LotR: Battle for Middle-Earth [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed Image

[BladeZ]

Which path do you mean?

[Magnum72]

Originally Posted by BladeZ

Which path do you mean?

Pizdec.
Use this:

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REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA Games\The Battle for Middle-earth]
"Language"="english"
"InstallPath"="C:\\Program Files\\EA GAMES\\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)"
"Version"=dword:00010000
"MapPackVersion"=dword:00010000
"UseLocalUserMaps"=dword:00000000
"UserDataLeafName"="My Battle for Middle-earth Files"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA Games\The Battle for Middle-earth\ergc]
@="DZDD8NF64DBHYDFB0HLM"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth]
"DisplayName"="The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)"
"Installed From"="C:\\"
"Registration"="SOFTWARE\\Electronic Arts\\EA GAMES\\The Battle for Middle-earth\\ergc"
"CacheSize"="3351006208"
"SwapSize"="0"
"Language"="English US"
"Locale"="en_us"
"CD Drive"="C:\\"
"Install Dir"="C:\\Program Files\\EA GAMES\\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)"
"Product GUID"="{3F290582-3F4E-4B96-009C-E0BABAA40C42}"
"Region"="Europe"
"Folder"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Start Menu\\Programs\\EA GAMES\\The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)\\"
"Patch URL"="http://transtest.ea.com/Electronic Arts/The Battle for Middle-earth/Europe"
"Suppression Exe"="rtsi.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA GAMES\The Battle for Middle-earth\1.0]
"Language"=dword:00000001
"DisplayName"="The Battle for Middle-earth (tm)"
"LanguageName"="English US"
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[BladeZ]

I think it is because I do not have the setup.exe! I tried it without that! SO that I just made that with the registry!

[aliwualk]

I think he means that you put the correct direction where u got the game installed.

for the one he put of example.

tody its late but i made the reg, tomorow il try on LAN.

must be instaledfrom "c:\\"

o can be "d:\\:"

another thing if you
Get file from DVD Disk - lotrbfme_inst.exe & run it , where i put it ?

thx

[Alanor the Drunk]

ALRIGHT!!!!

I FINALY got some real help from the "EA Support" team.

I was told to run the "autorun", then select "install"... (Even though the game was already installed) after a few seconds, rather than asking for a cd key, or going through any of the setup process, the game simply started up.

Perhaps this forced the game to re-run the "setup.exe" file, spawning a new ".dat" file...? no idea, seemed too simple.

But, for the last hour or so, I've been playing just fine, no "exploding" units, or instant "DEFEAT".

One bit of help I WAS able to squeeeeeze out of the tech guy was that "supposidly" the security check that causes the crash on "burned" copies of the game only takes effect once, in the first 5 min of ACT 1. So, in theory, loading in someones SAVED game, that begins on ACT 2, will bypass this entirely. Not sure where the saved games are stored, didn't bother to check (since mine is now working). But trust me when I say you realy WONT be missing much by starting in ACT 2. (Unless of course you REALY enjoy chopping wood... :P)

Sorry my advice isn't as interesting as "edit this, delete that...etc etc..."
Someone give that "saved game" thing a try... let me know, and I'll post my saved games on "ARES"

Those of you who are struggling to get the game running... stick with it, it's well worth it.