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[Parmenides]

I got this message:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [DDKIV1.BCS] not found in KEY file:
[./chitin.key]
Stopping installation because of error.

while trying to install on a clean install.  I reinstalled BG1 several times (and BG2), but I always get this message.  Any ideas on what the problem is?  The only previous mods are valen and BGFixpack.  

Should I try valen after BGT?  Previously I used the auto installer and it didn't put up a fuss, but with the manual install I can't get past this problem.

Edited by Parmenides, 10 March 2008 - 08:01 PM.

[Ascension64]

I got this message:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [DDKIV1.BCS] not found in KEY file:
[./chitin.key]
Stopping installation because of error.

while trying to install on a clean install. I reinstalled BG1 several times (and BG2), but I always get this message. Any ideas on what the problem is? The only previous mods are valen and BGFixpack.

Should I try valen after BGT? Previously I used the auto installer and it didn't put up a fuss, but with the manual install I can't get past this problem.

The BGT-WeiDU installation thinks you have TDD installed. Are you sure your BG2 is a clean install?
A crude bypass is to find and delete <BG2 installationd irectory>\data\TDD-RULE.BIF.

[Parmenides]

I got this message:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [DDKIV1.BCS] not found in KEY file:
[./chitin.key]
Stopping installation because of error.

while trying to install on a clean install. I reinstalled BG1 several times (and BG2), but I always get this message. Any ideas on what the problem is? The only previous mods are valen and BGFixpack.

Should I try valen after BGT? Previously I used the auto installer and it didn't put up a fuss, but with the manual install I can't get past this problem.

The BGT-WeiDU installation thinks you have TDD installed. Are you sure your BG2 is a clean install?
A crude bypass is to find and delete <BG2 installationd irectory>\data\TDD-RULE.BIF.

Thanks, that makes sense.
Well, I did a BG2 uninstall and reinstall. Also, I know for a fact that the WeiDU.log is clean, the Dialog.tlk, the override, the .ini, the .key, the .exe are all clean. However, I didn't realize that my data folder is still messy. (after a BG2 uninstall!) I still have SOS*.bif, TDD*.bif, CTB*.bif and a few others with the same date and similar time. Should I delete all those be fine?

[erebusant]

I got this message:

ERROR locating resource for 'COPY'
Resource [DDKIV1.BCS] not found in KEY file:
[./chitin.key]
Stopping installation because of error.

while trying to install on a clean install. I reinstalled BG1 several times (and BG2), but I always get this message. Any ideas on what the problem is? The only previous mods are valen and BGFixpack.

Should I try valen after BGT? Previously I used the auto installer and it didn't put up a fuss, but with the manual install I can't get past this problem.

The BGT-WeiDU installation thinks you have TDD installed. Are you sure your BG2 is a clean install?
A crude bypass is to find and delete <BG2 installationd irectory>\data\TDD-RULE.BIF.

Thanks, that makes sense.
Well, I did a BG2 uninstall and reinstall. Also, I know for a fact that the WeiDU.log is clean, the Dialog.tlk, the override, the .ini, the .key, the .exe are all clean. However, I didn't realize that my data folder is still messy. (after a BG2 uninstall!) I still have SOS*.bif, TDD*.bif, CTB*.bif and a few others with the same date and similar time. Should I delete all those be fine?

The best way to guarantee a clean install is to delete BG2 and also delete the BGII-SoA directory. Then re-install SoA + ToB + 26498 Patch. Then you will have a "clean" 26498 Patched basic install.

[Jarno Mikkola]

The best way to guarantee a clean install is to delete BG2 and also delete the BGII-SoA directory. Then re-install SoA + ToB + 26498 Patch. Then you will have a "clean" 26498 Patched basic install.

Sorry but, you'll still have the ToB register in the windows register as installed, so if you delete everything, you can't install the ToB, even thought you can install SoA how manytimes you like(this is in W XP, and presumambly in Vista too), so the only(or the best) way of making sure you have a clean install is to make a clean install, and even though the quide doen't say so, backup the data folder too... so you can delete everything if needed.

[erebusant]

The best way to guarantee a clean install is to delete BG2 and also delete the BGII-SoA directory. Then re-install SoA + ToB + 26498 Patch. Then you will have a "clean" 26498 Patched basic install.

Sorry but, you'll still have the ToB register in the windows register as installed, so if you delete everything, you can't install the ToB, even thought you can install SoA how manytimes you like(this is in W XP, and presumambly in Vista too), so the only(or the best) way of making sure you have a clean install is to make a clean install, and even though the quide doen't say so, backup the data folder too... so you can delete everything if needed.

Not on my computer. When I de-install with the control panel it starts with ToB and then proceeds on to de-install SoA. Be that as it may, the even better way without using the Multi-Install Tool if you have the disk space is to keep a copy of BGII-SoA + ToB + 24698 Patch on your hard drive and renamed as something else. Then all you need to do is delete your BGII-Soa directory without uninstalling and copy the fresh directory over and rename it BGII-Soa and you don't need to worry about your registry entries.

[Jarno Mikkola]

But the thing there is, you are actually uninstalling the game, not deleting the files strait away.

[Ascension64]

So the best way do guarantee a clean install of BG2 would be to uninstall BG2 completely, and then manually delete the directory you originally installed BG2 in along with all its contents.

[Parmenides]

Thanks all. I'll do that next time. I deleted the data files within a certain time period. Everything runs fine now. Advice taken though, next time I better delete the whole folder also.