Anno 1701 Fixed Image Problems - Page 4

King9072 · #46 31-10-2006, 18:24

OK when I run it without the crack it loads partially and then says insert cd. So as someone mentioned, I created a new virtual cd from the image I had. I then downloaded the fixed vc6 from GCW and put it into the VCFolder and mounted it on my real drive. Now instead of saying anything about no cd, it brings up the 1701 square logo in the middle of the screen and freezes up Initializes Speilen or something, so it seems like its getting a bit farther and then locking up.

King9072 · #47 31-10-2006, 18:32

hahaha ok right after I posted that I tried again and it worked. So heres a quick run down of what I did to get this damn game to finally work.

- Open Virtual CD 8
- Create virtual cd (direct it to the image that you have)
- It will go through a list of shit that it has to do, once its done open the folder in which you let create, (mine was My Documents > Virtual CD's > Anno 1701
- Download the updated image from GCW
- Extract your GCW file into the folder where the virtual cd creates
- Un mount every virtual drive u have and remove them, so you should just be left with you REAL DISK DRIVES dont leave ANY virtual drives going.
- Through virtual cd, now mount the image you downloaded from GCW (in the folder that VCD created as previously stated mine was in my documents.) When you mount it MOUNT IT TO YOUR REAL CDROM/DVDROM DRIVE do NOT use a virtual drive.
- Now simply run the disk from my computer, press start on the autorun and PLAY!

NOTES: If at first you dont succeed, try, try again.
- Rebooting helped, if its locked up on initilizate or whatever reboot and try again.

buwan · #48 01-11-2006, 05:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by King9072

hahaha ok right after I posted that I tried again and it worked. So heres a quick run down of what I did to get this damn game to finally work.

- Open Virtual CD 8
- Create virtual cd (direct it to the image that you have)
- It will go through a list of shit that it has to do, once its done open the folder in which you let create, (mine was My Documents > Virtual CD's > Anno 1701
- Download the updated image from GCW
- Extract your GCW file into the folder where the virtual cd creates
- Un mount every virtual drive u have and remove them, so you should just be left with you REAL DISK DRIVES dont leave ANY virtual drives going.
- Through virtual cd, now mount the image you downloaded from GCW (in the folder that VCD created as previously stated mine was in my documents.) When you mount it MOUNT IT TO YOUR REAL CDROM/DVDROM DRIVE do NOT use a virtual drive.
- Now simply run the disk from my computer, press start on the autorun and PLAY!

NOTES: If at first you dont succeed, try, try again.
- Rebooting helped, if its locked up on initilizate or whatever reboot and try again.

Hi!

I made it exactly that way, still dont works for me....
Gothic 3 worked that way on my pc...
how do you create the virtual image? Automatic copy, Geometry copy, Exact copy, Full copy, normal copy or block copy?

bless buwan

Frido1000 · #49 01-11-2006, 06:18

hi,
At first i say sorry for my bad english.

I did it in the order you wrote it, but it won t work. Everytime i launched the game just a few seconds after, i have a black sceen, and the pc is freezed. But in the black screen i see the "Anno"-mouse-symbol so i think that it works. So i try and try but i have still the same errorr.

resons ?
The main problem i think is that the virtual CD-image from GCW has the ending .vc6 and the file which gets created by virutal cd has .vc4

Did anybody have the same problem, if you dont understand my problem please tell me, then i will try to write it better.

Edit:
just a sideinfo: 40 seconds after starting it crashed.. by the way i was able to play the demo..

greetings Frido

Hypnos · #50 01-11-2006, 06:31

1st: sorry 4 my spoken german words i will keep english language
2st.big thx @King9072

anyway now it works i have done all right it seems it contains a little bug or something sometimes it works sometimes not but its ok

buwan:

create a virtual image of your existing Anno1701 image or DVD with automatic copy then copy the gwc file into D:\Daten\Virtual CDs\ANNO1701 (thats my path) this is also the folder wehre you can find the new copy of the created Dvd Image. Then mount the gwc file form this folder into your physicial drive 4 example by me (E:Anno1701) then lunch it and if it dont works try again sometimes is works sometimes not

Frido1000: Shut down your firewall if you have one enabled or try to run Anno1701.exe from your installed game folder and not with autorun mode i had the same problem but now it works after i have shut donw my firewall so try it

edit: ok it seems that this doesnt still work after all so forget about the thing with firewall or autostart its not the problem still working on it ....

dont know why it doenst work yesterday it works now i have started the game 10 times, 10 times my pc frezzed and chrashed , 10 times i ihave to reboot.....

off 4 me i am waiting 4 a real crack

Frido1000 · #51 01-11-2006, 07:36

@hypnos: i tried it out but still doesnt work... i am helples, i have tried several "burning" options (Automatic copy, Geometry copy, Exact copy, Full copy, normal copy or block copy) but i dont notice any effect. I just restartet my system about 15 times now, i am fed up with it.

do i have to delete the virtual RAM-Drive too ?
how often do you have to restart your system until it worked ?
what for errors apper by you ?

EDIT: lol it seems that this game ist the most incalculable game of chance. one time it workds and 18 time it chrases, now i s*** on it !
greez frido

Hypnos · #52 01-11-2006, 07:45

1st no the last ram drive can not be deleted
2nd it crashed about 2-3 times then it worked but now it crashes everytime
3.like you the pc frezzes during the first loadscreen

Bourne · #53 01-11-2006, 10:48

plz can anny1 help me out

iam using viritual cd v8.0.0.4

King9072 · #54 01-11-2006, 13:51

Ok after I wrote that, I was playing fine. But then I turned it off about an hour later and came back last night to play... when I tried to play it didnt work. So even if you have done all the steps, sometimes it lets you play... sometimes it doesnt... all about luck.

sebimaurer · #55 02-11-2006, 01:01

i just got it working after about 20 freezes!!
i pressed the windows-key about 1 sec after the background turned black and the mouse-symbol (sand glass) showed up (right before the game normaly crashes)!
maybe that was just luck but you could give it a try!

Minas · #56 02-11-2006, 05:14

k, the file from gcworld.com works, I'll tell you how.

You need:
-virtual cd 8.xx
-the .vc6 file from gcworld

now, mount the image, install the game.
then you start virtual cd, there you go in the first drop down menu from the left, select "create virtual disc" and create a virtual disc from your mountet image. name the virtual disc ANNO1701
once it is done, you go to the folder with your just createt virtual disc and replace the .vc6 file with the one from gcworld.
if your file is a .vc4 file, just rename the one from gcworld to .vc4

now the important thing:
fist, mount the virtual disc with a virtual drive, created by virtual cd (disable ALL other virtual drives).
start the game. you'll get an error. click ok. now you're back on your desktop. now unmount the virtual drive and mount your physical drive with the virtual cd (you should be able to select it somewhere in the virtual cd options, i can't help you there because I have the german version).
now start the game again->it works.
if it doesn't work, try again.
it is crucial that you FIRST mount a virtual drive, and after that your physical drive.
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I got that from the Warez site name removed!... and yes i bought the game but the forum there is sometimes worth a look.

another thing i have noticed if your pc crashes at the beginning try to unplugg (turn off) your internet connection. Sounds strange but it worked for me.

gl guys

CrazyHappyLucky · #57 02-11-2006, 07:30

Hello,

I have found a step after step picture tutorial.
Its on german but with the instruktions in this thread it will help you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/1433130/...ldern.rar.html
You must klick on Free downside and wait some seconds.
The password is: sauerbier

HF CHL

poco_loco · #58 02-11-2006, 13:06

Hi CrazyHappyLucky!

I'm also german so that I've no problems in understanding this How-To.

But it doesn't work either.

My computer (AMD CPU, EPoX Mainboard, ULi Chipset) freezes also with this procedure...
Don't know if it works with various tries but it's unacceptable to get it to work on this way with several freezes...

mannigame · #59 02-11-2006, 13:12

Hello
can anyone explain on german me step by step how to use the annno 1701 fix image??
i'dont know what to do with this image
thanks mannigame

King9072 · #60 02-11-2006, 14:43

OK a little discovery, go into your virtual cd's folder, and double click your fixed image that you downloaded from GCW. When it opens it has a bunch of settings you can change, but specifically in "Autorun Program" point it to your anno1701.exe in its official install directory. Now just to let you now as of posting this I have not been able to play, and additionally as of this post I have not been able to get into the game at all since my last post in which I mentioned that it was finally working. But what this new thing allows, is anno loads, but it gets stuck at a white screen but it DOES NOT FREEZE YOUR COMPUTER, forcing you to reboot. So I believe this is small progress.

Ok I am redoing the whole method and changing a couple things, as soon as I find out if it works or not ill repost.

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