Act of War:Direct War DVD5 Manual

[LeatherFac3]

hi folks.

this is my very first post here and i hope, i can do a favour to you all.

i just wanted to explain, how to turn the dvd9 version of aow to a working dvd5 version without wasting money for a dl dvd-/+r.

first of all, you need to download WinPack 2.31 (3.00b works also). extract it to a temp dir and let it remain here. then copy the whole dvd-content of the game into a temp dir too. now start up WinPack and do the following:

- select IS 6.0
- Load packed file and select data1.cab (a little msg appears, confirm with ok)

now you get the whole .cab content showed. scroll down till you get to Group 32. from this point begins the language content. now select the language you don´t prefer (e.g. french, italian, german,...) and click on "delete a group". a dox-cmd-box pops up and should do some work. when the box disappears and the group was deleted, you can proceed with the other "language groups" until you get the size to fit on a dvd5 recordable.



now you can burn the game down on a dvd-/r. and don´t forget the no-dvd !!!

in my case, i´ve deleted the Italian, Spanish and French "language group". and that´s the reason i´ve done it all for:



i hope this will help.

have a nice day

[mongo]

i have this and it does not work only got it down to 4.72

[Optimummind]

Hmm..is there anyone else beside the Thread Starter who got this tip to work? I was about to buy a DVD+R DL disc but didn't cuz it was so expensive.

[scaramonga]

Don't u read??

http://www.fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=69076

[Grumpy]

@Scaramonga
Um nice work on your conversion in the other thread but just for the record 'Leatherfac3' posted his 10 hours earlier than you!
Now we just need confirmation as to which one actually works correctly?

P.S: Once other users establish which one works correctly I will ask it to be copied to the CD2DVD conversion thread and I will make a special note for it in the Index in Post #1.

[scaramonga]

Another one stole my guide!!

Well I can assure u..........MINE works!!............I have installed from it tonight.......and it works dandy ho m8!!........I did several trials of this......and the final one I just posted (albeit in several places) does work!!........



I'll give you $1000 if it don't work ok?............ .........believe me........it works!

[Leechasd]

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

Could not open data1.hdr
COMPLETE - ENJOY!
Press any key to continue . . .

I get this repeated msg if I try to run the i6comp d command or this patch.bat that does all that for me in one command. What is wrong? If anyone knows of a solution please help

*Note: I also tried Winpack. Got to the datacabs and saw the foreign language groups. Tried to delete with Delete a group command. It did the dos commands as mentioned but I think it uses i6comp.exe as well and didn't disappear after the command to Delete a group was initiated.

Also my 'data1.hdr is 20.8kb so I dunno if anything is wrong with it... Maybe someone can post there data1.hdr here since its a small file.

[GLH]

Please try the DVD9toDVD5 conversion manual for Act Of War - Direct Action from here: http://fileforums.com/showpost.php?p...&postcount=138

[Leechasd]

Yes I have tried that already The error is within the i6comp.exe when it tries to open data1.hdr. I think the data1.hdr is corrupt or not accessable to unknown reasons that is why I was wondering if someone could send it to me via my hotmail. It is a 20.8kb file

[GLH]

You can get the file from your original DVD.
Do you have the original DVD?

[Leechasd]

Yes I have the original DVD. The point is I think its corrupt or something cause the as mentioned above it cannot open data1.hdr. The game installs fine and runs fine but I can't convert it from DVD9 to DVD5 using the remote.bat commands given.

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@ECHO OFF

i6comp d data2.cab 90 datav_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 91 datas_fr.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 92 datav_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 93 datas_de.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 94 datav_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 95 datas_it.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 96 datav_es.dat

i6comp d data2.cab 97 datav_es.dat

echo COMPLETE - ENJOY!

Pause
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That was what is written in the remote.bat. I even tried your commands and no go I just need someone to send me that small file to see if that will help . I do no know if mine is somehow damaged or corrupt or whatnot Just e-mailing me this tiny small file won't do any harm :|

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Could not open data1.hdr
InstallShield 6.x Cabinet Util
Version 0.2 -] fOSSiL & Morlac - 2000 [-

This was the error it gave when it was executed. I couldn't even delete it from within Winpack which could open the .cab files to see what was within as well. It can extract the group but cannot replace file or delete group. Maybe I need a newer Installsheild version? I have WinXP SP1 installed...
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