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Tofke
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help !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hi gentlemens

my laptop is out of order (repair delay 1 or 2 month [:@]), i have another laptop without WITP, how can i do to play witp ?, i copy the witp directory on my second laptop and i have an error 200 screen, i cant pass another week without witp it's very hard for me , so please help me.... i have a lot of mod and i dont want to reinstall all my mods and save game... heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp !!!!

Tofke




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Tofke, sorry to bring bad news, but you have to install the game at least one time on any computer so Windows knows about it.  After that, making copies of the WitP directory for different mods will work fine. 
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There are registry settings that the installer sets up.  So as USS America says, you need to install at least one copy.  Once you have done an install, then you can copy your game from the other computer and it will probably work OK.

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Yes - unless you have the registry settings installed by the game (or manually, which might take 10x as long) - you will not be able to play the game on the computer.

(unsolicited) advice for players:
1) MAKE A COPY OF YOUR INSTALL PROGRAM!!!
2) If you are playing a mod - MAKE A COPY OF YOUR "War in the Pacific" folder which contains your mod... once you install WITP, you can copy these files into a new folder (or on top of your old one) and be up and running in minutes...

This is important because MODS CHANGE! and once they do, if you reinstall the mod, you will have a different version of your game, and will no longer be "in sync" with any PBEM opponents you have...

3) You can install WITP to a thumb drive (or external USB drive) by various means, but i recommend MOJOPAC - a free download that allows you to "boot" to an external USB device... this way, if you are on the road, or if your computer goes down, etc., you can continue to run WITP on any WINDOWS computer with a recognizable USB port (some computers (such as high-security government computers, etc.) will block access to USB ports).

Do it now, before your machine should crash or be destroyed by a WORM/virus/malware (as recently happened to my computer despite 2 firewalls, antivirus, antimalware, etc.) or physical damage... i was REALLY glad for the backups!!)
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thanks guys !!!!

Mojo pac is the ultimate software, thanks rtrapasso you're right [&o]!
i'm using now mojopac on a usb key and all run fine !!
just one personn dont agree with your solution rtrapasso : my wife !
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