Hello,
anybody got instructions on how to get this to run?
I either get an error to install dx9c despite installing it(on winxp), or an error which states to insert the dvd despite having mounted the iso( > win xp).
I'm using a dvd-iso, since macbooks dont have a cd drive anymore and i cannot be bothered to get out the external cd drive. This issue seems to come up since newer windows version dont have the required copy protection things on board anymore.
As I said above, on winxp i tried installing dx9c, but the installer still states that it is not.
Any help?
Edit:
Okay, on winxp you can get around the dx9c issue by copying the contents of the disc anywhere to edit them, then go into those copied files > AutoRun > autorun.cfg and open that file with some text editor. Edit "DirectXVersion=9.0c" to "DirectXVersion=0" and save the file.
Then just run the AutoRun.exe in the main directory of your copied folder in the flask and install the game.
This trick was also advertised by EA themselves on some help page, but it seems to be offline these days. They also say that you can run the AutoRun.exe in Win2000 compatibilty mode instead of changing the file contents, but I dont know how to do that through crossover.
It will run through completely fine for me. But then at the start it will tell me again to insert the cd. But I dont know hot to fix that. Maybe Ill try to run the actual cd with the external drive..