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Makato
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hey everybody,

as it seems, my cd of gothic 1 has been damaged to much, it wont make me instal the last few movies (those .bik file) i was wondering, if i let it instal till i get to those and then cancel to instal (making sure that the other files are stilll on the comp) would i be able to play? but skipping those movies?

what i also wanna ask, i do have the orginal version of gothic, it wouldent be iligal if i download my version again from a site or bit torrent right?
Post Sun May 15, 2005 2:00 pm
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Playing without the movies shouldn´t be a problem, I think. You can copy one of the other movies and change the name.
Do you have a shop near you which polishes CDs for a few bucks? They can save most CD if the damages are only on the surface.
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Post Sun May 15, 2005 7:53 pm
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Makato
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when i try to instal, i get this little thing, even if i cancel at 90% its still mising the file to start gothic up, making sure i cant play it without a 100% instal
Post Fri May 20, 2005 6:40 pm
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Hello Makato,

There is a free download (30 day evaluation) of the "cd-check" program. It is ideal for checking the data on cd disks. It can report on corrupted data tracks, crc errors etc' - - but also there is a repair function which has unique data repair method.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/cd-recovery.html

Maybe copy data first to hddd ? - - then repair ?

Worth a try.........
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Post Fri May 27, 2005 8:49 am
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Makato
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good to see you again Wulf, im still working on getting the true face of chronamin (sp?) and im gonna download the cd-fix thing now, thank you

p.s. i still have no idea where the chronamin seeker sub forum is but im still looking

hope we can still find the anwser to the secret of the books

yours truly, Makato
Post Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:44 pm
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Sure hope you can sort out the installation problem Makato, don't give up trying!......
I will send you a forum PM explaining the chromanin situation.
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Post Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:29 pm
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Makato
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after whiping the comp clean, i lost gothic. although i still have may saves backed up. installing gothic has the same old problems again. i tried to open the cd with the "Explore" option, but it wont move anything for some reason. and cd check just doesnt work anymore. problem is, after the movies, gothic installs the .exe, to start it up. i have all the files and maybe half the credits, but no way to start it up.

any aid would be loved..and appreciated.
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:48 pm
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Wulf
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Hey there Makato,

Did you try installing in another machine or borrow a cd-rom drive off a friend, it could be something as simple as that. If the cd-check prog' isn't working then there is a serious "ide" read problem.
Obviously at that point it's worth checking the latest mother-board chipset driver and the ide driver (especially if isn't an integrated driver) e.g 4 in 1, etc'
Do you have a cd-writer or access to one? - sometimes making a back-up copy will regain lost data tracks, then try experimenting with different burn methods.
Failing this, maybe try obtaining another copy of G1.
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Post Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:47 pm
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Makato
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quote:
Originally posted by Wulf
Hey there Makato,

Did you try installing in another machine or borrow a cd-rom drive off a friend, it could be something as simple as that. If the cd-check prog' isn't working then there is a serious "ide" read problem.
Obviously at that point it's worth checking the latest mother-board chipset driver and the ide driver (especially if isn't an integrated driver) e.g 4 in 1, etc'
Do you have a cd-writer or access to one? - sometimes making a back-up copy will regain lost data tracks, then try experimenting with different burn methods.
Failing this, maybe try obtaining another copy of G1.


i tried using other cd drives, no avail
i looked at the ide problem, but it seems fine.
i dont have a cd burner =(
do you think, seeing i still have the original, i would be allowed by law to just download it from a bittorrent site? like the princible of roms and emulators?
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Post Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:14 pm
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Wulf
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Looks like the cd is beyond use Makato. Rpgdot does not condone the copying or downloading of games as it is classed as piracy but i sympathise with your situation.
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Post Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:27 am
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