GTA3 (Data2.CAB)
 

Please oh Please can someone please tell me how to open the Data2.CAB file on the Install CD of GTA 3.
Some of you may know already that the file contains the GTA3.exe file, if i am able to get into the Data2.Cab file, i can exchange the GTA3.exe file for the Cracked version and Re-Write it to CD and when i install it, it will work without having to change the GTA3.exe file the awkward way... Can anyone help me??????

You can get a program that will open them but i forgot its name.

@CirKutz:
Installshield CAB files should always contain CRC checksums (as far as I know). I have never had a problem with i6comp when I replace files. You have to make sure that you do not only replace the changed CAB file: You have to replace the HDR file, too! If you do this everything works fine.

Greetings,
DarkSoul

GTA3 Data2.CAB
 

Darksoul, i6comp wont work on my PC, it closes as it opens, is that right? within the program code it says it doesnt work with dos, if thats correct then i can use it. any other suggestions as to how to open this damn cab file??

This is really bugging me, if anyone can even get a hold of one of the GTA3 Data2.cab files and is able to open it, please tell me how, ive been trying everything

Silent

Re: GTA3 Data2.CAB
 

@Silent Watcher
No, you don't understand it. You have to use i6comp to replace files the cab file contains. No other program will work with InstallShield 6.x Cab files. Is it so hard to understand?

BTW: Why the hell did you open a new thread? Next time avoid this!

Greetings,
DarkSoul

DarkSoul:
Can you tell me how i6Comp.exe work.
Each time i want use it, it says "not the right version of cab" or similar.
Any time ago, there was only ONE .cab and .hdr and i've used i5Comp.exe - it had worked, but since there are Data1.cab + Data2.cab + Data1.hdr it work not !!!

(sorry for my english)

@GLH:

Have you tried this => i6comp? If not, download it and try it with this fixed version. If it does not work then tell me the exact error message and which data.cabs you used (game or application, version, language, etc.).

Greetings,
DarkSoul

My cd-rom broke(not GTA3 CD, my whole CD-rom reader) so i needed a no-cd crack...i have downloaded the myth and the deviance crack and they both work. The sounds dont work beacuse i havent tried to fix it... i will only use the no-cd crack untill i get my computer fixed. But... The game starts as normal and it DONT ask me for the cd. When i start a new game or load up my save...it works. BUT when i try to shoot(with ANY weapon)my game crashes and a message comes up "Unhandled exception" So the problem is that i cant shoot and what do i do with GTA3 if i cant shoot???If someone PLEASE can help me...

thanks

@DarkSoul:

Very, very THAN-X !!!
With these fixed Version it works.
I've tried it with few games (GTA3 included) and i can open the CABs !!!


THAN-X !!!

I6comp will always work if the file you are looking for is compressed into the .cab files.. even if it has crc check or not. GTA3 has the latest version of installshield, but the file is "hidden" not like harry potter or fifa 2002 where original .exe isn't "inside" the .cab, just an external CRC. I tried I6comp to see what's going on with this game and no problems found when inspecting or replacing file.....and installation works quite fine

You should also know how windows 9x,me,2k,xp works under "DOS" and where you need to place .exe or .dll files in order to properly work with this program. Use the search funtion of this forum.. I published long ago a thread about how to handle iXcomp and how replacing files.....

Good luck!

@GLH:
No problem. Read the source code included with i6comp and you will see what a few additional lines can do.

@Morglum007:
I have fixed i6comp to work with InstallShield 6.3 Cabs. Try the
not fixed i6comp 1.03b and you will se that it does not work on the most IS 6.3 cab files.

Greetings,
DarkSoul

PS: Why the hell does this board insert <br /> tags? A new undocumented feature? I guess not!

@ Morglum007

im running Windows 98SE, can you tell me where i need to put the i6comp program to get it to work?

@Darksoul

Thanks for the help, im a bit slow so i find it hard to understand all the jargon. Ive only started programming with C++ so im still getting used to looking at the source code but i do understand most of it. thanks for your patience lol

@ anyone with answers???

c:\windows>c:\i6comp l: data2.cab c:\windows\desktop\gta3\data2.cab
Installshield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open Data1.hdr

anyone any suggestions? have i done something wrong?

Oh dear, I will loose my nerves if you carry on! I told you to download the fixed i6comp VERSION 1.03b, don't I? Why are you still using the oldest version of i6comp? The best thing is to copy the file i6comp.exe into your windows\command directory.

BTW: What are you trying to do? If you want to replace a file you must first make sure all data files are in the same directory (including the data1.hdr file!). Use this command: "i6comp l data1.cab *.*" to view all files the cab contains. If you want to replace a file you should use this command: "i6comp r data1.cab filetoreplace newfile". Copy the newfile into the cab directory (with the same filename of the file you want to replace) to avoid problems. So if you want to replace e. g. "game.exe" type "i6comp r data1.cab game.exe game.exe". i6comp will search the right data cab number and will replace the old file with the new file.

Is it so hard to use simple dos commands with arguments?

Greetings and End_Of_HowToUse_icomp,
DarkSoul

@ Darksoul

Thankx ill try that


Of all the things i,ve lost, i miss my mind the most!!!

@ anyone just one thing... does anyone know where i can get total user documentation for the ixcomp program??? could be useful and i wouldnt need to ask as many questions and drive you all mental

@ anyone with answers (again lol)

how do i change the data1.hdr file for gta3? gta3 wont install now after i changed the data1.cab file. someone on here told me about a data1.hdr file that needs to be changed as well. any suggestions? anyone?

@Darksoul, thanks i6comp worked a charm!

The non-fixed version of i6comp, as previously stated, will NOT work with newer InstallShield versions, such as those found in GTA3, etc.

The fixed version WILL work most of the time, however, I did find that the fixed version produced some random errors at times, i.e. while trying to pass the cab name value and when trying to access the data2.cab, as well. At least, this was so on my tests.

The version named i6comp02.zip, located HERE did NOT produce the same random errors and worked fine with the GTA3 data*.cab and wrote the data1.hdr files correctly, as well.

Darksoul............i have been using i6comp for years and do not gave me problems until now when CRC check is present.I have never used i6comp 1.03 beta version because it never work properly with me , so i tried the ORIGINAL i6comp program which doesn't have the extra character support, and here are the results....GTA3 and sims on holydays where fixed with this program with no problems but MOHAA failed ( i think the version you have linked is the original i have( same size))by now all of them with CRC check werent fixed..

Suggestion accepted....thanks!

@Morglum007:
I never had CRC errors with the fixed i6comp v 1.03b. Don't forget: I am not a developer of i6comp and I am not firm with the IS cab file format. :( I try only to fix bugs (if I have the source code) and write cracks for games. But if I will find a cab file where i6comp is producing CRC errors I will try to find a fix for this problem.

BTW: I really hate GTA3 and I will not buy a game only to test i6comp. I only buy games I want to write a no-CD patch for and if I like the game, too. I will try to help you but this may last a while (or a century :( ).

Greetins,
DarkSoul

question:
Why can't I play GTA3 on my XP. all the letters in the menubars are gone and in comparison to the game on PS2, the details aren't that good.

Is there a solution to this problem, or will I have to install a W2K or '98?????

Thanx a lot for your help,

greetings from Belgium

oh and btw F**k Brazil and the jamaican ref.

é!çç(è)&)&!!!!!

i got a prolbem with this data2.cab piece of shiat too. I copied everything from cd 1 and 2 onto the hardrive and then tried burning these files onto cds. The audio cd (#2) worked fine but when im in the process of burning cd 1 i get this:

Plextor CD-R PX-W1610A
Couldnt perform Fixation
Burn Process Failed at 16x

this occurs during the data2.cab, i just want to know how to fix this. Hopefully there is an easy solution to this i dont want to get into that i6comp thing.

thanks

okay darksoul....but i have a question for you. What happens when the .exe file isn't compressed into the .cab file....just indexed in the .hdr file?For example.....Fifa 2002 or Harry potter, serious sam 2 or grandia 2?
i6comp will not locate the specified file into the .cab so it will not work but if you replace the original exe outside the .cab file by a crack..then installshield fails ( CRC check)

Please if you know the answer i will be pleased to know why!

please reply!!!!

@ jim_boukis: try burning at a slower speed (4x or 8x). I don't think your problem is caused by the data2.cab itself.

@DarkSoul
 

hey dude
i am trying to replace the data cab in gta3
could u tell me what i am doing wrong
right i extract the i6comp .exe in windows command folder and the .dll file in windows system.
then i copy the data1.cab, data1.hdr and data2.cab and i place my cracked .exe in there. Right i open dos and type cd temp (cause this is where my datas are) and i get C:\temp> then i type i6comp 1 data1.cab gta3.exe (enter)
it comes up with a list of commands and options
for example
COMMANDS
1: list files
t: list setup types
c: list components
g: list file groups
e: extract files <specify <cab index!mask> when specifying <disk path>>
x: replace files in cab <same as syntax as 'e'>
d: delete files from cab <specify <cab index!mask>>
a: add files to cab <<cab path> is optional; must specify -g or -f>
OPTIONS
r:extract subdirs/recurse and store subdirs
d: include directories in cab matches
g:<name!index>: specifies File Group to work with
o: suppress supplementary output <start msg, comments, etc.>
f:treat file groups as directories <usefull for GUI, wrappers>
for add, delete and replace only 1 file group may be used at this time

c:\temp>
this is as far as it will let me go could you please tell me what to do next.
the thing is i should find and .exe and a number beside it i have been told.
could you please write me the next couple of steps for me i am trying to replace the gta3 .exe and could u please tell me what i am doing wrong in the first couple of steps. U can post here or email me. (i am in your debt)

dont worry
 

hey guys dont worry i figured it out man its pretty easy once u know how. thx to DarkSoul for producing the software and for Morglum007 helping me threw the process of editing cab files. Thx this wouldnt have been possible with out ya. ;)

hey guys when i did the i6comp thing i did it succesful but when i burnt the installation would work i was just wondering what patch u guys placed in.

ive been asking that question for ages, no one will tell me how to make it work!!

Re: dont worry
 

No, no and no! I have only written a fix for i6comp! I don't have written i6comp itself! Don't honor me! I made i6comp to work with InstallShield 6.3 cabinet files, nothing else.

Re: @DarkSoul
 

No wonder, you should yous the l (the first letter of list) command to list files not the 1 (ONE). Then it works.

BTW: If i6comp says a file is not included in the cab file so the file is not included. So you can't extract, delete and replace it. You should search the file elsewhere. This is not a problem of i6comp!

Greetings,
DarkSoul

Yeap...the file isn't compressed into the cabinet file but a CRC check is present on a outside cabinet file. This occurs for example with harry potter or fifa 2002 ( not mundial). I suppose the CRC check is called from installshield so....the .hdr file has some info about..and is something i6comp can't handle as yet (will try with file groups.....maybe lucky...)

Good luck!

Neverwinter Nights
 

Right i did GTA3 now its neverwinter knights turn when i tried it i did everything right replaced the file with a fixed .exe from gamecopopyworl and i made shaw it was the right one but when i went to install it said crc check setup.exe file inst the same and something. Is there a way round this.
THX