adding files to images. can it be done?

exalos · #1 17-01-2002, 16:51

can I somehow add a file or folder into an already made clonecd image?
I recently bought Red Alert 2 which had the safedisk v2 protection but also with read errors on it. so I did manage to do a clonecd image of the game and also made the fix.exe with unsafedisk.
Now all I want is to somehow add the fixed exe into the backup cd.
I cannot coppy the files of the cd to a temp folder because it contains read errors. first of all thank you for reading my question, problem, and again thank you if you know what can i do. I was hoping there was any software that would allow me to add files to the clonecd image.

Morglum007 · #2 18-01-2002, 07:07

Ur problem can be fixed with cdMage.......it can handle a lot of images and cloneCD ones are included!

Good luck!

TIP: Don't know if u must replace the fixed exe into the .cab installation files!just try with ur idea and if it works great!

crispy · #3 19-01-2002, 17:50

WinISO also will allow you to add/extract/modify a clonecd image file.

www.winiso.com

exalos · #4 20-01-2002, 17:26

I thank you both for replying to me, I'm sure you both are correct.
I'll check out what you've told me and possibly write back to thank you once again. I checked winiso's website and I think this is what I've been looking for, too bad it's not freeware! Maybe the other program is, I'll check that one too.

themis_t · #5 21-01-2002, 14:42

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exalos (21-01-2002 01:26):
I thank you both for replying to me, I'm sure you both are correct.
I'll check out what you've told me and possibly write back to thank you once again. I checked winiso's website and I think this is what I've been looking for, too bad it's not freeware! Maybe the other program is, I'll check that one too.

@exalos

are you from greece dude?

exalos · #6 23-01-2002, 09:31

[quote]themis_t (21-01-2002 22:42):

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exalos (21-01-2002 01:26):
@exalos

are you from greece dude?

Yes themis I am from Greece!!

exalos · #7 23-01-2002, 09:50

I got hold of both programs cdmage and winiso, and this is what i have found out. Cdmage (freeware!!) is a very good program but you can't add any files or folders into the image that you have. It only checks it for errors and repaires them. It did find the read errors on the image of the game and I was able to remove them(which is something of no importance,since the game would still work).
Now winiso does support adding files and folders to an already made image. Now what is the problem? The problem is that it cannot save the changes to the same type of image that you had, only on iso format. It has an option save which, bad for me, I pressed it and my clone cd image didn't work anymore because clone said that the sub file didn't match with the img file!!! When I tried to convert the clone image to iso (yes i did it again, the image) it didn't make it because of the read errors I quess. So what you must do is, maybe the following: remove the read errors with cdmage, add the files or folders with iso, and convert it to iso(that the only thing you can do anyway, with winiso). I didn't do this yet though, because my winiso program wasn't working 100% (I have to test it before I buy it

if you know what i mean ). OUFF that's all for now. If you have another idea PLEASE write it.(perhaps another program? )

kcodd · #8 23-01-2002, 10:18

Heres what you do:
use your backed up disk and copy contents to a temp folder, then add your fixed .exe to the temp folder named crack then copy back to a cd
KC........

Morglum007 · #9 23-01-2002, 11:23

To exalos..........cdMage can handle files and folders without problems.....be sure to obtain the last version (still beta but running) of cdMage and u will be able to insert files into the image structure...
(version 1.02.2)

Good luck!

exalos · #10 25-01-2002, 05:50

I downloaded CDmage the last version(beta) witch supports adding files into an image, but I found the way to complicated. it asks u how many sectors you want to add and then it allows you to import a file, which is a little bit comfusing. And another thing is that
you can save the new image(with the imported file) only as "CDRWin and fiireburner cuesheet file(*.cue)".
However I did manage to add the file I wanted to a cd together with the game.I tried extracting the files with CDmage to a temp folder. CDmage had no problem at all (the image had read errors, as the original) so I extracted the files to a temp folder, added the crack, and burned a new cd with the same label as the original.
It was so simple after all, with CDmage ofcourse!
From what I understood:
1.adding an extra file to an image isn't as easy as extracting the whole cd to a temp folder and so on...
2.Adding a file into an image can be done with these programs but then you have to convert your image to another type like ".iso" for example.
I don't know if you agree with me, but that's what i think.
Thank all for writing. You realy did help me.

Morglum007 · #11 25-01-2002, 16:48

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exalos (25-01-2002 13:50):
I downloaded CDmage the last version(beta) witch supports adding files into an image, but I found the way to complicated. it asks u how many sectors you want to add and then it allows you to import a file, which is a little bit comfusing. And another thing is that
you can save the new image(with the imported file) only as "CDRWin and fiireburner cuesheet file(*.cue)".
However I did manage to add the file I wanted to a cd together with the game.I tried extracting the files with CDmage to a temp folder. CDmage had no problem at all (the image had read errors, as the original) so I extracted the files to a temp folder, added the crack, and burned a new cd with the same label as the original.
It was so simple after all, with CDmage ofcourse!
From what I understood:
1.adding an extra file to an image isn't as easy as extracting the whole cd to a temp folder and so on...
2.Adding a file into an image can be done with these programs but then you have to convert your image to another type like ".iso" for example.
I don't know if you agree with me, but that's what i think.
Thank all for writing. You realy did help me.

To handle cloneCd images you don't need to save the new image...just insert the file you want to crack and it's done..U don't need to save it as .iso file.....at least for cloneCD images.u can close the program after changing files without saving anything..then burn with the original image program and it's done!

Morglum007 · #12 25-01-2002, 16:52

Sorry for double-post

TIP: when u have a cd such aztecas,delta force land warrior or something like ...with functional dummies inside u cannot copy the cd at your hard disk even if u extract with cdMage or WinISo...then replacing files with this method is quite simple and useful!

Good luck!

crispy · #13 26-01-2002, 13:02

Aahhh....!!

This is more like the kind of threads we're after here!
Useful posts with thought out answers.

What a refreshing change.
Well done one and all.

exalos · #14 28-01-2002, 07:33

Morgloum007, when I add the file, allright? (file imported succesfully). You say that afterthat if I close the program (CDmage or winiso) without saving or doing anything else the file will still be in the image?? how come when I reopen the image, that I've imported the file, it doesn't show it to me??
So you are saying that eventhough it isn't shown to me, if I burn that image, my imported file will be on the cd??
Sorry for asking before even trying out what you've said. It is a little bit strange though. thanks.
(i''ll try it on a rewrittable soon)

Morglum007 · #15 28-01-2002, 10:40

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exalos (28-01-2002 15:33):
Morgloum007, when I add the file, allright? (file imported succesfully). You say that afterthat if I close the program (CDmage or winiso) without saving or doing anything else the file will still be in the image?? how come when I reopen the image, that I've imported the file, it doesn't show it to me??
So you are saying that eventhough it isn't shown to me, if I burn that image, my imported file will be on the cd??
Sorry for asking before even trying out what you've said. It is a little bit strange though. thanks.
(i''ll try it on a rewrittable soon)

Yeap...it's correct...the file you imported will be still there but you can not see it if you reopen the image file because the size of the file must be the same at the original.....CDMage will insert your file if it's minor in size than original, padding with zeros the space that could be empty by the change's result.You will see it after burning..if you don't believe...just use a cd-rw!....

Good luck!