Copy a directory from program files?

[Richard]

Hello.
This place is great. People here don't mind helping out with problems with
your system......That is untill some fruitcake comes alone and screws things
up like....well you know what fruitcake I'm sure.
Well anyway.
I just got my son a computer for his birthday because he's always on mine
playing game.
He has this game called "The Dark Age Of Camalot" It's a roll playing game.
But if I copy the directory from my Programs in my computer and transfer
them to his new computer would it work.
I know the files will be tranfered alright but will it work with the program
after I put them onto his computer.

The reason i was wondering was because he has alot of diferent levels that
he built up within the last 6 months.

Thanks to anyone who can help..............Richard

 

[David Candy]

Maybe. Only way to tell is to try it. Report any error messages. Most are
easily fixed. Can't do it with office though.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If the program has an installation routine, meaning it has a setup or
install exe, the answer is no. Some programs don't require installation but
if this game was installed on your son's system then simply copying the
program files to another computer will not allow the game to run. It would
have to be installed.

 

[Richard]

Thanks Michael , but what I ment was that I installed the program itself
already to his computer but what i was wondering was if i put the files of
the game
"all the files he built up from playing the game only" not the exe files.
From my computer to his...........if it would work .Richard

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

No, it usually won't work because it requires the installation routine, plus
there are entries all over the system in various places and in the registry.

 

[Thomas Wendell]

I don't know, but you might try it this way:
Install it on his computer, then copy the _whole_ directory it resides in
(including .exes etc...) from your computer to his computer. Games usually
doesn't write anything to the registry after it's been installed, so this
way it would have a full playing history...
This of course assumes same versions, and of course identical installation
paths.......

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[John]

Assuming that you have the same size disk between the two
systems (or the new disk is bigger), here's what you can
do:

1. Get Norton ghost and ghost the "C:" drive
2. Restore the image on the new computer.
3. Activate Windows with the proper serial number.
4. Remove any programs, etc you don't want on your son's
machine.

Remember, piracy is wrong, but if you have the serial
number for the new computer, you're OK.

I also suggest that you insure that the Administrator
account on both machines has a new password that your son
doesn't know. In that way you can maintain control over
the PC.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

He would have to do a repair install on the new computer after restoring the
image. Second, a move such as this would also bring all settings and
drivers associated with the other setup on to the new computer which might
cause conflicts and a lot of extra work sort out any incompatibilities or
resolving all the strays looking for hardware that doesn't exist on the new
system. Third, it is not within the framework of the EULA unless he also
removes XP from the previous system. Also, the version of XP on the
previous system would have to be a retail version as opposed to an OEM
version provided with that setup. Also, some such versions are bios locked
in which case, even with a repair install, assuming it could be accomplished
the system won't boot.

 

[SCG]

Don't worry about copying your directory. Uninstall Dark Age of
Camelot from Your machine. Install it from the original game disk
onto your son's machine.

The "levels" which he has worked so hard for (I know - this game is
difficult) are not in the directories you are trying to copy. His
character status is stored on the server he is using. This game is a
massively multiplayer game. His computer works as a client, with his
copy of the program serving to communicated with the server and
provide video.

So when he logs onto his server and uses his password, his character
will be waiting for him in the same condition.

Copying directories is important for other programs, just not this
one.

For most single player games, you just look into the folders until you
find a file matching the name you have given your saved game, or a
file called saved-game-1, and copy it onto disk for transferring onto
another machine. As long as each machine has a liscense (which is
often enforced by requiring an original game CD in the drive at all
times) the saved game can then be copied back into the same location
in the file structure.

SCG