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Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: boxboy28 on April 21, 2003, 02:27:28 PM

I have been playing "Vietcong" and got some distance into the game!  Know i want to reformat and reinstall windows again due to some tech. probs.   but i want to save the current spot i am at in the game. i have a second HD but what do i need to copy from the game to the other HD to make it work once i have everything reinstalled?

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: Defiance on April 21, 2003, 02:56:49 PM

Hiya,
Somewhere inViet direc in C: (assuming hd is c:) there should be some saved games stuff  ie: Saved sub directory

May be other (hidden stuff ya need too) (folder options or alike uncheck "hide hidden crap")

May work, If in doubt ya could always save all folders in viet i suppose

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: Eagler on April 21, 2003, 03:07:19 PM

setup the 2nd hard drive as a slave

copy all of the games files/folders just like they are in windows now

format your original dive. reinstall windows and the game then copy from your saved folders back over top your new install of the game..

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: AcId on April 21, 2003, 03:56:59 PM

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Originally posted by Eagler
setup the 2nd hard drive as a slave

copy all of the games files/folders just like they are in windows now

format your original dive. reinstall windows and the game then copy from your saved folders back over top your new install of the game..

Before you format the original drive I'd run the game from the slave drive first just to make sure ;)

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: steely07 on April 23, 2003, 04:31:57 AM

C:\Program Files\Vietcong\Saves

Copy whole folder over,and copy back when u have reinstalled :)

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: boxboy28 on April 23, 2003, 08:29:18 AM

Thanks guys i figured out what i needed to do but in the process of doing so i beat the game so no need to save it now!  lol
but thanks to all how had info to help me.


BOX

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: Modas on April 23, 2003, 09:12:32 AM

make sure you create an export of your registry files....  

I've done exactly what you are doing now.  I had windows installed on the C: drive, games, applications on the d: drive.

After I formated and installed windows, many of the installed software programs on the other drive no longer worked in windows due to the registries not being right.  As a result, I had to delete those programs and reinstall them.

I believe that if you make a copy of your original registry file, and import that file into your new windows install, all your previously installed software will still work.

Course, if your registry is the reason why your redoing windows, this doesn't help you much....

Have fun...

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: Siaf__csf on April 23, 2003, 10:25:35 AM

Modas if he exports his registry there's a fair chance he'll never get rid of the problems he does the format for.. :)

Title: i want to reformat my HD but save a game im playing
Post by: Modas on April 23, 2003, 02:05:07 PM

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Originally posted by Modas
make sure you create an export of your registry files....  


Course, if your registry is the reason why your redoing windows, this doesn't help you much....

Have fun...

Yep, that's why I had to put in this little disclaimer :p

hehehehe.  Didn't want to get sued by a former squadie for bad info :D