i pretty much ran into the same problems as everyone else on these threads combined.
Then i found the solution!!!
make and image using the automatic setting of blindwrite 5, then install and play, the disc will recognize as an original disc. just rename all 4 original files from the CD1 dir: mir-wh40kwa.(bwi, btw etc..) and mount with Daemon tools!

Wooo hoooo am playing it right now

Let me know if this works so i can spread the word.!!!

Anybody know how to get Daemon Tools 3.47 to work? I keep getting an error when trying to install it that says..

"Some driver has invalid name or conflicts with other file or service in system. Please choose other driver names or make sure you have rebooted after removal of software using some names."

Maybe this...?
 

Ok after having the same problems as most messing with blindwrite and daemon tools i finally got it to work using the mini-image mounted in Daemon Tools with no emulation.

Try renaming the two files contained within the mini image from:

WA1.mdf
WA1.mds

to:

mir-wh40kwa.mdf
mir-wh40kwa.mds

Mount it in daemon tools and start the game, it worked for me!

Good luck.

(I also renamed the hidden file Disk1Check.exe to Disk1Check.exe.bak)

Another way
 

I don’t know if this works for some which it work for me
1. install Dawn of War
2. install Winter Assault
3. Get Dawn of War 1.40 cracked exe
4. Goto the Dawn of war directory and find WXP.module right click properties to turn off right protect. (it should be C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War)

5. open the file WXP.module, and look for the line DllName = WXPmod (or somthing similar)
and change it to look like this:
DllName = W40kMod
6. Then load the game as in dawn of war and not winter asault and there will be an option ‘Game Manager’ click that and then choose the Winter Assault option.
7.and the game work like charm .... minus the movie of winter assault :(

Hope this alternative route work ;)
also thanks to a unknown foriegn website i got this game working

This method was marginally successful for me. I can't play multiplayer or the campaign but skirmishes work so thanks for that :)

The renaming of mds/mdf files did not work unfortunately :(

I know some other people who have got the cracks working perfectly but for some reason I get the "Disc cannot be located or authenticated" message for EVERY solution I've tried. It sucks >_<

I got the game working with the mini images. Been playing for two evenings. Now I got home and it wont work anymore. I didn't even reboot.

Now preasus playing-time is lost with every minute. :(

BTW: if u got the ShadowCast Release open the BWT-File with a texteditor to see why u cannt mount.

the same happened to me. Installed yesterday and turned off my computer to get some sleep. Next morning i get the same message everyone is getting. Anyway, i regged since i found a workaround for this and wanted to share it with you guys. Unfortunately you need the have the regular dawn of war bin and cue files. Here goes: In the folder named cd1 (the one under winter assault) rename the files to: mir-wh40kwa.BWI mir-wh40kwa.BWA mir-wh40kwa.BWS and mir-wh40kwa.BWT After you have done this, load the winter assault image in deamontools slot 1, and the regular down of war ones in slot 2 3 and 4 respectively. Then startup the game using the W40kWA.exe thats in ur winter assault folder. Dont forget to rename the hidden disk1check.exe to something like disk1check.exe.bak.

Nothing works for me... i'v tried anything on the net... plz someone make a no cd exe.... :(

i notice that too
 

yeah Film11,
i also notice that too .... i cant really play the campaign .... but for those who cant wait to play and know what the new item can try it out :rolleyes:

Follow these ways:

- Change the file Disk1Check.exe -> Disk1Check.exe.bak
- If you have 4 file with the extension: bwa (22 KB), bwi (640 MB), bws (26 MB), bwt (1 KB) then keep the extension but change the name. Ex: XXXXXXX.bwa -> mir-wh40kwa.bwa
(change all 4 files with the same name but difference extension)
- Mount the file bwt into Daemon Tools 3.47 then choose Run Game from the Autorun menu.

That should work! Good luck from DEADEYES.

Remember: all 4 files must stay at the same location (wherever).

found my way in the game
 

I've done all the settings just as the guide above ... nothing work. But I decided to uninstall and reinstall deamon and change the deamon driver name to something else ... and it work. I change both of them. You can change the driver name when U install the deamon. I'm just glad that finally I can play this game. and plz use W40kWA.exe to run the game. Just another opinion from me. I hope it helps settle your problem.

The Solution but first the Problem!
 

"A required security module can not be activated. This program can not be executed."

Any one else getting that error? Well here's the solution!

Ok ppl have already mentioned about changeing cd1WarHammer.40000.Dawn.Of.War.Winter.Assault[CD1][PC][PDX.TEAM]www.Patrondivx.net.bwa
To:
mir-wh40kwa.bwa
and so on. So im assuming youve done this to get the above error message!

Now the next problem is that when you run the game it searches for Alcohol120%, Daemon Tools, Anti-Blaxx and other copying / dodgy software ;)

I got round this by:

1. Mounting mir-wh40kwa.BWT (using Daemon Tools), then exit it! (All emulation options OFF!)

2. using Anti-blaxx to hide the copying programs. Do this by setting it up as usual ;) And running any game (all this does is to hide the files for Daemon tools, Alchol120 etc)

3. Close Anti-Blaxx (as Warhammer Winter Assault will see Anti-Blaxx running and give you the above error!)

4. Now run the file W40kWA.exe from your warhammer folder (should be "c:\program files\thq\dawn of war")

Thats it Done!!

Anti-Blaxx Download
Daemon Tools Download
Thx to all the other pplz solutions!

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