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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited April 2011 in Ten Forward
Hola -

At one point in time, I copied my Armada II CD to my hard drive to save it for the future.

I am trying to install it and I'm running into some problems. I've never used a "crack," but I downloaded something called a no cd crack for this game, assuming it would allow me to run it from a hard drive. The installation starts but says:

"the program cant start because binkw32.dll is missing from your computer"

then it tells me to reinstall...

Does anyone have any experience in installing this game that could help me out? Thanks.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Try and download the dll file, there are plenty of online dll libraries you should be able to get it from.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Burn it to a CD is my suggestion.

    Oh, and if you have 7, it ain't gunna run.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Burn it to a CD is my suggestion.

    Oh, and if you have 7, it ain't gunna run.

    I have 7 and it runs just fine. Just need to run it in compatibility mode for XP SP3
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Thanks -

    I burnt it to a disc, and it auto-runs. I click on install, and the demshield thingy comes up, then it just doesn't do anything else.

    I do have 7 and have checked the compatibility mode.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Thanks -

    I burnt it to a disc, and it auto-runs. I click on install, and the demshield thingy comes up, then it just doesn't do anything else.

    I do have 7 and have checked the compatibility mode.

    I have the legitimate disk still and it does the exact same thing to me irregardless of what compatibility I have it in, 7 hates it. May be my SLI or 64 bit, but it HATES IT
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I"ll try it in safe mode
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Meow, me likes Armada II with Fleet Ops III ... cute splosions and yummy ships. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Hi again,

    I'm making progress...but still can't launch it.

    Installing the game in safe mode allowed the install process to WORK! yay (sort of).

    So, after trying to launch the game, it mentioned that several dll files were missing. I added the one it asked for to the Windows/System folder. Then it asked for 2 more. After I did those, I tried to launch the game. It did not prompt me for any missing files anymore! yay (sort of).

    Now, it doesn't prompt me for anything, and just won't start. =(

    If I try to launch from the folder on my computer it says it's not a valid win32 application. =(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    Try the unofficial Armada II 1.2 Patch Project.

    Or just get the Fleet Ops mod itself, which is superior to the original game anyway :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I tried the patch project. It launched the game and I was happy! Then it said it couldn't find the disc in the drive. It was in there...oh yes, it was in there. =( this is futile.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I tried the patch project. It launched the game and I was happy! Then it said it couldn't find the disc in the drive. It was in there...oh yes, it was in there. =( this is futile.

    Did you just copy and paste the CD to your hard drive, or did you make a cd image backup? As far as I remember Armada II doesn't have any kind of securom or other such nonsense on it, so as long as you made an actual image you should just be able to mount it on a virtual drive no problems.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I copied those files back to a CD. Is that what I should've done?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I copied those files back to a CD. Is that what I should've done?

    You would have had to make a CD image from the start for it to work. Basically clone the disk.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2011
    I think I did select that option when burning it. Funny-My Armada 1 disc loaded up perfectly and plays nicely with the patch.

    In other news, Armada II is only $90 on ebay!
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