I have to apologize for the likely stupidity of this question, because it's probably as a result of my total uselessness when it comes to working with PCs. I'm primarily a Mac user, but I just put XP on my machine so I could play through a bunch of old games (such as BG1). I'm going through the BGT installation process (so easy!) but I get stopped up when it asks for full path to the BG1 installation. It's in Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate, but when I put in C:\Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate nothing happens. Can someone point out what I'm doing wrong?
Windows XP Installation Question
Started by Helm, Aug 15 2010 09:49 AM
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 09:52 AM
Press ENTER?
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 09:54 AM
Press ENTER?
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I may be an idiot when it comes to PCs, but I'm not that stupid.
It says Invalid directory, or incorrect installation.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 10:09 AM
Did you do a full installation of Baldur's Gate (all boxes ticked) and Tales of the Sword Coast (all boxes ticked)?
Moreover it is not recommended to install BG1 or BG2 into your program files folder.
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Moreover it is not recommended to install BG1 or BG2 into your program files folder.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 10:15 AM
Did you do a full installation of Baldur's Gate (all boxes ticked) and Tales of the Sword Coast (all boxes ticked)?
Moreover it is not recommended to install BG1 or BG2 into your program files folder.
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I have the DVD version of the original BG and just agreed to all of the initial instructions, selecting "Full" whenever possible. I should put it somewhere other than the Program Files folder? Where should I put it, then?
I guess what I'll do first is a full reinstall, because it's possible I screwed that up somewhere.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 10:30 AM
Anywhere where it suits you. Moreover before you install BGT:
Check if moviecd5.bif is in your Baldur's Gate\movies\ folder. If not copy this file from your Baldur's Gate DVD to this folder.
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Check if moviecd5.bif is in your Baldur's Gate\movies\ folder. If not copy this file from your Baldur's Gate DVD to this folder.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 10:44 AM
Anywhere where it suits you. Moreover before you install BGT:
Check if moviecd5.bif is in your Baldur's Gate\movies\ folder. If not copy this file from your Baldur's Gate DVD to this folder.
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Okay. I'm through the TosTC installation now and am starting SoA. Thanks for the help, I'll be back if it blows up in my face again.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 11:21 AM
I'm reasonably sure I have this right, but:
(1) Install each of the 4 games on the hard drive, using maximum full install.
(2) Patch the games using the latest, most up-to-date patches.
(3) Use the BGT installer.
(4) Install any additional mods.
Am I missing anything significant?
(1) Install each of the 4 games on the hard drive, using maximum full install.
(2) Patch the games using the latest, most up-to-date patches.
(3) Use the BGT installer.
(4) Install any additional mods.
Am I missing anything significant?
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 11:32 AM
1) correct
2) patch 26498 for Throne of Bhaal, because 26499 causes bugs. Patch 5512 for Tales of the Sword Coast, NEVER use the DirectX 8+ patch.
3+4) depends. If you intend to install additional mods, I'd recommend to read the BiG World.pdf and follow its installation order. It can be downloaded here:
http://www.shsforums...ds&showfile=534
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2) patch 26498 for Throne of Bhaal, because 26499 causes bugs. Patch 5512 for Tales of the Sword Coast, NEVER use the DirectX 8+ patch.
3+4) depends. If you intend to install additional mods, I'd recommend to read the BiG World.pdf and follow its installation order. It can be downloaded here:
http://www.shsforums...ds&showfile=534
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Edited by 10th, 15 August 2010 - 11:33 AM.
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Posted 15 August 2010 - 12:06 PM
It's possible you need to put quotes around the string if there are spaces in the filename.I have to apologize for the likely stupidity of this question, because it's probably as a result of my total uselessness when it comes to working with PCs. I'm primarily a Mac user, but I just put XP on my machine so I could play through a bunch of old games (such as BG1). I'm going through the BGT installation process (so easy!) but I get stopped up when it asks for full path to the BG1 installation. It's in Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate, but when I put in C:\Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate nothing happens. Can someone point out what I'm doing wrong?
This only applies to users of Vista and Windows 7.Moreover it is not recommended to install BG1 or BG2 into your program files folder.
