(08-05-2011, 01:55 PM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]Because as I mentioned, uninstallation on Windows is rarely complete/correct or even buggy,
If your bothered by left over files/registry's just run a registry scan or delete these files by hand, to be honest ive never really had incomplete/incorrect or even buggy uninstallation's.
all of my software and games install and uninstall with out any problems.
(08-05-2011, 01:55 PM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]not to mention possible problems game activation stuff could cause...
I have no idea what you are talking about.
(08-05-2011, 01:55 PM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]How do you make an ISO your way?
Use UltraISO to make diskimage's. just make sure to export any .reg that it may need from the registry and add it to the iso, some games will not work with out these registry's.
so when you want to use game on another pc just add the .reg file/s to the registry and then start the game.
(08-05-2011, 01:55 PM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]Could it be run from a DVD rather than mounting it with Daemon Tools or similar software?
Yes just burn the iso to a disk. in ultraISO goto tools->burn cd/dvd image.
(08-06-2011, 09:45 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]So, should I keep Alice: Madness Returns for PC or change it for the Xbox version?
If it looks like shit and lags like fuck on your pc then get it for 360 you will enjoy it more.
If I understand correctly, activation mechanics are for running a game in a PC and only 1 PC. I'm not sure if uninstallation also removes activation stuff so I could play on another PC, that's what I meant.
Do you think reg files hold some information about activation? I know very well many games need their installed reg files in order to work, but I don't know what kind of info they hold. And more importantly, how can I know exactly what reg files to export? And if I made my ISO with reg files, would it run from DVD and be able to read saved data from My Games folder in My Documents directory?
It can be my imagination or that EA activation can be constantly sending information through internet, that's why I'm concerned...
(08-06-2011, 10:37 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]how can I know exactly what reg files to export?
You have to find them your self.
(08-06-2011, 10:37 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]if I made my ISO with reg files, would it run from DVD and be able to read saved data from My Games folder in My Documents directory?
Yes.
It'd be the first time I try something like that, so I'm total noob about it. Can I ask you for a little bit of help?
First, how can I look for the necessary reg files? Should I look for reg files with something like Alice in their names?
I already tried that once with another game, Final Fantasy VIII installed on a PC with Vista Home Premium x64. I copied the entire game folder and exported the reg files, put the game on an older PC we had with XP Professional x86, added the reg files and tried to run. I don't remember what error it threw but surely was from missing files. It never worked. I thought I missed some more reg files or architecture differences could also de influencing, but I never found out.
And second, if I managed to get the reg files, would it be just a matter of putting game's folder and reg files to be finally burned as data? Or where should I put reg files within game's folder?
Thanks.
(08-06-2011, 11:17 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]First, how can I look for the necessary reg files? Should I look for reg files with something like Alice in their names?
Yes
(08-06-2011, 11:17 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]And second, if I managed to get the reg files, would it be just a matter of putting game's folder and reg files to be finally burned as data? Or where should I put reg files within game's folder?
just put em in the root of the iso in folder called reg or somthing.
(08-06-2011, 11:17 AM)ZLRK Wrote: [ -> ]Final Fantasy VIII installed on a PC with Vista Home Premium x64. I copied the entire game folder and exported the reg files, put the game on an older PC we had with XP Professional x86, added the reg files and tried to run. I don't remember what error it threw but surely was from missing files. It never worked. I thought I missed some more reg files or architecture differences could also de influencing, but I never found out.
The .reg/s would need modifying in order to work on the 32bit xp system.
I care more about the games than the platform, so I like both, though if you want to blur the lines a little you can always hook a PC up to a TV for couch gaming.
pc gaming fits my need better since i don't want to buy a new system just because i want to play a few games.
I prefer the PC versions of the corresponding XBOX 360 and PS3 counterparts.
They're more configurable, works great with an XBOX 360 controller and with a TV it's just like playing it on a console and the main reason being it's easier playing without the disc.
Having a lot of games for a console makes it annoying switching discs all the time especially if you're like me playing something for 5 minutes and then want to play something else, a lot of disc switching.
However there is console exclusive games that must be bought for it, like Castlevania: Lords of Shadows for example.
I'm kinda sad it doesn't exist for PC.
As for trophies and achievements that is so popular today with almost every game I haven't really bothered with them and for me they don't contribute with anything.
I aways have loved PCs, as they offer same or better experience in terms of graphics and gameplay, and they are part of the futuristic concept of all-in-one devices, it does everything a computer should do plus gaming, you can easily stop a game and start another task without even having to stand up...
Also, and that is maybe the part I like most, they are upgradeable. Some people like to mod and upgrade their cars, enhancing and changing parts, caring for details like performance and temperature, analyzing and testing each modification just because they enjoy it and mostly, they enjoy cars as a hobby. They aways know about newest models and what's comin' up, they know pros and cons of each model just looking at their specs.
I share this same passion but for computers, which is also the reason I will aways like desktops more than notebooks, no matter what people might say ^^
You can't do any of the above things either on a notebook or on a gaming console.
Which leads us to another interesting conclusion: The same way a nootebook may be better for the average user in everyday business for various reasons, I'd say the average user who wants ready-to-play experience should buy a console.
PC gaming is where it's at. Ever since I was a kid I've preferred it. Nowadays it seems like PC games as a whole are usually brought waaaaay down as they are ports of console games. I played Alice:Madness returns on the PC with keyboard/mouse, when the wife played it she used a 360 controller, so they are pretty much one and the same