Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - NoDVD Crack

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Noob Here. Ive been around the site a bit but couldnt make heads or tails of it so i figured id post here and appreciate the help if any given.

Ive installed C&C 3 TW, in the C/Electronic Arts/C&C3/
there is an icon labelled ...CNC3.exe

Then theres a folder called RetailEXE/1.9 in which there is a file labelled
...cnc3game.dat

I have downloaded the NoCD/DVD Fixed EXE 1.9 Version. Have a couple of questions need answering please.

a) In the file which i downloaded from gamecopyworld, the .rar archive contains two files. One is an update which i dont need i think (correct me if im wrong), the other is ...cnc3game.dat.

Do i extract the cnc3game.dat in C/Electronic Arts/C&C3/
or
C/Electronic Arts/C&C3/RetailEXE/1.9

b) Can i extract the cnc3game.dat on my desktop and then copy and paste into the relevant folder, or do i have to extract it in the specified folder?

c) This question is derived from what 'Unohu69' wrote,
Unohu69...does your game run smoother in single player too when you have the mini/maxi dump? Have you worked out why the .dat file doesnt make it run smoother?

d) Finally just out of curiosity, the .dat file in the downloaded GCW file is is three times larger than the .dat already located in my CNC3 file. Why is that?