any1 know how to change to settings to get q2 to install on 2k i cant seem to get it to change to engish woteva it is it was eazy in 98 (last time i installed it)...
q2 installing
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Post 2
Dunno, but you can just copy it right of the CD.
Post 3
Quote from kahoona:
any1 know how to change to settings to get q2 to install on 2k i cant seem to get it to change to engish woteva it is it was eazy in 98 (last time i installed it)...
You mean it tells you that you are in the wrong location? You need to change your regional settings and in WinXP you can find that by going through Control Panel to Regional Options and Settings. Search Help if you can't find it.. or someone will post it. In the meantime you can just do what Aravi said.
Post 4
copy it off cd wot u on about?
Post 5
Copy Q2 from the CD to your hard drive.. you don't need to install it from the setup program.. all that does is make shortcuts and stop you from installing if you have the region set wrong - like if you had changed to get around the GTA3 censorship.
Post 6
Just copy the contents of Install/Data to where you want Quake2 install.
You may also want to grab the icon from Install/Q2.ico
(NB: All paths relative to CD-ROM drive root, probably D: or E: for you (/mnt/cdrom here))
Post 7
thanks guys working :) umm it wont let me update it for sum reason???
Post 8
Odd, I never had that problem
whats the error message.
Post 9
no message just dosnt upgrade stays as standard game
i think its got to do with not installing properly so no1 knows how to set region rite so it will install?
Post 10
Manual install - Maximum
1) Click on START / ALL PROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / COMMAND PROMPT
2) In the DOS Session type the following:
cd\(press the Enter key)
md quake2 (press the Enter key)
cd\quake2 (press the Enter key)
xcopy d:\install\data\*.* /s/e/v (press the Enter key)
3) After it's done copying the files, type "Exit" and then press the Enter key. You should now be back in Windows.
4) Now Double-click on the My Computer icon, then your C: drive and then the "Quake2" folder.
5) Right-click on the file called: Quake2.exe (it will look like a white window with a blue title bar at the top) from the menu that pops up, choose "Copy".
6) Now close all the windows and right-click on the Desktop of Windows and select "Paste Shortcut".
7) Next, right-click on the "Shortcut to Quake2" and choose "Properties". Click on the "Shortcut" tab at the top.
8) In the section that says "Target", add the following to the end of the line (after adding a space):
+set cddir D:\install\data +set basedir C:\QUAKE2
It should look like this when you're done:
C:\Quake2\quake2.exe +set cddir D:\install\data +set basedir C:\QUAKE2
9) Click on "Apply" and then "Ok"
10) To run Quake 2, double-click on the "Shortcut to Quake2" icon.
Post 11
Kahoona just make ALL the file in the Quake2 dir on your HDD non read only. I just did it then and it works fine, patched and all.
You might have to make them read only first and then undo it so they aren't. (hope you know what I mean)
Later
Post 12
fixed it by doing wot i put in post above yours thanks :D