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

[bored_surfin]

Originally Posted by hokaneko

Install Dawn of War
Apply v1.01 Patch.
Apply v1.10 Patch.
Apply v1.20 Patch.
Apply v1.30 Patch.
Apply v1.40 Patch.
Install Winter Assault
Mount WA1.mdf (5355KB from gamecopyworld.com)
Play the game.

I have to say that installing the patches is unnecessary, as Winter Assault patches it up to 1.40 beforehand. Nevertheless, I've followed these instructions to the letter, but I get the error:

"Original CD could not be authenticated or verified"

or words to that effect (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about) . The program I'm using is Alcohol 120% v 1.9.5

I've also tried alternate solutions (besides those using other mounting software) to no avail...HELP!!!!

[inside_black]

If you can't find the disk1chec.exe in the main folder turn on show all hidden files and folders in the folder options window under the view tab

[Sintep]

Ok, listen up. Follow these steps. i tried all above and no such luck. untill i tried this just to see what happens. And it works...

1. Install DOW fully. ( I burnt my Image to cd's. 3 of them & installed that way. shouldnt matter though )
2 Install Winter assault, but let it fully patch DOW then it will install itself. ( again i burnt it to cd first )

Now, go into the Dawn Of war instalation directory, Should be C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War.

Now go to Tools, Folder options, Click on View Tab and select show hidden files and folders. then apply.

Ok, look for a folder named Disk1Check and just change the name to Disk1Check OLD.

Now, go to gamecopyworld and download the Winter Assault [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed Image #2. Now unzip it.

Now I use deamon tools, So using deamon tools with all options off. Mount the file WH4-KWA-MINI.BWT.

Then the option to play the game should pop up. click play game as you would normaly. It will take about a minute for the disk search but it will work.

Make sure you dont have any other winter assault image mounted, of a burnt copy of the game in any of your drives.

Then using the mounted image, run it like normal.

Im a noob when it comes to this kinda thing, but i found out how to do it, im sure you can to.

Please leave your responces if it works. Id like to know i helped

[Trayder]

Almost all of these methods work for me up to the point of it asking for the second disk during the disk search, in which case emulation, fixed images and burnt cds are detected. Anyone have any idea how i can get past this without using an original disk?

[caki]

it never asks for the second disk....

[BigMone]

Originally Posted by Sintep

Ok, listen up. Follow these steps. i tried all above and no such luck. untill i tried this just to see what happens. And it works...

1. Install DOW fully. ( I burnt my Image to cd's. 3 of them & installed that way. shouldnt matter though )
2 Install Winter assault, but let it fully patch DOW then it will install itself. ( again i burnt it to cd first )

Now, go into the Dawn Of war instalation directory, Should be C:\Program Files\THQ\Dawn of War.

Now go to Tools, Folder options, Click on View Tab and select show hidden files and folders. then apply.

Ok, look for a folder named Disk1Check and just change the name to Disk1Check OLD.

Now, go to gamecopyworld and download the Winter Assault [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed Image #2. Now unzip it.

Now I use deamon tools, So using deamon tools with all options off. Mount the file WH4-KWA-MINI.BWT.

Then the option to play the game should pop up. click play game as you would normaly. It will take about a minute for the disk search but it will work.

Make sure you dont have any other winter assault image mounted, of a burnt copy of the game in any of your drives.

Then using the mounted image, run it like normal.

Im a noob when it comes to this kinda thing, but i found out how to do it, im sure you can to.

Please leave your responces if it works. Id like to know i helped

It Actually worked for me while other pretty similar solutions mentioned in this forum didn't Nice work Sintep.

[Maurosso]

From that i read in this topic...non of you guys had such a strange problem as i have had in the past days...I instaled DOW:WA, every thing patched well...i tried MDS and MDF but thos would not work...i tried the mini files from GameCopyWorld, and it worked sweet...I copleted a few campaigh missions, some skirmishes, even a deathmatch 1vs.1 with my friend via direct host/join...and then...i want to start my game...the little check holo disk appeared as usual...then it vanished and nothing happend...no erros saying "No valid cd found"...simply...it checks the cd, and won;t star...I reinstaled dow:wa, demon tools, i have even dowloaded the mini's again...nothing, still the same...if i use the mds, mdf files, or what ever other method it gives me the error: "No valid cd (bla bla bla)", and with the mini's it simply won;t start...(even in the task menager, after checking the cd, the dow:wa task vanishes...)

Any ideas? Maybe i need to re instal DOW?

Edit: Btw. sorry for my spelling mistakes!