Dawn of War - Winter Assault (A Working Way No CD)

[Ethain]

I am trying to run Winter Assault on Windows x64, but it hangs once loaded. Initially event log said that tandpl.sys was being blocked as it is not supported on Winx64, so I renamed the file so it is inaccessible. I am guessing it is part of the copy protection system, as the game still doesn't work.

I don't particularly care about running without the original CD (as I have it right here in front of me)... I just want to be able to run it at all. I registered with the official website from the game, and despite saying they respond within 24 hours I've heard squat.

Is it a copy prevention system causing this? If so why are they so naff by not supporting software that early adopters (e.g. high spenders) are likely to use?

So far Microsoft official support have been equally slow, but I expect that.

[caki]

If its a .sys its prolly the copy protection, since the game doesnt need to run in ring0 :P. Unless of course, the programmers are crazy ASM coders, but even then it would take YEARS lol.

[sim_t_s]

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

[nationamaverick]

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.!!!

[Caldo]

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."

[SecretSquirrel]

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)

[d33pbluez]

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

[pf2004]

I have tried many times with mini image but still don't work.
My game is pirate copy!!!
How to make to bwi and do what maxtrox say

but if you have no cd patch is better

[TippeX]

pirate copy.. bad idea.. read the rules next time

[GLH]

Originally Posted by pf2004

My game is pirate copy!!!

Read the BOARD RULES before you create a new account on FileForums !!! (banned)

[BloodLoss]

Been trying for days to get the game to play witout a cd,
and now i've finally managed to start it up without using one.

BUT...there's allways a BUT now aint it,lol...

The game starts up and starts to configure itself.
After the a little while it asks me for cd2, and when i start up cd2,
the annoying little Disk1Check activates itself again.

And no matter how much i try i just cant seem to get it
to stop activating itself again when i insert cd2.

Anyone got any pointers?
Could it be that cd2 is a bin file? (i couldnt create it like anything else
for some weird reason...)

Thx in advance

[Joe Forster/STA]

CD2 is a BIN file? What does that mean; you used CDRWin to create a copy of your original CD2 or what?

[Inexorable]

How to get dawn of war: winter assault to work without the cd

1 download anti-blaxx (http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/compsite/antiblaxx.zip) [copy and paste this url (angelfire doesnt allow offsite linking)] then install it. find the folder where anti blaxx is install and extract the patched exe (ccd-anti.rar) to it and replace it.
2 download daemon tools (its in the same zip as antiblaxx)
3 install daemon tools.
4 get the image for dow wa (mir-wh40kwa.BWT)
5 open anti blaxx go to settings where it says dameon tools click on it and find the exe for dameon tools
6 then click first game click protection and choose securerom 7
7 then go to game option and find the w40kwa.exe and select it
8 LEAVE the mount image and button ALONE!!! DO NOT DO THIS or it will mess up daemon!
9 open daemon tools and mount the mir-wh40kwa.BWT file
10 run the game from the start menu or the w40kwa.exe
enjoy!

[dommi83]

well, i did the task as maxtor described it - only with a small difference, so i am gonna repeat what i've done:

- installed & patched DoW, installed WA
- renamed "Disk1Check.EXE" to "Disk1Check OLD.EXE" (this only works if installation is completely finished! ye have to wait till it tried to start once, but better don't insert the original CD, just let it tell ye "no disc inserted" or whatever, coz this will speed up the whole process, if ye dont have to start the game. i have recieved the message "WA is corrupt. Please reinstall DoW and WA" or something - ignore this, don't reinstall!)
- DLed the ALCOHOL-mini instead of the DAEMON-mini (so 30MB instead of 5MB)
- installed DAEMON (used the link on gamecopyworld.com)
- rebooted (necessary for DAEMON)
- when having rebooted, right-clicked DAEMON --> Emulation --> All options OFF
- right-clicked DAEMON --> Virtual CD/DVD-ROM --> Device 0: [X:] No Media --> Mount image ; then i chose the WH40KWA-MINI.BWT to be mounted
--> started the game with the W40kWA.exe (NOT with WinterAssault.exe!)

well, then my graphics setup had to be configured and i entered the game.
there was no problem.

thanks for the hints, cye folks

[-=Mr.Sandman=-]

Originally Posted by dommi83

well, i did the task as maxtor described it - only with a small difference, so i am gonna repeat what i've done:

- installed & patched DoW, installed WA
- renamed "Disk1Check.EXE" to "Disk1Check OLD.EXE" (this only works if installation is completely finished! ye have to wait till it tried to start once, but better don't insert the original CD, just let it tell ye "no disc inserted" or whatever, coz this will speed up the whole process, if ye dont have to start the game. i have recieved the message "WA is corrupt. Please reinstall DoW and WA" or something - ignore this, don't reinstall!)
- DLed the ALCOHOL-mini instead of the DAEMON-mini (so 30MB instead of 5MB)
- installed DAEMON (used the link on gamecopyworld.com)
- rebooted (necessary for DAEMON)
- when having rebooted, right-clicked DAEMON --> Emulation --> All options OFF
- right-clicked DAEMON --> Virtual CD/DVD-ROM --> Device 0: [X:] No Media --> Mount image ; then i chose the WH40KWA-MINI.BWT to be mounted
--> started the game with the W40kWA.exe (NOT with WinterAssault.exe!)

well, then my graphics setup had to be configured and i entered the game.
there was no problem.

thanks for the hints, cye folks

So all u whi don get this to work read it carefully and do exactly this and it works !!!!! i all so get it work as an mod but campains did not work . but this way all works 100% thx man good job dudes.