Move WITP:AE to new laptop?

[MrG]

Hi,

I have played WITP:AE on my PC for years now.
I bought the game on DVD, but how do I put it on my new laptop now as it doesnt have a DVD drive?
Any help appreciated [:)]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: MrG

Hi,

I have played WITP:AE on my PC for years now.
I bought the game on DVD, but how do I put it on my new laptop now as it doesnt have a DVD drive?
Any help appreciated [:)]

You can buy a stand-alone DVD drive for about $30.

Edit: Should have mentioned - your DVD will have a registration number on it. You should be able to log into the Matrix download site, register yourself and then download the game electronically. Then download the latest patch and/or the Beta if you want that. Run the game install first, then the patch/Beta. The Beta is available on this forum in the stickied area of the Tech section.

[Nomad]

You could also use your PC to copy the install files to a usb drive and use that.

[RangerJoe]

Use a USB to USB cable to load the files and any other files that you want to the new computer. Or a crossover CAT 5 cable if you have one and the computers are so equipped.

[MrG]

Thanks Nomad, that worked a treat.
I've now started the most recent Scen 2 vs. AI (v.hard)

[tolsdorff]

a bit late, but for the 0 interested readers: WitPAE is one of the very few larger programs, where you can just copy the already installed files from one PC to another, and it will still work without a glitch, no need to install.

You can do this on your own computer as well. No need to reinstall, just copy the existing directory to another. Et voilá, 2 working WitP directories. Handy for trying out other version. dBB or such

[Nomad]

That is not true. You have to install the game at least once on a new computer to set the registry data files properly.

After you do that, you can just copy game files to other locations on the computer.

[tolsdorff]

are you sure about that?

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

are you sure about that?

Yes.

[Sardaukar]

Yes.

Otherwise you need to tinker with registry. You get error when just transferring files and trying to play.