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Post by Sammi on Jun 20, 2005 20:47:35 GMT -5
So, I went to the NWVault webpage for Shattered Souls, downloaded the hak packs and talk table and expanded them into the appropriate folders. There's only one problem: ss_images.hak is compressed into an executable file. An executable file which, whenever I run it, gives me the error: "Run-time error '71': Disk not ready."
Thus, my questions are three in number: 1) Why is it compressed as an executable as opposed to a .rar file like all the others? 2) Why doesn't it work? 3) Can you fix it please?
Thank you for your time.
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Post by Ima Dufus on Jun 21, 2005 2:17:37 GMT -5
The raw HAK file compressed with RAR weighs in at 115 MB. The executable compressed with RAR is about 14 MB. So it is to reduce the download size. Unfortunately a lot of people are having problems with the installer, so it hasn't exactly gone to plan.
Beats me. I did some testing the other day and that error is being caused by a CD or DVD drive that doesn't have a disk inserted (so you can probably get it to run just by putting something in the drive). I actually specifically skip those drives in the program when looking for your NWN folders (since they can't be written to anyway), but for some reason it isn't working on some computers. It's looking like it might be windows XP systems that have the issue. What OS are you using?
I have a "fixed" version here that should (hopefully) avoid that error. Unfortunately some people are getting another (more worrying) error, so it still might not work for you (but the chances are a lot better). This new version will go up at the same time as the HAKs are updated (I'm hoping tomorrow or thursday). In the meantime just try sticking any old disk in your CD/DVD drive and see if that helps.
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Post by Sammi on Jun 21, 2005 3:17:45 GMT -5
The raw HAK file compressed with RAR weighs in at 115 MB. The executable compressed with RAR is about 14 MB. So it is to reduce the download size. Makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up. Actually, the whole time I was messing with it, the Neverwinter Nights Platinum Edition DVD was in my drive. Oh well, I might as well try it with a couple other random CDs and with an empty drive. I've messed with computers enough to know how seemingly random they can be at times. It's worth a try, anyway. *shrug* Windows XP with SP 2. Oh well, I'll try messing with it. Thanks so much for the reply. And if I can't extract it on the computer I use, maybe I can cool the other (overheating) computer with just XP and then use my memory stick to shuttle it from one to the other (SP 2 messes with a lot of stuff and maybe it's the DVD-R/W drive or something like that. There are several variables that I can mess with, so I'll try it tomorrow. You never know, it could work. :D)
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Post by Ima Dufus on Jun 21, 2005 3:29:46 GMT -5
Interesting. Do you have any other empty removable-media drives (like a floppy drive) ? The whole problem is caused by me trying to find the HAK install directory for you (so you don't have to manually). I'm starting to think I should just set it to default to the top level of C: and leave it at that Thanks for the info, and good luck with the tinkering.
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Post by Sammi on Jun 21, 2005 3:54:37 GMT -5
Do you have any other empty removable-media drives (like a floppy drive) ? Well, on this specific computer (eMachines, I believe; I'm not there to double check at the moment,) there's a set of USB-connected drives for media like from digital cameras and whatnot. Four various slots for cards and whatnot and an open USB port. I know the port doesn't count as anything unless it has something attached to it, but that's just what the rest of the set is: various drives for various media attached via USB inside the computer to the rest of the computer. So there are four drives right there. Nothing else. That's odd. Maybe that's what's causing it. In any case, the other computer doesn't have any of those things (it does have a floppy drive, but if needed I can put a floppy disk in there.) I personally would be fine with installing it manually. And I don't know about anybody else, but I either save my hak pack downloads (compressed files and whatnot) to a folder specific for NWN downloads or my NWN/hak folder, extract there and move stuff where it goes. I vote you have the executable extract it to the location of the executable itself if anything. Extracting to C: would be mildly confusing for some people (who didn't get that it was extracted to C:; you know there'd be a couple, at least) and bothersome for people who have the top level filled with stuff (they'd have to find it.) But finding where the executable itself is would extract it to the desktop or NWN/hak or wherever else the user downloaded it to and make it easier to find and mess with (besides, everyone has to learn where the hak folder is to use almost any hak and it's not like it's an obscure folder hidden deep within the system files that is bothersome to find.)
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Post by Dolomel on Jun 21, 2005 6:57:17 GMT -5
My NwN Disc always remain in my cd drive...I dont think thats the problem...
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Post by Sammi on Jun 21, 2005 13:40:51 GMT -5
My NwN Disc always remain in my cd drive...I dont think thats the problem... Well, given my computer's setup, the program might even be confused by the four to five extra drives which never have anything in them.
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Post by Ima Dufus on Jun 22, 2005 1:07:03 GMT -5
Or maybe there was yet another drive that was causing the problem?
I only suggest that is the issue because it was on the single computer I have access to (once a week) that has a problem with the installer. I ran a debug copy on that and it stalled at the DVD-ROM drive. So I just put in the nearest CD I could find and it got past it the second time. Of course it then hit the other bug... (It's looking like it just might not work on Windows XP at all).
I'll try to write a simplified installer that just extracts it into the same directory as the exe which everyone who is having problems can try out.
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Post by Sammi on Jun 22, 2005 1:18:30 GMT -5
Okay. I tried it today and stuff like that. First of all, it didn't work on the computer I use. So then I transferred it to the overheating one. It gave me the same error, I put a CD in the CD drive and it gave me "Runtime error '5': Invalid call or argument." By then, Knightmare had sent me the FolderShare invite, so I went in there, downloaded md_imagesv2.rar, extracted and ran it, then renamed md_images.hak to ss_images.hak and it worked. I was probably not supposed to use md_images.hak as ss_images.hak, but whatever. It works. ^^
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Post by Ima Dufus on Jun 22, 2005 2:57:13 GMT -5
I started doing this in VB, but then I spotted something that MIGHT be causing the error 5. So I have made a small test installer that I would like anyone who can to download and try on their computer. It is 222k compressed, so hopefully bandwidth isn't an issue. You can find it here: people.anu.edu.au/~u8800878/ccfr/ss_goober.rarThis will try to create a small nonsense HAK called "ss_goober.hak". If the installer works for you then you should delete this file afterwards. It would also be helpful if you could post in this thread so that I know it is at least working for some people. If the installer still doesn't work then can you please let me know (in this thread) what the error message was, when it happened, and what operating system you are using. Thank you all for your time and patience.
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Post by Sammi on Jun 22, 2005 3:07:40 GMT -5
I clicked on it and it says that the page is not found.
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Post by Ima Dufus on Jun 22, 2005 3:20:02 GMT -5
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Post by Haylee on Jun 22, 2005 5:42:58 GMT -5
I gave the goober a test, and it didnt work for me, i got the same error message as i did with the first. Have to point out tho that everything works fine now, since i downloaded that BIG file... (wich took from dusk til dawn btw)
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Post by Dolomel on Jun 22, 2005 8:41:04 GMT -5
It worked SO FAST and SO PERFECTLY for me... I didn<t have any problem downloading and installing this file
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Post by griffen077 on Jun 22, 2005 11:51:00 GMT -5
This is odd, as Ima's fix with the smaller pre-installer worked for me. I guess I can only hope it works again for me this weekend...
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